I first met Harry Jackson when I was a seventh-grader in Mr. Gilpin’s art class. Because I grew up in Riverton, Wyoming, this inevitably meant a field trip up north […]
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.
Her Plane Vanished. Her Flight Jacket Didn’t
The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on March 8 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing has captivated the world’s attention. It’s also triggered a spate of […]
Beauty Secrets – Buffalo Bill Style
Believe it or not, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody once shared a handful of beauty secrets-yes, really! A web search today returns more than 3.5 million results for “beauty hints and […]
Girls Gone Wild West
Decades before the famous—or infamous—videos began appearing showing Bad Girls Being Naughty, another bevy of beauties became known worldwide for their exploits. They were classy, brassy, sassy, and sexy to […]
Smithsonian here in Cody…and your backyard, too!
Englishman James Smithson (1765 – 1829) never traveled to the United States, but his legacy is American through and through. It was his bequest that created what we know today […]
Traveling With Charlie Russell
I dreamed the other night I was traveling with Charlie Russell. The first scene of my dream was suggestive of Frederic Remington’s painting A Post Office in the “Cow Country.” […]