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Title	Article Type	Author
Afghan Project, University of Wyoming	Encyclopedia	WyoHistory.org
African-American women voters, early Wyoming elections	Encyclopedia	Wyoming State Archives
Anchor Dam, History of	Encyclopedia	Annette Hein
Anderson, A.A.	Encyclopedia	John Clayton
Arapaho tribe, arrival of on Shoshone Reservation, 1878	Encyclopedia	WyoHistory.org
Arnold, Thurman, Laramie lawyer and New Deal trustbuster	Encyclopedia	Dee Pridgen
Arthur, Chester A. and 1883 trip to Yellowstone	Encyclopedia	Dick Blust, Jr.

Willis Van Devanter, Cheyenne Lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice

The brilliant lawyer Willis Van Devanter of Cheyenne made a name for himself in the 1890s as a loyal Republican and protector of the interests of the powerful. He was rewarded with a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1910, where he served as a staunch conservative for 27 years.

James Reeb of Casper, Martyr to Civil Rights

In March 1965, clergyman James Reeb, a graduate of Natrona County High School and Casper College, marched in Selma, Ala., with the Rev. Martin Luther King to protect black voting rights. Reeb was murdered soon afterward. Publicity surrounding his death helped move Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act later that year.

Adam LeRoy Strausner: Educators Are “Merchants of Hope”

LeRoy Strausner served as the fourth president of Casper College from 1991-2004. In September 2013, Dana Van Burgh interviewed him at the facility’s Western History Center about his life and his long career at the college.

From Bootblack to Congressman: the Career of Teno Roncalio

The voluble, gregarious Teno Roncalio of Rock Springs, Wyo., a Democrat, became a powerful and effective figure in the state’s political landscape, serving five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1960s and 1970s.

Thyra Thomson, Wyoming Secretary of State 1963-1987

The popular Republican Thyra Thomson served as Wyoming’s secretary of state from 1963 to 1987, when she retired. While in office, Thomson witnessed the continuing presence of gender discrimination in the Equality State, and became a fierce advocate for equal rights. She died in Cheyenne June 11, 2013. She was 96.

Rural Electrification Changed Farm Life Forever in Wyoming

Rural electrification brought welcome changes to farms and ranches throughout Wyoming in the 1930s and 1940s, despite numerous early challenges—including opposition from existing utilities— that threatened to thwart the effort.