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Gerry Spence: Wyoming’s Legendary Trial Lawyer

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.

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Celebrate Civic Season with Six Events in Cheyenne and Laramie This Summer

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

Medals inscribed with "NHD / National History Day" on one side; "State Award Winner / Wyoming History Day" on the other

One More Day in Wyoming History

Tom Rea shares his experience as a History Day judge.

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The Forgotten Scrapbook: Monte Grover and Laramie’s Red-Light District

Dive into the archives and investigate an unmarked grave with Leslie Waggener!

Historic Preservation Month

The Alliance for Historic Wyoming celebrates Historic Preservation Month across Wyoming!

artworks showing Paul Revere on a horse galloping through a village with a clock showing midnight on a church spire in the distance

My views on poetry

Rebecca Hein shares how former Wyoming poet laureate Robert Roripaugh changed her views on poetry.

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Wyoming History: A Journey That Became a Partnership

Liz Byrd stands with four elementary school studnets looking at a wall chart

Women’s History Month in Wyoming

Celebrate women’s history month with WyoHistory.org!

Researching Early Black Women Voters in Wyoming

Jennifer Helton draws back the curtain to discuss her investigation into Black women voters in Wyoming, 1870.

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"Two Pull Better Than One”: The Love Story of Grace and Agnes

[Editor's note: This blog originally appeared on the American Heritage Center Blog, Always Archiving.]