Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Explained

Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
Established:1978
Location:Cheyenne, Wyoming

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. The museum was founded in 1978. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to interpreting, conserving and exhibiting the history and material culture of Cheyenne, Cheyenne Frontier Days, the State of Wyoming and the American West. The museum features the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame. Permanent exhibits include Western horse-drawn carriages and wagons, the history and memorabilia of Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo celebration, local history of Cheyenne, pioneer artifacts and clothing, and Western and folk art. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is home to the "World’s Largest Outdoor Rodeo and Western Celebration" with its permanent exhibit on the history of Cheyenne Frontier Days. [1]

Clayton Danks, the winner of three CFD competitions prior to 1910, is the model cowboy on the horse Steamboat on the Wyoming trademark, the Bucking Horse and Rider. The saddle which Danks won in CFD competition in 1907 was donated by his surviving family members to the museum in September 2013.[2]

Shirley E. Flynn, director of the museum from 1987 to 1991, penned the history of the Frontier Days celebration in her 1996 book Let's Go! Let's Show! Let's Rodeo! The History of Cheyenne Frontier Days.[3]

Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame inducts individuals, livestock, and organizations who helped and continue to maintain the rodeo widely known as "The Daddy of 'em All." Everyone voted into the hall of fame "represents the competitive and cooperative spirit that has remained the hallmark of Cheyenne Frontier Days since 1897."[4]

Hall of Fame Inductees

Class of 2020

Class of 2019

Class of 2018

Class of 2017

Class of 2016

Class of 2015

Class of 2014

Class of 2013

Class of 2012

Class of 2011

Class of 2010

Class of 2009

Class of 2008

Class of 2007

Class of 2006

Class of 2005

Class of 2004

Class of 2003

Class of 2002

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CFD Old West Museum - Cheyenne Frontier Days. December 18, 2019.
  2. News: Kelsey Bray, Blazin' saddle. Wyoming Tribune-Eagle. September 23, 2013. September 23, 2013. https://archive.today/20130923225509/http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2013/09/22/news/01top_09-22-13.txt. dead.
  3. Web site: Flynn . Shirley E. . Let's go! let's show! let's rodeo! . Goodreads . September 8, 2021.
  4. Web site: Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inductees . Cheyenne Frontier Days . March 20, 2020.

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