AHC Events

UW Homecoming

Distingusished Alumi

Lynne Simpson 

Head shot of Distinguished Alumi Lynne Simpson. THe Arts are a very necessary part of blessing our humaness.

UW Centennial Complex, Stock Growers Room. Friday October 3, 2025. Refreshments at 2:45 pm.

Presentation “A Conversation with Lynne” at 3:00 pm.

 

The University of Wyoming is honoring Lynne Simpson as a Distinguished Alum for her work as an actress, a theater director, an advocate for community theater, and as an organizer of community institutions.

 

Lynne will be joined by Dean Peter Parolin of the Honors College who will guide a conversation about her theater career in Wyoming and New York as well as her work in building community institutions in Wyoming towns.

 

Date:     Friday, October 3, 2025
Time:    3:00 pm – 4:30 pm MDT
Where:    American Heritage Center

Stockgrowers Room

Centennial Complex

2111 E Willett Dr.
Laramie, WY 82071

"Armed in the Wilderness" Exhibit Opening and Speaker

UW Centennial Complex, Stockgrowers Room.

Opening reception Monday September 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Exhibit Opening and Speaker Conrad Froehlich for Armd in the Wilderness

 

 

The West is Waiting: An Exploration of Railroad Advertising

UW Centennial Complex, Stockgrowers Room.

Opening reception Wednesday Sept 24, 2025 5 to 7 PM.

A 1950's space age train with Burlington Route on the train nose. A silhouette of a conestoga wagon train, cattle and plainsmen next to the train following the historic route. The West is Waiting: An Exploration of Railroad Advertising. Opening reception Sept 24, 2025 5 to 7 PM.

WAR WORK AND WOMEN

UW Centennial Complex, Stockgrowers Room.

Saturday September  27, 2025. Refreshments at 1 pm. Presentation at 1:30 pm.

Sally Meeker and Carol  Matteson Pascal will discuss the experiences of female relatives who work for Union Pacific in Wyoming during WWII, moderated by UW Professors Dr. Trisha Marinez and Dr. Cecily Zander. 

Photos of women dressed in overalls, working in rail yards, and unloading mail from a train. War Work and Women. UW Centennial Complex, Stock Growers Room. Saturday September 27, 2025. Refreshments at 1 pm. Presentation at 1:30 pm. Sally Meeker and Carol Matteson Pascal will discuss the experiences of female relatives who work for Union Pacific in Wyoming during WWII, moderated by UW Professors Dr. Trisha Marinez and Dr. Cecily Zander.

 

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