COMMEMORATE AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY IN WYOMING!
Wyoming Public Media celebrates 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Join in on the year-long celebration of Wyoming’s rich history, arts, culture, and music. Listen to historical stories, exciting performances, educational activities, and more. Watch for featured Wyoming 250 programming aired on Wyoming Public Radio, Wyoming Sounds, and The Modern West podcasts. Listen to short summaries of Wyoming’s history with Archives on the Air.
Wyoming Public Media and the American Heritage Center partnered to produce Archives on the Air, which are minute-long windows into the past. Wyoming Public Media also works with the Buffalo Bill Center of the West to produce the Museum Minutes.
- Enjoy your journey through Wyoming’s history!
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Nancy Van de Vate was a prolific composer who, despite the gender discrimination she faced, went on to co-found a recording label dedicated to new compositions and women composers. -
The American Heritage Center holds materials related to NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, including cartoons and stamps. -
The September 1988 football game in which the University of Wyoming faced off against Brigham Young University was the first ever night game at UW. -
The Accomplish'd Ladies Delight, published in 1685 in London, has some curious cures for everything from earache to pleurisy. -
America’s Minutes: Stories of America 250 - FATHER DE SMET -
America’s Minutes: Stories of America 250 - FORT LARAMIE -
America’s Minutes: Stories of America 250 - JIM BRIDGER -
Ralph Dietler, the private secretary of Henry Blackmer, had first-hand knowledge of the Teapot Dome scandal in the 1920s. -
America’s Minutes: Stories of America 250 - CHIEF WASHAKIE -
America’s Minutes: Stories of America 250 - NELLIE TAYLOE ROSS
