Wyoming PBS
Sen. Bill Landen - Capitol Outlook Profile from the Archives
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- Sen. Bill Landen - Capitol Outlook Profile from the Archives
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- 12:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Sen. Bill Landen - 2018 Capitol Outlook Profile
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- Sen. Michael Von Flatern - Capitol Outlook Profile from the Archives
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- 13:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Sen. Michael Von Flatern - 2018 Capitol Outlook Profile
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- The Grand Frontier - Our Wyoming
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- 7:57
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Bill Briggs is considered the father of extreme skiing. His crowning achievement came when he decided to conquer the Grand Teton by becoming the first to make a skiing descent of the majestic mountain.
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- Sen. Chris Rothfuss - Capitol Outlook Pofile from the archives
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- 9:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- From the 2017 session, Democrat Sen. Chris Rothfuss recalls his U.S. Senate bid and what it is like serving in the minority in the Wyoming Legislature.
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- Rep. Stan Blake
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- 12:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Rep. Stan Blake is the longest serving Democrat in the Wyoming House and hails from Sweetwater County. A railroad switchman, Blake believes Wyoming Democrats are different from stereotypical Democrats across the country.
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- Rep. Steve Harshman - Capitol Outlook Profile - From the Archives
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- 11:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- House Speaker Steve Harshman once had planned a career in the Foreign Service but a coaching experience changed his course. He moved to Casper at age 27 and, now a high school football coach, he views the legislative process as though he is leading a team.
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- Sen. Eli Bebout - Capitol Outlook Profile - From the Archives
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- 8:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- His political life started as a Democrat with seven write-in votes. Since, as a Republican, he has ran for Governor and is the only person in Wyoming Legislative history to have been Speaker of the House and President of the Senate. And, he has endured two battles with cancer. Fremont County Sen. Eli Bebout is this archived Capitol Outlook profile.
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- Senator Hank Coe - Capitol Outlook Profile (2019)
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- 16:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Park County Senator Hank Coe, a former Cody baseball coach and fire chief, is serving in his 30th year in the Wyoming Legislature.
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- Sen. Cale Case - Capitol Outlook Profile
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- 18:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Senator Cale Case reflects on his days growing up as a young child in Lander, shares his thoughts on Wyoming's relationship with the Wind River Indian Reservation and reflects on his role as a guardian for a client at the Wyoming Life Resource Center as well as the incredible work that happens there every day. That and more on this week's Capitol Outlook profile.
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- Wyoming Auditor Kristi Racines
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- 11:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- From Week 2, 2019, Capitol Outlook from Cheyenne. WyomingPBS interview with Wyoming Auditor Kristi Racines.
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- Sen. Charles Scott - Capitol Outlook Profile
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- 16:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Nobody has served longer in the Wyoming Legislature than Natrona County's Senator Charles Scott. He began his service in the House in 1979 and has been in the Wyoming Senate since 1983. And, he lives in one of the oldest homes in Natrona County, on his ranch south of Casper.
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- Audra Draper: Master Bladesmith - Our Wyoming
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- 9:50
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- As a young woman, Audra Draper used her work ethic and ambition to break into a field dominated by “crusty old men”, and became the first female Master Bladesmith accredited by the American Bladesmith Society. Her efforts helped pave the way for other women to chase their dreams of knife making.
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- Rep. Albert Sommers - Capitol Outlook Profile
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- 16:13
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Wyoming House Speaker Pro Tempore Albert Sommers was bound and determined to move away from his family ranch in the Green River Valley after high school. A "science and math geek," Sommers got a degree in electrical engineering and found himself on interview trips in big cities looking at unappealing cubicles where he would work. The rest is history, and he tells his story this week on Capitol Outlook.
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- Rep. Eric Barlow - Capitol Outlook Profile
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- 13:48
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Meet Rep. Eric Barlow at his home near Dead Horse Creek in southwestern Campbell County. Barlow, now the House Majority Floor Leader, describes his childhood home, marrying his junior high sweetheart, and life in remote Wyoming. Barlow's profile, and a lot more, will be part of this week's Captiol Outlook from Cheyenne, Friday at 7:30 p.m. on WyomingPBS.
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- Wyoming State of the State Address 2019
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- 1:28:13
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Glaciers of the Winds
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- 57:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Glaciers of the Winds is a one-hour documentary on the scientific exploration and retreat of the glaciers in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. WyomingPBS will look at the big picture of how receding alpine glaciers will affect the ecosystem, municipalities, farmers, and ranchers downstream.
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- Master Bladesmith James Rodebaugh
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- 28:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- James Rodebaugh doesn't consider himself an artist. In fact, he holds a "master" distinction in the knife making craft, the highest accolade one can receive within the American Bladesmith Society. Wyoming Chronicle visits with Rodebaugh and watches him forge a knife at his shop in Carpenter, Wyoming.
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- From: Wyoming To: The Nation
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- 28:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- WyomingPBS chronicles the search, cutting, and transportation of the 2011 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree as it made its way from Bridger-Teton National Forest to the lawn of the US Capitol.
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- Governor Matt Mead - A Reflection
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- 27:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Wyoming Governor Matt Mead reflects on his eight years as Wyoming's Chief Executive during his final days in office.
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- Locust - The Opera
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- 57:49
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A chamber opera about the incredible story of how an iconic species (the Rocky Mountain locust) went from blackening the skies of the West to mysterious extinction in a period of just 20 years—the last living specimen having been collected in 1904. Written by Dr. Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Professor of Natural Sciences & Humanities at the University of Wyoming and in collaboration with Dr. Anne Guzzo, Associate Professor in the Department of Music (music, composer for the project) and Ashley Carlisle, Associate Professor, Sculpture (art; set/costume for the project). Thomas Blomster is the Conductor of the Colorado Chamber Orchestra for the project.
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- What's In A Name? Dubois - Our Wyoming
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- 8:24
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Dubois has a proud tradition of hard workers, stunning scenery and wildlife, and a strong sense of community. In this Our Wyoming, we’ll cover these topics, and explore the unique pronunciation of the town name, which came about to spite a congressman from Idaho.
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- Maize and Pumpkins - Farm to Fork Wyoming
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- 23:23
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We’ll visit Pumpkin Patches where we’ll learn how these plants are about so much more than fall festivities. They also provide local seasonal jobs, nourishment, and extend the growing season. But, even more importantly, we’ll learn more about the deep cultural ties Native Americans today have to some of their most impressive ancestral gifts to the world: corn and squash.
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- Six Songs from Ellis
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- 27:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Choreographed and directed by University of Wyoming dance faculty member Marsha Knight and co-directed by Leigh Selting, “Six Songs from Ellis” is a multimedia dance-theater work that centers on the oral histories of the immigrants and refugees who passed through Ellis Island. Wyoming Chronicle sits in on a performance of “Six Songs from Ellis” and talks to Knight about her research and role in the work.
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- Food Forests - Farm to Fork Wyoming
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- 26:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Wyoming is fortunate to have some wonderful civic minded gardeners - Explore with us Sheridan’s Food Forest. We’ll also visit Tara Farm and Nursery, a Permaculture landscape project near Casper, Wyoming- where we’ll learn about Permaculture, an ecosystems approach for creating enduring plant communities.
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- Adventurist Virginia Schmidt - Wyoming Chronicle
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- 28:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Virginia Schmidt, a Cody outdoors-woman and writer, discusses her fascinating adventures walking through Wyoming’s remote wilderness.
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- Governor-elect Mark Gordon and Jennie Gordon
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- 28:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The election is over and Wyoming has chosen its next Governor. Meet Mark Gordon and his wife Jennie in their first televised interview on WyomingPBS.
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- Molesworth - Main Street, Wyoming
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- 27:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Thomas Molesworth was a Cody artist who became a furniture-making phenomenon. Main Street, Wyoming follows the legendary designer’s odyssey from the lodges of Wyoming’s rich and powerful to President Eisenhower’s private study.
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- Hot Springs State Park - Wyoming Chronicle
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- 27:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Hot Springs State Park is Wyoming’s oldest state park and features a variety of sights year round. Wyoming Chronicle tours the park and visits with park Superintendent Kevin Skates.
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- Civil Discourse in an Uncivil Age
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- 56:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- In this one hour special Wyoming PBS partners with Wyoming Humanities and the University of Wyoming to host Alexander Heffner, journalist & civic Educator and the host of PBS’s The Open Mind, for a public discussion on “Civil Discourse in an Uncivil Age: The Quest for a Post-Partisan Citizenship.” Also, retired Justice Marilyn Kite, Senator Affie Ellis and former legislator Tim Stubson participate.
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- Lander Sculptor David Clark
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- 28:11
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Born and raised in the Mountain West, David Alan Clark produced his first commissioned sculpture while still in his teens. After college, he left fine arts for about a dozen years while he worked in advertising and got his family started, then moved everyone back home to Wyoming to pursue sculpture full time. Wyoming Chronicle visits with the artist in his Lander studio as he created "Fight On", the capstone statue of the new renovation of Kelly Walsh High School.
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- The Muzzle Loaders - Our Wyoming
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- 9:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Black powder skeet and trap shooting is a thing in Wyoming.
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- Matthew Shepard - 20 Years Later
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- 27:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's brutal murder in Laramie. “Eliminating hate, eliminating hateful words and violence against people because they represent any type of a background or any group. And that’s certainly a goal of ours, although we have a lot of work to do, and we continue to work on that on this campus,” University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols recently recently said at a news conference. Wyoming Chronicle visits with members of the Matthew Shepard memorial committee, Representative Cathy Connolly and Albany County Sheriff David O'Malley to understand how Laramie, and Wyoming, have changed in the past 20 years since Shepard's death.
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- The History of Cody's Frost and Richard Families
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- 27:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A partnership between the Frost and Richard families was underway in the early 1900s, and Wyoming Chronicle, with the help of the Park County Archives, interviews family members who tell again the early 1900s stories of the Cody area and Frost and Richard families.
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- First Time Antelope Hunt - Our Wyoming
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- 6:05
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Hunting is an integral part of Wyoming's culture. The Wyoming Women's Antelope Hunt provides a unique experience for women from across the nation. Havely Holt, a first time hunter, journeys with former Chief Justice Marilyn Kite to test her skill during the annual event.
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- Brewista
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- 27:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Brewista is a collaboration of engineers, designers, coffee and tea aficionados, roasters and brewers with decades of combined experience in the brewed beverage industry. Where do they work? Right here in Wyoming and they are bringing manufacturing jobs from China to our state. Brian Gross, Brewista President, shares his vision.
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- The Shoshone Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen
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- 27:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The Shoshone Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen of America of Wyoming includes members from across the Big Horn Basin of northwestern Wyoming. BCHA draws together horse people who continue to live the rich heritage developed between humans and horses in the USA.
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- Civil Discourse in an Uncivil Age: The Quest for a Post-Partisan Citizenship
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- 1:35:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The program will discuss the effects of divisiveness on discourse and governance and the impact of social media, fake news, and filter bubbles that polarize information intake. What are possible prescriptions to correct this vicious cycle? How can our footprint translate into prosocial instead of antisocial behavior? How can the press restore faith in our civic life and the construction of public policy?
The Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Project and UW Presidential Engagement Initiative, in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences, Center for Global Studies, and School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies, is partnering with the Wyoming Humanities Council, Wyoming PBS and Wyoming Public Radio to host Heffner for a public discussion on “Civil Discourse in an Uncivil Age: The Quest for a Post-Partisan Citizenship.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will start at 5:30 p.m. in the College of Arts and Sciences auditorium.
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- Chinese Massacre - Main Street, Wyoming
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- 27:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- "Main Street" explores events that occurred in 1885 near Rock Springs when violence erupted and Chinese laborers were killed. Original broadcast 1994.
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- Mardy Murie - Main Street, Wyoming
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- 29:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Born in 1902 and raised in Alaska, Mardy Murie has called Jackson Hole home for the past 70 years. Murie and husband Olas, who has been dubbed the “Greatest Naturalist of this Continent”, spent a lifetime of travel, scientific research, and involvement in conservation activities. "Main Street" visits Murie and her friends: Homestead Publishing owner Carl Schreier, author Bert Raynes, and teacher Jackie Gilmore to reminisce. Original air date 1/9/2005.
