In 1876, at the height of the Black Hills Gold Rush, a stagecoach route began between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota. The Buffalo Bill Museum has… Read More
Museum Minute: Custer’s Last Stand
Custer’s Last Stand was reenacted thousands of times in the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. A poster shows the classic image of Lakota, Cheyenne and… Read More
Museum Minute: Pony Express Saddle
Although the Pony Express only lasted for about a year and half, the mail service has become synonymous with the Old West. The story of… Read More
Buffalo Bill Museum presents “The Wild West Shows and Global Human Exhibitions” May 30
The Buffalo Bill Museum hosts the free afternoon presentation “The Wild West Shows and Global Human Exhibitions” on May 30 at 12:15 p.m. in the… Read More
Museum Minute: A Mantle Clock Symbolizes A Life Before The Wild West For Buffalo Bill
One of the oldest objects in the Buffalo Bill Museum collection is a Waterbury mantle clock that belonged to Buffalo Bill Cody’s mother Mary. Jeremy… Read More
Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s upcoming Whoop It Up! exhibition celebrates 100 years of the Cody Stampede
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West announces a not-to-be-missed special exhibition opening in June. Whoop It Up! Celebrating 100 Years of the Cody Stampede… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Nate Salsbury Traveling Desk
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2018 The Traveling Desk of Nate Salsbury This mahogany traveling desk served Nate Salsbury as he managed… Read More
Museum Minute: The American Cowboy
It’s well known that President Theodore Roosevelt helped shape the American… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Beaded Trousers with Suspenders
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2018 Beaded Trousers with Suspenders, ca. 1920s, Northern Arapaho An impractical but spectacular clothing item, these circa-1920s… Read More
Museum Minute: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Posters
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show was so famous by the end of the 19th century it traveled to Europe. These shows were celebrated… Read More