The Wyoming State Archives speaker series will feature a presentation by Beverly Holmes on the Wyoming Homemakers Association and the Quealy Awards.

This event will be held on Thursday, November 14 at 7 p.m. at the State Museum Classroom at 2301 Central Avenue in Cheyenne. For those not able to attend in person, registration to participate in the event online is through Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/wyoming-state-archives-49902991693. Virtual and in-person attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and engage with the presenters. This event is free and open to the public.

This presentation will describe the Wyoming Homemaker Association and the Quealy Award criteria. It will focus on three Quealy award recipients – Bee Hudson, Julia Edwards, and Mary Raymond.  The presentation will also include information on oral historian Deanna Cosner.

         Beverly Holmes is a second-generation Wyoming native, local historian, member of the Laramie County Historical Society, and co-author of a book that she wrote with her daughter Betty. She has been a Wyoming Homemaker for 73 years and received the Quealy Award in 1988. Additionally, she has been a member of the Officers Military Club since 1953 and has presented programs on the history of Wyoming to fourth-grade classes in Albany, Carbon, Laramie, and Natrona counties. She also volunteered for Meals on Wheels and was a founder of the Wyoming National Guard Museum.

The WSA Speaker Series hosts talks at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. There will be no event in December and January, but the events will resume on February 13 with archivist and historian Leslie Waggener presenting on the Second KKK in Wyoming. To view upcoming events, check out the Wyoming State Archives events calendar at https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/index.php/about-archives/events. A recording of this talk will be available on the WSA YouTube channel the week following the talk.

The Wyoming State Archives collects, manages, and preserves Wyoming state public records that have long-term administrative, legal, and historical value. These records document the history of our state and the activities of Wyoming Government offices. The Archives also collect non-government records that contribute to the understanding of the state’s history.

For more information or if you require special assistance, please contact Sara Davis, Wyoming State Archivist, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call the WSA at 307-777-7826. The Wyoming State Archives is accessible according to the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines.