True or false? Pioneers like these portrayed in the Center’s painting The Road to Oregon (The Trail Through the South Pass Had Been Worn Deep With the Wheel Tracks of […]
epiCENTER: Explore the CENTER of it all with our staff!
Enjoy the observations and interests of the people who work at the Center of the West here in our staff blog. Just note that these are the personal perspectives of individual staff members, and are not meant to be official representations of Center expertise or policy.
Cody Adventures, Part II – More Perks of Working for a Museum
In my last post, I shared with you that we get to request art for our offices. Once the Center’s treasures returned from Georgia, the painting I wound up with […]
Building our 4th of July Float
Today in Cody, Wyoming, is our July 3rd Stampede Parade where the entries for the 4th of July parade are judged. It’s kind of like a parade rehearsal. This year’s […]
Cowboy’s Life is the Life for Me: Cowboy and Cowgirl Arts and Crafts
“Roll me over and set me free, Cowboy’s life is the life for me.”—from “Cowboy Song” by Thin Lizzy [1] Here at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West we […]
A Cody Fourth of July
The town of Cody experiences seasons—a cycle that parallels the natural world on its circular journey through space. In winter, while plants are in slumber and creatures lay low, those […]
Get Yourself an Outfit, and Be a Cowgirl Too
I can see by your outfit that you are a cow[girl].” “I see by your outfit you are a cow[girl] too.” “You see by our outfits that we are both […]