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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Frontiersman Oliver Perry Hanna was an early settler of Sheridan County and opened the first hotel in Big Horn, Wyoming. His life on the frontier was rich with adventure. -
Encampment, Wyoming was a town that sprung up in 1897 after copper was discovered in the nearby mountains. -
Wyoming Senator Gale McGee was a pivotal figure in the Senate confirmation hearings of Lewis Strauss. As portrayed in the film Oppenheimer, Strauss was denied the role of Secretary of Commerce in large part due to McGee’s diligent questioning and persuasive oratory. -
The Highlander School in the Appalachia region of Tennessee played a significant role in popularizing the Civil Rights era anthem “We Shall Overcome.” -
Edith “Jackie” Ronne was the first American woman to overwinter in Antarctica when she accompanied her husband, Finn Ronne, on the 1946-48 Ronne Expedition to the Antarctic. -
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Pioneer Ezra Meeker first traveled along the Oregon Trail in 1852 and in his old age, made it his mission to memorialize the trail with granite markers. -
Topic of the Week - Wyoming has a history of disputes between the protection of wildlife and agricultural growth. What resolutions would you recommend? -
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Wyoming History Through Listeners' Eyes - Wyoming Public Media's Photo Contest - And The Winners Are:
