Archives On The Air
Archives on the Air takes listeners deep into the archives of the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center. The AHC collects and preserves primary sources and rare books from Wyoming, the Rocky Mountain Region, and select aspects of the American and global past. Voiced by the AHC's Birgit Burke (previously by Molly Marcuse), each new episode of Archives on the Air reveals a fascinating tidbit from the AHC's vast collection.
Latest Episodes
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In 1927, members of the Lander Chamber of Commerce launched a campaign to attract new businesses and residents to the area. -
Glenn A. Conner was a Wyoming cowboy who documented the experiences of his youth in “Memoirs of a Tumbleweed”. -
In 1935 the Oregon Trail Memorial Association sponsored a re-run of the Pony Express. Boy Scouts made the ride, with each rider travelling ten miles. -
John D. MacArthur came from humble beginnings, but by the time of his death in 1978 he had parlayed his insurance and real estate businesses into an empire worth billions. -
The Human Rights Campaign is an advocacy organization supporting equal rights for LGBTQ+ people. -
The 1925 Gros Ventre rockslide precipitated the 1927 Kelly flood, which decimated the small Teton Valley town of Kelly. -
Actress Joanne Woodward won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her performance in the film The Three Faces of Eve in 1957. She went on to win multiple awards over her 60-year career in movies and television. -
Wyoming Senator Lester Hunt was blackmailed by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s. -
Clarence O. Fiske was a jack of all trades. He was a polar explorer, expert in snow forecasting and polar climatology, airplane and helicopter pilot and Navy logistician. -
The Old Santa Fe Trail ran between Missouri and New Mexico and was a regular trade route for goods traveling west.
