28 Events That Happened in Wyoming on the Fourth of July
From Phil, David, Steven Roberts, Wyoming Almanac, 7th ed. (Cheyenne, 2013), p.. 225. 1. Missionary Marcus Whitman led patriotic prayer service at South Pass en …
Month: June 2021
Soldier Scrip: Transfer of Federal Land in Wyoming
By Phil Roberts An important location in Laramie figures in this story…. In the days before the GI Bill, Congress did provide material thanks …
1935: A Momentous Year in Wyoming History
by Phil Roberts Posted 22 June 2021, but 1st posted 15 February 2015 (The following is an abstract of remarks made to the Laramie County …
The Brief Wyoming Visit by a Reigning Emperor, 1876
By Phil Roberts In these times of ever more curiosity with the antics of the British royals (and former royals), writers have remarked on the …
History of Wyoming Tour
June 2008 Guided by Phil Roberts, author of this brief narrative Day 1: Laramie to Sundance As we leave Laramie, we get a quick …
Diamonds in the Rough: The Great Hoax in Wyoming Territory
By Phil Roberts One day in 1871 two miners, Philip Arnold and John Slack, walked into a bank in San Francisco and asked that their …