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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Louisa Swain—history maker in 1870 She came. She left her mark. She left.
Louisa Swain—history maker in 1870
She came. She left her mark. She left.
Laramie makes world history: First women serving on a jury.
Should women have the right to serve on a jury? That was an open question in Albany County in 1870.