Archive: History

Cody Goes On To Embody The Pioneering Spirit

Cody operated on local turf. He built his reputation on adventures purported to have occurred…

People: Bill Cody Categories: History, Literature, Stories
More Intimate Family Recollection

Will’s heart was sick, the shouts seemed strangely out of place. But there was no…

People: Bill Cody Categories: History, Literature Tags: Buffalo Tales
Next, a bit of Buffalo Bill’s History

America needed heroes, righteous figures in white hats, atop a trusty steed, flag flying as…

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A Bit Of Context For Cody’s Arrival In Our Story

The skirmishes between tribes were an ongoing part of daily life. The introduction of the…

People: Bill Cody Categories: History, Literature, Stories
An Account Of Pressure Erupting

The following account, a rare instance of a written record, comes from historynet.com. The fighting…

Categories: History, Stories Tags: buffalo
Mr Cody Steps On Our Stage

It is hard to imagine any time or place on Earth when so radical a…

People: Bill Cody Categories: History, Literature, Stories
Duane Bierman

I was appointed Director of Bands at UNK in the fall of 2010. One of…

People: Duane Bierman Categories: Education, History, Music
Ron Crocker

Part One Spring, 1966 Being a graduate student at the University of Iowa was a…