Throughout his long career in archaeology, Larry Loendorf, PhD, has recorded countless images of birds at rock art sites and in painted caves. He has come to the conclusion that the images at such sites often replicate the world view of the culture that created them. “Peoples and cultures worldwide recognize a tiered universe with […]
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum brings international firearms experts and museum professionals to Cody, Wyoming, for a July symposium, Arsenals of History: Firearms and Museums in the 21st Century. The two-day event takes place immediately after the Winchester Arms Collectors Association Annual Show in Cody. As a part of the […]
Join photographer Steve Horan for an evening of adventure as he describes his journey traveling the trails, roads, and mountains of Yellowstone to meet a wide range of people and share their stories. Gain insight into his new book The People of Yellowstone, as he discusses how each entry—with essay and photograph—tells a true story […]
In 2015, professor and author Elizabeth Fenn, PhD, won the Pulitzer Prize in History for her book Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People, which tells the story of Mandan Indian history from 1100–1845. Her analysis of the history of the tribe is informed by important new discoveries in […]
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West thanks First Responders for their sacrifice and all they do to keep area folks safe and healthy. To show its gratitude, the Center offers free admission for First Responders and their families Saturday and Sunday, November 5 – 6. Firefighters, law enforcement, EMTs and other medical personnel, search […]
It’s been more than two decades since the gray wolf was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. At the next Draper Museum Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition, Dr. Doug Smith takes an in-depth look at those first twenty years of the wolves’ presence in the Park. Smith is the Senior Wildlife Biologist in Yellowstone, and his […]