What's New -- Wyoming State Historical Society
News and Updates from Society Members & New Features on the Society Website
2010 ANNUAL TREK - June 17-20, 2010 - PHOTOS
Here are photos taken during the 2010 Annual Trek. This year's trek focused on Star Valley. Star Valley is made up of Afton, Alpine, Amesville, Auburn, Bedford, Etna, Fairview, Freedom, Glen, Grover, Jacknife, Forest Dell, Muddy String, Osmond, Smoot, Star Valley Ranch, Thayne, Tincup and Turnerville—all in Lincoln County, Wyoming. Enjoy the photos!
New Publication Available from the Wyoming State Historical Society (2-17-2010)
“Jukeboxes and Jackalopes: A Photographic Companion to Wyoming Bars & Backways”
The Wyoming State Historical Society announces the publication of “Jukeboxes and Jackalopes: A Photographic Companion to Wyoming Bars & Backways” by Laramie author Julianne Couch and her photographer husband, Ronald K. Hansen. Chairman of the Society’s publications committee, Rick Ewig, said today that the book is an outstanding photographic essay and a companion piece to the author’s previous work titled Wyoming Bars & Backways. “The Society is proud to be the publisher of this fine book that gives readers a glimpse into communities through some of their most established businesses.” Ewig said that funds for publishing the book were made possible through the Julia Yelvington Adams Memorial Revolving Publications Fund. “The Society reviewed numerous manuscripts before agreeing on Jukeboxes and Jackalopes, and our intentions are to continue seeking works that will result in the publishing of more books about Wyoming history.”
UW History Professor, Dr. Phil Roberts, wrote the book’s Foreword saying the pictures tell stories about towns, the people in them, and the surrounding landscapes. He said, “Until bars can talk, the photographs and narratives in this book give us a glimpse of landscapes formed both by people and nature.” The book features photographic essays about twenty landmark bars throughout the state. Also included are some of the finest landscape photographs around. Ewig said, “Through the essays, interior photographs, and those photographs of the surrounding landscape, readers are reminded of booms and busts, our western lifestyle, and the uniqueness of our communities.”
“Jukeboxes & Jackalopes” is available at bookstores across the state. It can also be ordered directly from the Society by calling 307-322-4237 or e-mailing linda@dancewyoming.com.
The Wyoming State Historical Society is a non-profit, membership driven organization dedicated to fostering the study of the state’s history. To learn more about the various programs of the Society visit www.wyshs.org.
AWARDS Page -- Updated with New Information (2/6/2010)
Follow this link to the 2010 AWARDS Page
Lola Homsher Grant Program -- 2009 Grant Recipients
Follow this link to the 2009 Homsher Grant Recipients
BARN TOUR
Follow this this link to the Wyoming State Historical Society - Weston County Chapters' "Barns of Weston County" tour.
LONESOME HOMESTEADER - Old Time Fiddling in Wyoming
The digital music collection currently contains audio from a publication entitled "Lonesome Homesteader: Old-time Fiddling in Wyoming." This publication comes from the Hebard Collection of Coe Library's Special Collections. The original publication included a small pamphlet with essays about early fiddle music in Wyoming, accompanied by two 1/8" audio cassette tapes and was published and distributed by the Wyoming Arts Foundation in 1987.
Due to its rarity, we have undertaken to create digital surrogates of the content of this item, by creating digital audio files from the tape and scanning the text of the pamphlet.
CLICK to access this sound and image collection.