History

A new exhibition on display at the Jackson Hole History Museum shines the spotlight on female photographers and painters in the American West at a time of great change. Their work offers an intimate look into the lives of creative women on ranches in Wyoming and Montana and offers a different artistic take on that moment in history.

Denver Parks and Recreation says the more than 100-year-old log building needs work. The agency says the closure presents an opportunity to revisit how Cody’s story is told.

Jan. 5 marks the anniversary of Wyoming Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross’s inauguration.

Donovin Sprague is a member of the Minnicoujou Lakota tribe and an instructor at Sheridan College. He said the transcontinental railroad took a big toll on bison habitat.

A new book explores the history of five Western states that ratified their constitutions in 1889.

A new federal investigation has found nearly 1,000 Native American children died while attending boarding schools created to strip them of their culture. The report, commissioned by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, calls on the government to apologize.

Shuko Yoshikami, who's now 86, was just four years old when he, his parents and three siblings were sent by train from southern California to Heart Mountain. They spent about three years there.

Juneteenth, a holiday recognizing the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S., has been a federal holiday since 2021, but about a third of states still don’t recognize it as a paid day off, including the Equality State.

Former Wyoming State Archeologist and author Mark Miller has written a new book, titled “A Sometimes Paradise: Reflections of Life in a Wyoming Ranch Family.” Wyoming Public Radio’s Grady Kirkpatrick recently spoke with Miller about the book.

More than 30 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show posters produced over 100 years ago are part of a new exhibition at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Wyoming Public Radio’s Olivia Weitz spoke with Assistant Curator Sam Hanna about the new exhibit and the careful steps taken to display the posters for the show.