Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans this year is February 13, but there are many activities and parades which began in January.
The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to medieval Europe. In 1699, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville, arrived in the New World some 60 mile south of what is now New
Most of us who have lived in Wyoming for many years have our stories about bad winters, extremely cold temperatures, deep snows and blizzards. But the nice winters go almost unnoticed. Still, it is nice to look back in time and see that that there were many ‘open winters’ like we are having so far t
Labor Day is an old holiday in the United States, it was declared a federal holiday in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland. But, before it was an official federal holiday, Labor Day was recognized as a holiday in several individual states.
Sheridan Enterprise, September 7, 1909 - Labor Day and its
The 1975 movie, Bite the Bullet, with Gene Hackman, Candice Bergan and James Coburn, was about a 700-mile endurance horse race. The inspiration for the movie was a 600-mile horse race held from Evanston, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado, in 1908.
Western author, Jack Schaefer author of Shane and Monte
Today, many people look forward to Memorial Day as the first day of summer, a day when families put on cook-outs, people break out boats after a winter of frozen lakes, and on Lake DeSmet, it is the weekend of the annual fishing derby.
But, Memorial Day has a much more solemn meaning. To go back
This week's column will feature some of the businesses that were once in many of the old buildings on North Main, where the paving is being done this summer. These businesses were hotels, theaters, many saloons, and even the Hop Sing Laundry.
This from The Sheridan Post October 23, 1921 - While S
Arvada articles of incorporation were filed on Nov. 21, 1919, for the Arvada Townsite Company. J.J. McDermott was the president of the company, and George W. Whitman of Sheridan served as secretary.
Arvada was first platted in 1892 along the route of the B & M Railroad, and the train has play
Monday is Labor Day. Labor Day is an old holiday in the United States, it was declared a federal holiday in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland. But, before it was an official federal holiday, Labor Day was recognized as a holiday in several individual states.
0n July 3, 1908, 114 Years ago, Colonel Henry Carrington and others who were survivors of the Indian Wars at Fort Phil Kearny, came back to Sheridan. They dedicated the Fetterman Fight monument on July 3, 1908, 42 years after the battle occurred on December 21, 1866.
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, and along with Irish music, green beer and shamrocks, remember the Irish people who have a long history in Wyoming and the Sheridan area. In fact, the town of Sheridan is named for General Phil Sheridan, who was the son of Irish Immigrants who came to the United States fr