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- My Wyoming Life, Jessie Allen - Our Wyoming
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Former Miss Wyoming and Manager of the Diamond 4 Ranch explains what makes Wyoming unique.
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- Natural Trap Cave - Our Wyoming
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- 6:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Follow these paleontologists as they explore an ancient cave that holds clues to what Wyoming looked like during the last ice age. They’ll have to employ everything from single rope caving techniques to ancient DNA analysis and radiocarbon dating to get as much data as they can during their 3 year expedition.
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- China Town, Wyoming - Main Street, Wyoming
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- 29:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Among the waves of immigrants to Wyo. territory in 1870 were groups of Chinese workers employed by the Union Pacific Railroad. Their arrival eventually led to the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885. This tragedy has often been told, but less well known is the tale of these resilient people, and the lives they created for themselves along the rail lines of Southwestern Wyoming. Historical archaeologist Dudley Gardner, Historian Barbara Bogart, and Evanston's Director of Renewal Agency, Jim Davis, tell the story of these industrious individuals
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- What's In A Name (Story, Dubois, Greybull) - Main Street, Wyoming
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- 27:51
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- In this episode, we visit Story, a beautiful haven in the Big Horn Mountains. Then we head to Dubois and its beautiful scenery and wonderful origin story. Finally, we pass through Greybull and dig in to its unique name and explore its charming streets.
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- No Indians or Dogs Allowed - Sheridan, Wyoming and the Miss Indian America Pageant
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- 14:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The Miss Indian America pageant was launched by Sheridan residents in the 1950s to combat discrimination. The story is told through the eyes of Miss Indian America title holders who held a reunion in 2013, serving as grand marshals in the Sheridan, WY Rodeo parade and commemorating a legacy of bridging cultures.
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- Shoshone Drum - Lived History, the Wind River Virtual Museum
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- "A drum like this is made from thinned deer hide or rawhide. It is fancy and has lacing which was placed on the drum when wet. This drum has a bird on it that could be a crane with a snake in its mouth. There are two basic colors: sky colors and grass colors. Everything on this drum seems to talk about life as described by the bird and the florals in front." From "Lived History - the Wind River Virtual Museum." http://www.windrivervm.org/
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- Wyoming Art Matters: The New Deal Artist Public Art Legacy
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- 58:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- During the New Deal, artists were commissioned to paint murals in public buildings throughout the country. Five are still on display in Wyoming post offices: Eugene Kingman - Kemmerer; George Vander Sluis - Riverton; Louise Emerson Ronnebeck - Worland and later moved to the Dick Cheney Federal Building; Manuel Bromberg - Greybull; and Verona Burkhard - Powell. This documentary explores these five and also looks at contemporary public art murals in the state.
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- What's in a Name? Thermopolis - Our Wyoming
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- 5:12
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Thermopolis was named for exactly the reason you’d suspect. Thermal features + city (in Greek) = Thermopolis. But there’s more to the town’s history than that!
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- Arapaho Drum - Lived History, the Wind River Virtual Museum
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- "The drum is the heartbeat of the Arapaho Tribe. The drum represents thunder and the drumsticks represent lighting. Our old people would make songs for the family. If some person was going to war, the would make songs. Traditionally women wore blankets or a shawl. The drums were for singers to use. When a woman took off her shawl, they would sing a song for a style of dance. But it has changed. Now, it's the other way around and the women put on their shawls. Today we call it round dance, participation dance, or social friendship to get everybody together. The drum was very important and was considered sacred. It still is." From "Lived History - the Wind River Virtual Museum." http://www.windrivervm.org/
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- Miss Indian America / Sheridan Rodeo
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- 28:05
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The Miss Indian America pageant, launched by Sheridan residents in the 1950s to combat discrimination. The story is told through the eyes of Miss Indian America title holders who held a reunion in 2013, serving as grand marshals in the Sheridan WYO Rodeo parade and commemorating a legacy of bridging cultures. Also, we catch up with Sheridan WYO Rodeo Board of Directors members Zane Garstad and Nick Siddle.
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- Children of the Wind River
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- 29:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A film made by Victress Hitchcock and Ava Hamilton in 1989 on the problem of child suicide on the Wind River Reservation.

