From Points West magazine Originally published in Fall 2001 By Thom Huge, Former Director of Communications Fire at Fault It was fire that did it. Fire started the rustic furniture movement. But before we talk about how it started, let’s start with what “rustic” is and what does it have to do with cowboys? Rustic furniture incorporates […]
Originally published in Points West magazine in September 2014 Center’s website casts a wide “Net” By Marguerite House and the Graphics, Information Technology (IT), Interpretive Education, and Public Relations Departments The more we learn about William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the more we’re convinced he’d have totally embraced today’s technology. Always at the forefront of the […]
From Points West magazine Originally published in Winter 1993 Conservation of Russell Waxes Reveals Their Original Appearance [VirtualGallery id=”62-cst0z1cn” slides=”4″ title=”1″] By Sarah E. Boehme , Former Curator, Whitney Western Art Museum In 1993, a second grant of $10,000 from the Charlie Russell Riders Foundation supported conservation of a group of rare Charles M. Russell wax sculptures. The project […]
From Points West magazine Originally published in Fall 2010 By Jeremy Johnston and Chris Dixon Dol siar . . . heading west . . . In the songs of the Gaelic bards of old, this idea occurs time and again, often as an image of coming home. If the Viking sagas are to be believed, […]
From Points West magazine Originally published in Fall 2008 By Charles R. Preston, PhD Twenty years ago, raging wildfires affected nearly 800,000 acres within the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park, and a total of more than two million acres throughout the Greater Yellowstone region. The flames also ignited a national debate about the causes and consequences of […]
From Points West magazine Originally published in Fall 2005 By Charles R. Preston, PhD, Chief Curator, Buffalo Bill Center of the West Founding Curator, Draper Natural History Museum “There’s one…no two…wait, there are five of them!” It was about 6:30 a.m. near the turnoff to the Slough Creek campground in the northeastern corner of Yellowstone […]