Laramie’s Living History — People
A series of stories prepared for the Albany County Museum Coalition, an alliance of institutions that promote Laramie’s historic and cultural resources. This series originally appeared in the Laramie Boomerang.
The people who comprise the Albany County community come from several social strata, ethnicities, and races.
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A New Century for Laramie women—1900
If you were a causal reader of the Laramie newspapers in the 1800s you would not know that Jane Ivinson, at one time or another, owned most of what is now downtown Laramie. That is true because women’s activities, other than social issues, were not well coved by the press.
THE BANKER VERSUS THE CATTLEMAN
A banker sues a cattleman over money due and an attorney gets barred from the territorial supreme court for insulting the justices.
Laramie Philanthropists: Edward and Jane Ivinson
America has a philanthropic tradition. Many Americans have been motivated to give energy and money to civic improvements. Jane and Edward Ivinson of Laramie were among them.