Albany County Historic Preservation Board

09/15/2026

09/15/2026

An icon of World War I is set to be rededicated in Laramie starting at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2026. It contains the names of over 1,000 men and women from Albany County and the University of Wyoming (UW) who served in that war, including 32 who died. County residents who are interested i

07/30/2026

Our Preservation Board, with funds awarded in a grant from the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, was able to work with Post Oak Preservation Solutions to successfully list the Abraham Lincoln Monument on the National Register. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard on this wonderful nomination. Our Board is happy to share digital copies of the nomination with anyone who requests one.

The National Park Service recently listed the Abraham Lincoln Monument, located at the Sherman Summit Rest Area off Interstate 80 east of Laramie, to the National Register of Historic Places.

07/10/2026

Come join us at Statehood Day at the Wyoming Territorial Prison from 9-12 (free entry!) and celebrate our Nation’s 250th!

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Albany County Historical Society

06/02/2026

🧸 135 years ago today, on June 2, 1891, Thurman W. Arnold was born in family home at 812 Grand Avenue, Laramie, Wyo.

"Thurman Arnold, Laramie Lawyer and New Deal Trustbuster" written by Dee Pridgen shares the rest of the story. ⚖️

"In 1939, The Saturday Evening Post published a lengthy profile of Thurman W. Arnold, a lawyer born and raised in Laramie, Wyo., dubbing him a “Trust Buster” and calling him “probably the most singular figure in the American Government today.”

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s appointment of Arnold to head the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division in 1938 had pushed him into the national spotlight. In 1940, Arnold found himself arguing one of the most important antitrust cases of all times in front of the United States Supreme Court. In this case, the Justice Department had convicted several major oil companies and their officers for illegal price-fixing. As Arnold stood before the assembled justices, he must have been comforted by the sight on the Supreme Court bench of his old friend and colleague, Justice William O. Douglas, with whom he had served on the Yale law faculty." CONTINUE READING 👉 https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/thurman-arnold-laramie-lawyer-and-new-deal-trustbuster

📷 Thurman Arnold’s parents, C.P and Annie Brockway Arnold built this house on the 800 block of Grand Avenue in Laramie in 1889; Thurman was born in the front room in 1891. This photo is from the 1920s. American Heritage Center.

06/01/2026

Albany County's World War One memorial monument has been restored to its original condition. It looks wonderful. The Jacques Laramie Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution received a Wyoming 250 grant for the restoration project. A formal rededication will be held at the site on Sunday September 20th with an education program to follow at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center. Stay tuned for complete details on the day. Learn more about the monument here: https://www.wyoachs.com/buildings/2018/1/3/laramies-world-war-i-memorial-monument?rq=memorial

05/13/2026

02/11/2026

Please join us in welcoming one of the new members of our Board of Directors!

Christie Wildcat is an enrolled Northern Arapaho tribal member from Riverton, WY; who has earned a Master of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Arts in Anthropology. She holds three bachelor’s degrees from the University of Wyoming in Anthropology, Native American & Indigenous Studies, and Political Science. Christie works at the University of Wyoming for the CO-WY ASCEND Engine as a Community Outreach Coordinator and is actively engaged in Indigenous advocacy, including work related to MMIWG, environmental justice, and community-led organizing on the Wind River Reservation. Her interests focus on Indigenous sovereignty, international Indigenous rights, and land and water protection. She currently serves as the Northern Arapaho Tribal Liaison for MMIP and sits on the Wyoming Women’s Foundation Board. We are thrilled to have Christie's voice as a guiding force of the Alliance's future endeavors and programs.