Wyoming: My 307

Listen to the episode here . Subscribe by finding Wyoming My 307 wherever you listen to podcasts (it’s free!).  Have you ever wandered through a cemetery? Wondered about the life lived in that little dash between two dates? I visited a lot of local cemeteries for this episode, and today’s featured Wyoming wildlife kept me company. On this episode I was privileged to interview someone who shares my fascination with cemeteries, Jennifer Romanosky, of the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum. Through her expertise, we decipher the symbolism engraved on headstones, and how they offer a unique peek into a person’s life. The dot on the map in this episode is Basin WY, an unassuming little town that was the stage for one of Wyoming’s most historically important court trials.    Here are some links I used to research today’s episode:  Check out the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum - such a gem! They have a cemetery tour in the fall.  Jennifer Romanovsky mentioned the Images o...

Listen to the BONUS Episode here !   This is a bonus to Episode 3: WW2 in Wyoming featuring an interview of Cheryl O'Brien who wrote WW2 POW Camps of Wyoming. Her book has stories from prisoners as well as the local community of farm families where prisoners labored to bring in the harvest during the war years.  Her book can be purchased here . 

Bonus Episode - Listen to it  here This is a bonus episode to Episode 2: Gay In Wyoming. Please give that episode a listen too - here .  A Critter in the Henhouse is a short story by Jackson Lassiter, author of the book of short stories and essays Birds of a Feather , which can be purchased here .  Be warned, there's some cussin' so act accordingly! (use headphones 😉)

Episode 2 - listen to the podcast here , subscribe! Introduction About Dr. Holder's 1889 article titled “The Bote” in the New York Medical Journal. James Marsden article about The Laramie Project and link to the movie. Guest Interview My guest this episode was my cousin Jackson Lassiter, who grew up gay in Wyoming in the 60's and 70's. I think he's the reason why I have a soft spot in my heart for red heads and freckles.  Little Jackson Lassiter rocking that full blown Western look! Aunt Shirley with her boys - she stayed so calm within this storm! Senior picture, taken just before Jackson headed out into the big world outside of Wyoming Jackson read Wyoming Cemetery, Winter; a poem that was published in journal below. Don't forget to listen to the bonus episode, linked at the end, where Jackson reads "A Critter in the Henhouse" from his book of short stories, Birds of a Feather , which can be purchased here .  Wyoming Wildlife : all about magpies , and...