University of Wyoming American Heritage Center Events Calendar

"Evolution Toward Equality: Equality for Women in the American West" Lecture

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:12:15 MDT

"Evolution Toward Equality: Equality for Women in the American West" is the topic of Teresa S. Neal's lecture at University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center.

University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center Bertha Klausner Research Fellowship

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:12:15 MDT

The Bertha Klausner Research Fellowship is funded through the generosity of Ms. Klausner’s family and friends and is intended to provide research support for a recognized scholar in the fields of Women’s Studies, Communications, Film, Literature, and the History of Business. The Fellowship also is intended to facilitate the use of archival collections held by the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. To be considered for the fellowship, please complete the application by February 23, 2007.

University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center Bernard L. Majewski Fellowship

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:12:15 MDT

The Bernard L. Majewski Research Fellowship is funded by an endowment provided through the generosity of Mrs. Thelma Majewski and is intended to provide research support for a recognized scholar in the history of economic geology and to facilitate the Fellow’s use of archival collections in the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. To be considered for the fellowship, please complete the application by February 23, 2007.

More Pronghorn than People Exhbit

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:32:15 MDT

The AHC exhibit More Pronghorn than People opens at the UW Art Museum on September 15, 2006. This exhibit highlights the abundance of pronghorn in the state of Wyoming, the way people and pronghorn have interacted, and the role of pronghorn in the state and around the world. A reception will be held from 6-8 PM that is free and open to the public.

"The Secret Scrapbook of a Soiled Dove" Presentation

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:50:15 MDT

"The Secret Scrapbook of a Soiled Dove" will be the presenation by AHC Reference Supervisor Carol Bowers at the AHC Stock Growers' Room at 3 PM with a free reception to follow. Bowers contributed a chapter about a scrapbook created by Monte Arlington Grover, a Laramie prostitute, to The Scrapbook in American Life, a collection of essays that was recently honored with the Pioneer America Society's 2006 Alan B. Noble Award for excellence as the best-edited book on North American material culture.

Veteran's Day Lecture by Lee Alley at the University of Wyoming

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:25:15 MDT

Lee Alley, Wheatland author and Wyoming's most highly decorated Vietnam veteran, will sign and discuss his book, Back from War: A Quest for Life After Death on Thursday, November 9, 3:00 p.m., in the American Heritage Center's Wyoming Stock Growers' room. The event is free and open to the public. A reception and booksigning will follow the lecture.

A Holiday Celebration...Shop the AHC for Your Holiday Gifts!

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:02:15 MDT

Just in time for the holiday season, the American Heritage Center (AHC) is offering unique customized apparel, cards, prints, mugs, and stamps, through partnership with Zazzle.com! You will find reproductions of amazing historical images from famed Western photographers Charles Belden and Richard Throssel, watercolors by artist Thomas Kennet-Were, a 1936 hand-colored map of Wyoming created by Grace Raymond Hebard, and images from Western rodeos to name a few. For gifts that you can get nowhere else or to view the AHC's exciting collection, please visit the AHC Homepage at http://ahc.uwyo.edu and select the store link, which will take you to the AHC material at Zazzle (an established company representing such other historical repositories as the Library of Congress and the Bancroft Library).

George A. Rentschler Lecture by Ian Phimister

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:25:15 MDT

Ian Phimister, the 2007 George A. Rentschler Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, is a professor in the History Department of The University of Sheffield. His paper title is Copper and Decolonisation in Central Africa: Sir Ronald Prain and the End of Empire. The lecture will be held on January 11, 2007 at the AHC's Wyoming Stock Grower's Room with a reception to follow. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Nellie Tayloe Ross Documentary to Air

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:09:15 MDT

The American Heritage Center is proud to announce that the documentary "Nellie Tayloe Ross: A Governor's Journey will be aired on Wyoming Public Television Thursday, March 15, 7:00pm. The documentary is based on material from the Nellie Tayloe Ross collection at the American Heritage Center. It profiles Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977), who became the first female governor in U.S. history following the death of her husband, Wyoming governor William B. Ross, in 1924.

The Cowboy Girl Lecture

Thu, 10 May 2007 10:09:15 MDT

Journalist John Clayton will lecture from his book "The Cowboy Girl: The Life of Caroline Lockhart" from 3-5 PM in the AHC Stock Grower's Room. The lecture is free and open to the public, with a book signing to follow.

AHC Saltues the All-American Cowboy

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:09:15 MDT

The AHC is holding an open house, Friday, October 12th from 2:30-6:30 p.m. with lectures, exhibits, door prizes and "tailgate snacks." Admission is free but space is limited. Please make your reservation by October 8th.

The Future of History Symposium

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:09:15 MDT

The AHC is co-sponsoring a symposium addressing the future of public history in cooperation with the UW History Department, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Wyoming Humanities Council on March 10, 2008. Free and Open to the Public.

The Mormon Trail Revisited Program

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:01:15 MDT

Gregory M. Franzwa, author of The Mormon Trail Revisited, will present a program on the route of the National Historic Trail on April 24, 2008. The slide show will feature images of the 1,400-mile trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, through Iowa, Nebraska, and Wyoming, to the future home of the Mormon pioneers. The free presentation will be held at 2:00 PM in the American Heritage Center's Stock Grower's Room.

Archives Reading Room to Close June 2 -- August 4 for Construction

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:01:15 MDT

It is with a mixture of regret and relief that we announce the temporary closure of our archives reading room during June and July. Our regret is, of course, that we will not be able to accommodate researchers on-site during that period. Limited off-site reference work will be possible during this time, so please consider contacting our reference staff via mail, E-mail, or telephone. Our reference archivists will advise you whether your requests can be addressed during the closure, or will have to be delayed until the reading room in once again in operation. We sincerely apologize for the obvious inconvenience this disruption will cause our researchers.