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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“Mr. Wyoming,” historian T.A. Larson Mines Wyoming politics and culture
Professor Larson’s chief contribution to the history profession would be as an educator and author. Though he did publish a few scholarly papers in his long career at UW (1938 – 1975), he is chiefly remembered today for the 16,000 students he taught in Wyoming history classes at UW and for his five books on Wyoming history.
How a myth is created: the saga of Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris
When Esther McQuigg was born in upstate New York in the early 19th century, there was no indication that it would be her fate to become known in the Equality State as the “Mother of Women’s Suffrage.” One thing is for certain: in 1869 she was the first woman to serve in a government office in Wyoming Territory. She died in 1902 and after that, people began to attribute more to her than she ever claimed when she was living.
A first for Wyoming: a woman is elected to the state legislature
On Nov. 11. Mary G. Bellamy was declared one of the five Albany County Democrats who swept into office, all winning seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives. She made history as the first woman to be elected to that office in Wyoming.
Who began the UW Geological Museum? Guess again!
Unless you’re very familiar with UW history, you probably guessed it was one of the Knights, likely Wilbur Clinton Knight or his son Sam, but you’d be wrong.
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.