Aloha Rodeo

Hawaiian cowboys, paniolo, had been running feral longhorns for 115 years before three of them competed at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 1908, creating a sensation. Being a cowboy in Hawaii required unbelievable toughness and skill, far surpassing anything Wyoming cowboys had to do.

A Rock Springs Evening with Butch and Sundance

On Saturday evening Sept. 21, catch a showing of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" at the Broadway Theater in downtown Rock Springs. Along with the movie, the evening will feature a catered dinner and remarks from Butch’s great nephew, Bill Bentenson.

A class struggle over nature

Emotions and facts emerge at 1948 hearings about a proposed dam for Lake Solitude in the Bighorn Mountains

Native American Education Conference

Highlights of Wyoming's 2024 Native American Education Conference included a keynote presentation on buffalo restoration on the Wind River Reservation, a documentary film featuring the coach of Wyoming Indian High School championship basketball teams, a presentation on accuracy in teaching Native history, and much more.

WHS annual meeting set for Sept. 6-8 in Newcastle

Welcome to Weston County. From the Tyrannosaurus of the forested river valleys of the Cretaceous to the spiritual canyon adorned with sacred rock art known as Whoop Up; from stagecoaches laden with treasure to gushing oil wells; our significance to Wyoming’s history cannot be understated.

Remembering the Iron Ride

How did they ride 1,900 miles on iron framed, one-speed bicycles, while carrying 50 pounds of ammunition, 120 pounds of supplies and 10-pound rifles?

Frank Canton, Western Bad Man and Human Being

This man, this Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde real life character, led a very human life full of love, hate, grief and fear with only short glimpses of true happiness.

Finding the Forgotten Senator

Some might think that writing a historical book is a boring process of sifting through archives, but in the case of “The Forgotten Senator” this was nothing short of an adventure that led to an unusual format for the book.

Wyoming’s Bony Back Pocket

From territorial times through early statehood, the area was hard to get to and attracted ne’er do wells like the Wild Bunch.

The Lester Hunt Lesson

This 70th anniversary of Senator Lester Callaway Hunt’s death is an historic opportunity for us to remember the lessons of his life and death and a nation divided.