May 13, 2021
This photo, taken in May 2020, is of the Wyo Theatre in downtown Laramie. The image is part of the new “COVID-19 in Wyoming” website. (Hanna Fox Photo)
Wonder what happened in Wyoming last year? Visit the new “COVID-19 in Wyoming” website to catch a glimpse of the past.
This new website shows some of the many fascinating donations shared with the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming State Museum and the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) that help tell the history of the pandemic in Wyoming.
Over the past year, people throughout Wyoming sent in their stories and shared their experiences about what living through COVID-19 has been like. Included on the “COVID-19 in Wyoming” website are photos of homemade masks; COVID monologues from a performing arts studio; website messages from state officials; interviews of college students; protest photos; and television ads. These examples show the many ways the pandemic had an impact on life and illu