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Talk: Bob Richard, History of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West
October 20, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
The History of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West
A free talk by Bob Richard
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Noon–1 p.m.
Join us for the October presentation in our “Local Lore with Bob Richard” series of free talks hosted by our McCracken Research Library.
Bob discusses the history of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, to which he and his family have long and strong ties. Photographs from the past through the present illustrate how the Center has grown from its first museum, the Buffalo Bill Museum, opened in 1927 in what is now the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce building, to the five museum complex of today. Members of the current curatorial staff join Bob to answer questions about the museums, their histories, and current projects.
Following each Local Lore program, Bob signs copies of his books at the Center’s Points West Market.
With a wealth of knowledge about the Cody and Yellowstone National Park areas, Bob has a lifetime of stories to share with future generations. The “Local Lore with Bob Richard” series continues monthly throughout the year.
The talks in this series are gathered in this YouTube playlist.
About the speaker
A lifelong Wyoming resident, Richard’s varied experiences are pure West. He worked at guest ranches, guided horse and hunting trips, ranched, and for 37 years owned and operated Grub Steak Expeditions, personally touring thousands of visitors from around the world through Yellowstone and its ecosystem.
Educated at the Universities of Wyoming, Arizona, and California (Fresno), Richard has served as a teacher and school administrator, a decorated United States Marine Corps pilot in Vietnam, and, for 21 years, helped coordinate American Red Cross service and relief activities in the western United States.
Richard is the author of several books on the Cody and Yellowstone area, as well as his own family’s deep roots in the region. They feature his own photographs and often those of his father Jack Richard and uncle Ned Frost. For information on Bob’s photography and his published books, visit bobrichardphotography.com.
Upcoming Local Lore talks
• November 17: Sunlight / Crandall Country
• December 15: Women in the Early Days and Other Old-Timers
