Wreath-laying Ceremony for Buffalo Bill’s birthday By the Cody High School FFA February 26, 2020 11 a.m. February 26 is the 175th birthday of our namesake William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody! In honor of the event, the Cody High School FFA chapter hosts its annual wreath-laying ceremony at Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s sculpture Buffalo Bill—The Scout on […]
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2011 A Case of Mistaken Identity: Samuel Franklin Cody and William F. Cody By Lynn Johnson Houze Turn back the years, all the way back to early 1891, and try to imagine how excited you would be to attend a performance of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Now, imagine how […]
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 riders delivering mail from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California in ten to eleven days at the time was the fastest a letter was ever delivered before electronic communication. One […]
Originally published in Points West magazine Fall 2012 Is Buffalo Bill Relevant to Today’s Audiences and the Millennial Generation? By Sienna C. White On June 15, 2012, the reinstalled Buffalo Bill Museum celebrated its grand opening in true Spirit of the American West fashion. Sienna White, on hand for the festivities, wondered if there was […]
What can a wagon jack tell us? (A wagon jack is a tool used to change out tires.) Well, for the story of Buffalo Bill Cody it depicts a time period that we don’t know as much about compared to his later years. That’s according to Jeremy Johnston, the curator of the Buffalo Bill Museum. […]
Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2016 Cast As Cody’s Namesake: A Conversation with Pete Simpson By Michaela Jones When entering the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, it’s hard to miss the kind, welcoming voice of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody greeting visitors before they embark on a journey through the Buffalo Bill Museum. […]