Award-winning Officer Tiffany Harris of the Rock Springs Police is the great-great-granddaughter of a Rock Springs deputy killed in 1915 after an armed robbery.
The Wyoming Historical Society (WHS) offers opportunities to explore Wyoming’s past and preserve it for future generations—wherever your interests lie.
In October we recognize the vital role that archives play in preserving our past. It’s an invitation for everyone to engage with the wealth of historical records and documents that shape our identity.
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.
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.