When men went off to fight on the front lines in World War I, many factories and companies replaced their workforce with women and young… Read More
Women and Winchester: A Match Made in Heaven
Impact of World War I on women in the workplace In 1917 the U.S. joined World War I. A year later the first issue of… Read More
NEH awards grant to Center of the West for Cody Firearms Museum upgrades
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West has learned that it is a recipient of a “Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections” grant from the National Endowment… Read More
Author Laura Trevelyan shares Winchester family lecture
As the great-great-great-granddaughter of Oliver Winchester, author Laura Trevelyan knows a thing or two about the Winchesters—the family and the guns. On Thursday, May 18… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Remington Winchester
Originally featured in Points West magazine in Spring 2013 Frederic Remington’s Winchester Model 1894 Sporting Rifle In 1894, the final calendar picture that famed artist Frederic… Read More
Points West Online: A Wartime Record — The Winchester Record
Originally published in Points West in Winter 2010 A Wartime Record: The Winchester Record Mary Robinson Housel Director, McCracken Research Library The Winchester Record was… Read More
Firearms Resources at the McCracken Research Library
Shots Heard Round the World Firearms Resources at the McCracken Research Library To view this content as a PDF, click here. Dedicated to documenting the history… Read More
Treasures from Our West: George Armstrong Custer target rifle
Originally published in Points West in Fall 2010 Target rifle that belonged to George Armstrong Custer Although he did not take it with him on… Read More
Points West Online: Winchester’s English Shotguns
Points West magazine Originally published in Winter 1998 Winchester’s English Shotguns: A Marketing Maneuver with Lasting Influence By Herbert G. Houze While it is now common practice… Read More
Treasures from Our West: Winchester roller skates
Treasures from Our West Winchester roller skates Gun makers pioneered the technology that eventually placed so many inexpensive machine-made goods in the hands of consumers.… Read More