This month, go wild with us at WyoHistory.org! Topics focus on a couple who shared a passion for conservation of wild places; a wild ride with a killer; a wild fight between American Indians and U.S. Army soldiers; and the wildness of one of Wyoming’s prized fishing spots.

March is also Women’s History Month. For those interested in learning more about some of the influential women in Wyoming’s past, we’ve highlighted a special coming attraction along with links to a few of our previously published offerings below.

Legacy of the Muries
Mardy, Olaus, Adolph and Louise Murie shared a passion for wild places from early days in Alaska to their later years in Jackson Hole. They are credited with historic efforts to protect wild lands, and their legacy continues in the conservation work done at the Murie Center in Moose, Wyo. Read more in Emilene Ostlind’s essay “The Muries: Wilderness Leaders in Wyoming” athttp://www.wyohistory.org/essays/muries-wilderness-leaders-wyoming.

Starkweather’s murderous rampage 
In January 1958, teenagers Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate went on a 10-victim killing spree that began in Nebraska and ended near Douglas, Wyo., after a high-speed chase through the middle of town. Starkweather was later executed in Nebraska, and Fugate was paroled after 18 years. Read more of Lesley Wischmann’s essay “The Killing Spree that Transfixed a Nation: Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate, 1958” at 
http://www.wyohistory.org/essays/killing-spree-transfixed-nation-charles-starkweather-and-caril-fugate-1958.

The Wagon Box Fight
On Aug. 2, 1867, a large force of Oglala Sioux attacked woodcutters near Fort Phil Kearny near present Story, Wyo. Soldiers assigned to protect the woodcutters took cover behind a ring of wagon boxes. After the intense battle, both sides claimed victory, and estimates of the dead and wounded varied widely. Learn more in Kerry Drake’s article “The Wagon Box Fight, 1867” athttp://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/wagon-box-fight-1867.

A treasured place for those who love the outdoors: Saratoga, Wyo.
Saratoga, famed for its hot springs, has often been called the place “where the trout leap in Main Street.” Treasured by fishermen, hunters and outdoor lovers, the town continues to thrive on the tourist trade. A sawmill, mainstay of the local economy from 1934 to 1983, recently re-opened. Learn more by reading WyoHistory.org Assistant Editor Lori Van Pelt’s article at
http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/saratoga-wyoming.

For those interested in women’s history
WyoHistory.org Editor Tom Rea has written a couple of pieces about historic Wyoming women. Read his article “Right Choice, Wrong Reasons: Wyoming Women Win the Right to Vote” at
http://www.wyohistory.org/essays/right-choice-wrong-reasons-wyoming-women-win-right-vote. Learn more about the nation’s first woman governor who served in Wyoming in his article “The Ambition of Nellie Tayloe Ross” at www.wyohistory.org/essays/ambition-nellie-tayloe-ross.

Assistant Editor Lori Van Pelt’s article “Lillian Heath: Wyoming’s First Female Physician Packed a Pistol” gives details about the woman who treated bullet wounds and delivered babies in Rawlins, Wyo., at http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/lillian-heath.

Coming soon on WyoHistory.org will be the audio and transcript of an interview with five-term Wyoming Secretary of State Thyra Thomson, who died last year at the age of 96. Watch for a notice on our Facebook page!