Coffee, Cowboys And A Ranch: The Arbuckle Brothers’ Wyoming Connection
By Phil Roberts, University of Wyoming Department of History Arbuckle coffee was the mainstay for every cowboy on the range in the late …
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Coffee, Cowboys And A Ranch: The Arbuckle Brothers’ Wyoming Connection
By Phil Roberts, University of Wyoming Department of History Arbuckle coffee was the mainstay for every cowboy on the range in the late …
Wyoming Once Had Cigar Factories
Even before Woodrow Wilson’s vice president, Thomas Marshall, made his famous remark about the need for good five-cent cigars in the smoke shop of …
Christmas Celebrations In Pioneer Wyoming
Christmas was celebrated in the early days in Wyoming, in the 19th century, much like it is today with family dinners, parties, church services and …
The “Cheyenne 200”: The 1909 Auto Race Rival To Indianapolis
By Phil Roberts During the same week in August 1909, two cities held what each billed as their first annual automobile race. One race–moved to …
Canyon Springs Stage Robbery
The strong box was reinforced steel and, according to its builders it could withstand any attempt to break it open for at least 24 hours. …
Agnes Thatcher Lake: Equestrian Rider, Circus Performer, And Wild Bill’s Wife
By Phil Roberts Agnes Thatcher Lake was world renowned in the second half of the 19th century as a tightrope walker, lion tamer and equestrian. Western …
Broadway’s ‘Mr. Abbott’ Delivered Beer in Wyoming
Broadway’s ‘Mr. Abbott’ Delivered Beer in Wyoming By Phil Roberts When Broadway’s “Mr. Abbott” died in February, 1995, at the age of 107, few …
A Tramp, A Fossil Dealer and the Vampires: The 1880 Wyoming Census
A Tramp, A Fossil Dealer and the Vampires: The 1880 Wyoming Census By Phil Roberts In the 19th century, Wyoming was not the …