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Women's Professional Baseball
Submitted by abrown on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 10:47am
The 1992 movie, A League of Their Own, was based upon the All American Girls Baseball League formed in 1943 by chewing-gum magnate Philip Wrigley.
Manuscript Monday: National Western Stock Show
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 11:28am
As you read in an earlier WHG blog, the Stock Show is taking place until the 22nd of January.
Season's Greetings
Submitted by cgehrig on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 1:26pm
Season's Greetings from the staff of the Western History and Genealogy Department.
Occupy 1941
Submitted by eedwards on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 10:12pm
One of our keen researchers, Ginny Purvis-Smith, shared with us this snippet from the Bent County Democrat titled "Why Not Limit Profits?" published on October 10, 1941.
Thomas Hornsby Ferril and Family Papers
Submitted by abrown on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 11:41am
Thomas Hornsby Ferril was a poet, most of all. He wrote poetry as a child, as a teenager, as an adult and as an old man. He published six books of poetry and hundreds of individual poem
Manuscript Monday: Frances Melrose
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 5:23pm
Frances Melrose began her career in journalism in the 6th grade as editor for her school newspaper.
Manuscript Monday: Dr. Portia Lubchenco
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 12:06pm
Portia Lubchenco was born Portia McNight in South Carolina in 1887. It was there she recieved her education in business and teaching.
