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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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. -
Topic of the Week - How do you plan to cheer on Wyoming’s Olympic athletes this year? -
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 Wyoming Semiquincentennial Planning Task Force has announced all of its awarded projects that highlight the Equality State’s role in America’s formation. -
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. -
