Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2017 From “Thorofare” to Destination – the South Fork of the Shoshone River, part 1 By Jeremy M. Johnston, PhD There was a reason […]
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Cody Culture Club: Jim Mountain… Who’s Jim?
Jim Mountain… Who’s Jim? By Wes Allen and Jeremy Johnston February 13, 2020 5:30–7:30 p.m. at Sunlight Sports / Cody Theater 1131 / 1171 Sheridan Avenue in Cody Cody Culture […]
Museum Minute: What the Deadwood Stagecoach Stands for in History
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 an Abbot Downing & Company […]
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 Arapaho warriors on horseback surrounding […]
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 riders delivering mail from Saint […]
Museum Minute: How One Object Can Tell A Bigger Story
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 […]