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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Entertainer Bob Hope had a career that spanned nearly eighty years. He performed on radio, stage, television and in movies and was one of the founding fathers of modern standup comedy. -
Wyoming sheep wagons like those built by the Schulte Hardware Company of Casper provided sheep herders with a tiny house on wheels. -
Wyoming Sounds with The Dauphin of Mississippi -
Wyoming kicked off its semiquincentennial events on the grounds of the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne on July 10, with eight hours of history programming and entertainment, including a rededication of a Liberty Bell replica. -
Gene Vidal, a pioneer of civil aviation, had executive roles with a number of early passenger airlines in the 1920s and 30s, including what was to become TWA, Eastern Airlines, and Northeast Airlines. -
Travois were used to carry items like the cover for the teepee, food and clothing. -
John D. Rockefeller was a petroleum industry tycoon and philanthropist who founded Standard Oil. He became the first American billionaire. -
George Washington’s Farewell Address, written to the American public in 1796, outlined his intention to retire and his concerns about the future of the United States. -
A Blackfeet artist hand sewed thousands of beads on a buffalo hide to make a face covering for a horse. -
Gillian Welch on Wyoming Sounds live on Wyoming Sounds
