Laramie History

Here's a fascinating story courtesy of Phil Roberts from the University of Wyoming history department. Before he helped established Hollywood as the movie making capital of the world, legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille cut his teeth with a touring theater company in the late 1800s...

The Albany County Historical Society is holding a special meeting to host a book signing of "University of Wyoming," a pictorial book published as part of Arcadia Publishing's "Campus History Series."

Since May of 2010, 14 businesses downtown have made improvements to the exterior of their buildings.

A historic train engine will be in Laramie on Wednesday, October 10. Union Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 844 is scheduled to arrive at the Laramie Train Depot at 3:45 p.m., and the public is invited to view the historic engine.

Ever wondered when your home was built and who lived there before you? Or maybe you would like to modernize your home without changing its character. If so, you may want to attend an upcoming series of historic preservation workshops.

While many people are associated with the Wyoming Territorial Prison and their most famous prisoner, Butch Cassidy, the museum has taken a big step to ensure the history of the prison after it housed criminals is not forgotten. The "Science on the Range" exhibit is now open.

Preservation Week starts April 22 and includes a variety of public presentations by cultural organizations throughout Laramie. Students in Library Newspaper and Media Areas Audrey Jensen - Junior in Journalism from Buffalo, WY Matt Coulter - Graduate Student from Laramie (c)2010 Trice Megginson/UW Photo ServiceOn Sunday, April 22nd there will be a free “kick off” event at the Laramie Plains Museum from 2 to 4 p.m. with hands on opportunities to learn about preserving everything from your family’s story, photographs, books and quilts.

The Laramie Plains Museum will be hosting its annual preservation week between April 22nd-April 28th. The Laramie Plains Museum has multiple events throughout the week that the public can attend. The events are focused around teaching the basics of preserving family heirlooms and documents.

With the unexpectedly warm temperatures this week and this season's lack of snow, Wyoming weather has become the topic of many recent discussions. However, when you compare this season's wacky weather to standing Wyoming weather records, the past few 50 degree days no longer seem strange.

Ever wonder which building is the oldest on campus? From the names alone, Old Main would be a good guess (and a correct one). However, you might not be able to tell which buildings are the next oldest (at least my roommates, both UW students, couldn’t). So here is the run-down of the oldest buildings on campus.