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Plains Indian MuseumHunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum, said when children come into this world, they are a new generation.“They are a new light and a new soul. And we believe that and so when they’re born, we celebrate in so many ways,” said Old Elk. -
McCracken Research Library/Artist George Catlin made a number of trips to the West in the 1830s. He spent a lot of time with the upper Missouri tribes, which he painted, as well as…
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Toys are a great example of how historians learn about people's everyday lives. Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum, said… -
Pop culture usually influences the way we live. And it turns out firearms collecting is no different.Danny Michael, the Cody Firearms Museum curator, said…
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Larry Larum was the owner of a famous dude ranch southwest of Cody. He had long been supportive of the Cody Stampede Rodeo and was one of its first…
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In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Whitney Western Art Museum in 2008, artist Ted Waddell donated a large painting titled, Red Lodge Horses. Turns…
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There are times when a curator of a museum may decide not to keep an object that came in with a larger collection. That's because of the damage or quality…
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Colt Buntline Revolvers weren't very well known until a biography was written about Wyatt Earp. Earp was an American law enforcement officer who served as…
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John B. Stetson came west as a young man. He was the son of a successful hatter. In the West, he recognized the need for a felt hat with a wide brim to…
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Painter Thomas Moran visited Yellowstone National Park in 1871. A year before, Yellowstone became the world's first national park. Moran traveled to…
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One day while working in the Plains Indian Museum collections, Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant, found a very heavy box."I didn't really know what…
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The McCracken Research Library director loves artifacts that tell a bigger story. Mary Robinson said one of her favorite examples is a pamphlet that talks…
