By Leslie Waggener

In 1913, Wyoming’s Casper Record made an unusual offer to new subscribers: sign up for a year, and they’d throw in a free copy of Thomas Dixon’s novel The Clansman—a book that glorified the Ku Klux Klan as heroes. Eight years later, when Klan recruiters arrived in Wyoming, they found audiences already primed by this very novel to see hooded riders as defenders of American values.

WyoHistory.org releases a statement on their recent separation from the Wyoming Historical Society.

As you navigate crowded aisles and tap through self-checkout screens this Thanksgiving, take a moment to consider how far we’ve come with Judy Knight.

In a 2022 interview with Aubrey Edwards, former Wyoming Secretary of State (1987-1995) considered her legacy. Women like Nellie Tayloe Ross, Minnie Mitchell, and Thyra Thomson had blazed trails before her, but Karpan represented a new chapter—women running and winning on their own political merits.

After admitting to fabricating quotes, Stuart Lake’s stories of Wyatt Earp are considered to be mere legends. But what if one of those stories is corroborated with a letter and diary entries? Author Janelle Moloney tries to uncover the truth behind Wyatt Earp’s first gunfight.

The University of Wyoming celebrates Constitution Day by highlighting the history of civic education in Wyoming.

Leslie Waggener shares first-hand accounts of the devastating 1985 flood.

By Leslie Waggener

When Gerry Spence died on August 13, 2025, at age 96, the legal world lost one of its most colorful advocates. But Wyoming lost something more—a native son whose buckskin-fringed jackets made him one of the most recognizable trial lawyers in America.

A summertime celebration of who we are as a nation, how we got here, and where we want to go next.

Tom Rea shares his experience as a History Day judge.