Local lore features special guests Al and Pete Simpson

Posted 4/11/23

When Al and Pete Simpson joined Bob Richard for a free “Local Lore” talk at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West last November, the trio knew they had a lot to share about Old Timers of …

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Local lore features special guests Al and Pete Simpson

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When Al and Pete Simpson joined Bob Richard for a free “Local Lore” talk at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West last November, the trio knew they had a lot to share about Old Timers of the Cody Area. With deep roots and strong ties in the community — not to mention good memories — they had more than enough stories and photographs to keep the audience riveted and entertained.

Turns out, they had much more to talk about, and returned in February to continue the conversation.

With no shortage of additional material, Al and Pete join Bob again for another “Local Lore Encore” at a special day and time, Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m.-noon in the Center of the West’s Coe Auditorium. This program wraps up Old Timers in the Cody Area, with more stories and photographs of those who’ve left their mark on the community and region.

Alan K. Simpson, a retired U.S. Senator from Wyoming, is also the longest standing member of the Center of the West’s Board of Trustees, which he joined in 1968, and was Chairman of the board from 1999-2011. Peter K. Simpson is a University of Wyoming professor emeritus, former state legislator, and has been on the Center’s McCracken Research Library Advisory Board since 1997. 

Following the program, Bob will sign copies of his books at the Center’s Points West Market.

The Local Lore series is hosted and coordinated by the Center’s McCracken Research Library. On Thursday, April 20, the series continues with its regularly scheduled program, when Bob welcomes award-winning local artist Jeff Rudolph to talk about his artwork. They will also discuss other local artists.

For more information on all Center talks and other events, visit centerofthewest.org/events.  

A lifelong Wyoming resident, Richard’s varied experiences are pure West. He worked at guest ranches, guided horse and hunting trips, ranched, and for 37 years owned and operated Grub Steak Expeditions, personally touring thousands of visitors from around the world through Yellowstone and its ecosystem.

Educated at the universities of Wyoming, Arizona, and California (Fresno), Richard has served as a teacher and school administrator, a decorated U.S. Marine Corps pilot in Vietnam, and, for 21 years, helped coordinate American Red Cross service and relief activities in the western United States.

Richard is the author of several books on the Cody and Yellowstone area, as well as his own family’s deep roots in the region. They feature his own photographs and often those of his father Jack Richard and uncle Ned Frost. For information on Bob’s photography and his published books, visit bobrichardphotography.com.

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