Hooray for Laramie?: Wyoming’s Brush with Hollywood Fame
By Phil Roberts In the 1950s, a celebrated veteran in the entertainment business wrote about his memories of Wyoming in his autobiography. He …
By Phil Roberts In the 1950s, a celebrated veteran in the entertainment business wrote about his memories of Wyoming in his autobiography. He …
By Phil Roberts John C. Fremont on his expedition west in 1842 climbed, along with his African American servant Janise, what Fremont called “the …
By Phil Roberts The town was established because of agriculture. It was named, not for the farmer, investor, engineer or railroad official but for …
Louisa Swain was the first woman to vote in a general election in the United States. She voted on Sept. 6, 1870, in Laramie. Born …
The First Woman Juror in America: Laramie’s Eliza Stewart By Phil Roberts Laramie women made history in March of 1870 when five of …
First Commercial Computer in Wyoming Operated in the Casper Office of Pan American Petroleum, 1960 Shown below is sample computer card that was used to …
By Phil Roberts, published April 3, 1980 “It is a fearful place. A town consisting of a station and a dozen wooden horrors of various …
By Phil Roberts Thomas Edison was 31 years old and already a famous inventor when he visited Wyoming in 1878. He had patented the phonograph …
By Phil Roberts (1986) *A version of this article first appeared as “Duncan Hines’ Best Meal,” True West, March 1987, pp. 36-40. Printed online for first …
By Phil Roberts In these times of another forthcoming British royal wedding, writers have remarked on the unusual interest these events seem to hold for …
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 …
The Builder of the “World’s Oldest Cabin” By Phil Roberts It is billed as “the world’s oldest cabin.” The structure, made of fossilized …
By Phil Roberts, University of Wyoming Department of History Arbuckle coffee was the mainstay for every cowboy on the range in the late …
By Phil Roberts, University of Wyoming Department of History Arbuckle coffee was the mainstay for every cowboy on the range in the late …
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 was celebrated in the early days in Wyoming, in the 19th century, much like it is today with family dinners, parties, church services and …
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 …
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. …
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 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 By Phil Roberts In the 19th century, Wyoming was not the …