Laramie’s Living History —
A Variety of Other Topics
A series of stories prepared for the Albany County Museum Coalition, an alliance of institutions that promote Laramie’s historic and cultural resources. This series originally appeared in the Laramie Boomerang.
Not all Albany County history falls into a specific category; a wide assortment of additional topics are covered on these pages.
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Holiday observances across Wyoming Merry or subdued, depending on the year
We may think that this year will be a “downer” but compared to the difficulties of being cheerful in some holidays past, there may be more room for optimism for us. In my sample of Wyoming December newspapers, editors try to be upbeat for the holidays, no matter what the circumstances, but some years are exceptions.
Airmail puts Laramie on the map in the 1920s Pilots hired by the U.S. Postal Service
Airmail comes to America. In January 1920, the USPS announced plans for a coast-to-coast service, following existing routes to Chicago, then railroad tracks from Chicago to Omaha. In Omaha, the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks would be used to San Francisco. Flying would be done in daylight hours, as pilots had no navigational devices and had to see landmarks like the tracks, which pilots called their “iron compass.”
“Spanish Flu” epidemic hits Laramie—1918
In 1918 the “Spanish Flu” struck Albany County Very Hard.