Popular humorist Bill Nye (1850 – 1896), who also founded the Daily Boomerang in Laramie, Wyoming, worried about Buffalo Bill’s sway over youth. Writing in the New York World October […]
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.
A Sense of Place: Laura Bell’s “Claiming Ground”
I just finished reading a book, Claiming Ground by Laura Bell. Sometimes I manage to string a few words together in a pretty way, and I feel smug with myself, […]
Museum Interpretation: What does it all mean?
We here at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West have our work cut out for us. With a subject as broad as the American West, we understand that you […]
Harry Jackson and me
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 […]
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 […]
