The McCracken Research Library director loves artifacts that tell a bigger story. Mary Robinson said one of her favorite examples is a pamphlet that talks about the dude ranches in the Big Horn Mountains. She said the pamphlet packs so much information in 50 pages-even just the front page evokes some history. “The Burlington railroad […]
On March 8, Cody Culture Club presents its third event of the season, complete with heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and a program about The History of dude ranching. The event—for anyone and everyone with an interest in the Cody community—takes place at the Cody Club Room (1240 Beck Avenue) from 5:30–7:30 p.m. The program […]
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2010 Black and white photograph of children dressed as “dudes” at Valley Ranch New Yorker L.H. “Larry” Larom first visited Jim and “Buckskin” Jenny McLaughlin’s Valley Home Ranch southwest of Cody, Wyoming, in 1910. Larom and his Princeton classmate, Win Brooks, purchased the property for a cattle […]