The adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s children’s book into the movie The Wizard of Oz took the work of nearly a dozen writers. The 1939 film was nominated for 5 Academy Awards.

In 1947, the University of Wyoming’s decision to review textbooks for subversive and anti-American content received national press coverage. There was much controversy around the issue, but in the end academic freedom prevailed and no books were censored.

Army Lieutenant Gustavus Doane led a small party of men on an exploration of the Snake River regions south of Yellowstone in the fall and winter of 1876. The expedition was lucky to make it back to civilization alive.

Bent’s Fort, located in southern Colorado along the Santa Fe Trail, was an important trading and military outpost during the 1830s and 40s.

Judge, Congressman, Senator and Governor Joseph M. Carey had a long career serving the people of Wyoming.

Alaska became the 49th U.S. state in 1959 following a years long campaign by ordinary Alaskans and politicians. Wyoming senators Joseph O’Mahoney and Lester Hunt had both supported statehood for Alaska.

The famous Christmas carol “Silent Night” was composed in the Austrian Empire in 1818 by a young schoolteacher. The lyrics were written in German by a Catholic priest.

Teaching American children French was the goal of the 1960s television series Parlons Français or Let’s Speak French. The interactive and entertaining show encouraged third and fourth-grade students to speak French like a native.

The “Society for the Prevention of World War III” advocated that harsh measures be taken against Germany following World War II to keep the country from regaining its leading economic and political role in Western Europe.

Mrs. Morris’ Tea Party #389: Grace Raymond Hebard Papers