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Mary A. “Mickey” Thoman rode into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame five years ago and on Saturday her late husband William “Bill” Thoman will join her in the elite group of women and men recognized in the Cowboy State for their cowboy work. ....
Wyoming was not even a territory in 1857 when 29-year-old Richard Henry Hamilton came west from Missouri to settle at Fort Bridger. He and his son, Charles Beal Hamilton, represent a four-generation cowboy legacy with their 2023 induction into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame. ....
Mary Budd Flitner was the second of three daughters and her father expected them to “do a day’s work” on the ranch. They learned how to “read” and “finesse” cattle by understanding behavior and anticipating what cattle might do next. ....
In 1949, the Scott Ranch had no equipment to move the record-breaking snow, so horses provided the power for all the work. At 17-years-old, Marion loaded 400-500 pounds of cake on two pack horses and rode seven miles through the deep snow to feed their cows. He did this every day for weeks. ....
In 1913, when he was 21, William Patrick "Pat" Dew drove a wagon from Nebraska to Pinedale where he soon found a cowboy job in Big Piney country, spending most of his time on the round-up and on the range. Dew will be inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame in September. ....