| BUFFALO BILL MUSEUM EXPANDS EXHIBIT FEATURING NAMESAKE “Buffalo Bill” more than a Showman |
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| Written by Buffalo Bill Museum of LeClaire, IA | |||
| Monday, 29 October 2012 13:22 | |||
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This small non-profit community museum located on the LeClaire waterfront has undergone major changes in the last two years, the most significant being expansion of the exhibit featuring William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, born in LeClaire in 1846. “We had already started a revision to the exhibit,” said Robert Schiffke, Executive Director of the museum, “when a major collector of Wild West memorabilia offered us boxes of publicity pieces, books and photographs. He wanted to remain anonymous, but he visited us often in the past, and now we are looking forward to showing him what we’ve developed!” Through the display and a short video, visitors to the museum will learn about William F. Cody’s experiences as a member of the Kansas 7th Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War, and his later friendships with Annie “Sure Shot” Oakley, Texas Jack, Wild Bill Hickok and Sitting Bull. He is best known for his Wild West Congress tours, and even appeared as the subject of comic books and small novels. Not only did he entertain the public throughout the United States and Europe, but the show served to introduce crowds to Native American customs, Russian Cossacks, and other cultures. “We aren’t only a museum about Buffalo Bill. People will learn about local history, the River Rapid Pilots and see one of the original “airplane black box” cases and designs. And,” continued Schiffke, “it’s the home of the Lone Star Sternwheeler, the longest working wood-hulled boat to have served on the Mississippi River, retired after 98 years in 1967.” The boat is now on the National Historic Register and being restored by museum volunteers. The museum is open daily from 9am to 5pm (closing at 4pm in winter months), and opens at 12noon on Sundays. A nominal admission is charged. ### To schedule a tour with Robert Schiffke, Executive Director of the Buffalo Bill Museum & River Pilots’ Pier, please call (cell) 563-505-8028.
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