Pioneers of Outlaw Country: Wyoming History

Jackie Dorothy
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Welcome to Pioneers of Outlaw Country: Wyoming History where we dive deep into the rugged, untamed spirit of Wyoming's rich history.  I’m your host, Jackie Dorothy. So pleased to meet you! I am a historian, journalist and memoir coach and you can find me at legendrockmedia.com.  I’m the seventh generation of my family living in Wyoming and currently live near Thermopolis on the Wind River Reservation. My passion is to make history come alive!  Many of these stories have been forgotten and the pioneers are relatively unknown. Join us for a journey back into time that is fun for the entire family and students of any age! This podcast series has been supported by our partners; the Hot Springs County Pioneer Association, the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, a program of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, the Wyoming Humanities, and the Wyoming Office of Transportation. 

  1. Headless Bride of Old Faithful Inn

    DEC 2

    Headless Bride of Old Faithful Inn

    Send us a text Visitors to the Old Faithful Inn whisper about a pale young woman who drifts down the long-abandoned Crow’s Nest, her white gown floating behind her… and her head tucked neatly under her arm.   Some say she’s a restless bride from a century-old murder. Others claims she’s just a story told by employees closing the inn for the winter. But every year, someone new insists they’ve seen her.   Tonight, we’re stepping into the flickering shadows of one of the most iconic lodges in Yellowstone National Park to uncover the legend of the Headless Bride – what’s fact, what’s fiction and why she refuses to disappear.  This is Pioneers of Outlaw Country coming to you from Thermopolis, Wyoming! I am your host, Jackie Dorothy, and this series of Haunted Wyoming History is brought to you by Rooted in Legacy where we help you preserve your own history one story at a time!  Support the show Be sure to subscribe to “Pioneers of Outlaw Country” so you don’t miss a single episode of this historic series. Your hosts are Jackie Dorothy and Dean King and you can find us at (20+) Pioneers of Outlaw Country | Facebook We also have a great deal for you! We have used Sonix for all our transcriptions for over five years and believe they are the best in the industry! Give them a try with our referral code and see why we are loyal customers! https://sonix.ai/invite/kldawrg This is a production of Legend Rock Media Productions.

    13 min
  2. Lost Hunter of the Bighorns: A Wyoming Ghost Story

    NOV 25

    Lost Hunter of the Bighorns: A Wyoming Ghost Story

    Send us a text The Legend of the Ghost in Red Flannel Thank you for joining me, Jackie Dorothy, for another adventure in Wyoming’s past on Pioneers of Outlaw Country. Today, we take a peek at another mysterious guide that saved the life of a lost hunter.  A young Wyoming hunter had became lost on Trapper Creek in the Bighorn Mountains in 1951. Just when things took a turn for the worse, a figure in a red flannel shirt appeared out of the thick fog to guide him back to camp before he mysteriously disappeared. The hunter had told his story to Debra D. Munn, author of “Wyoming Ghost Stories” but asked to remain anonymous. He had kept his story secret decades and still had no answer for what had happened to him all those years ago. He just knew that it was real and not a tall tale despite what naysayers may try to say to the contrary.  While researching this story, over 70 years later, I came across a 1932 article about another teenager who had been lost on Trapper Creek. The details were eerily similar but I will let you be the judge of the identity of the figure in red flannel!  This episode has been brought to you by Rooted in Legacy, helping you to preserve your own family stories. Book your free call with me today!  Support the show Be sure to subscribe to “Pioneers of Outlaw Country” so you don’t miss a single episode of this historic series. Your hosts are Jackie Dorothy and Dean King and you can find us at (20+) Pioneers of Outlaw Country | Facebook We also have a great deal for you! We have used Sonix for all our transcriptions for over five years and believe they are the best in the industry! Give them a try with our referral code and see why we are loyal customers! https://sonix.ai/invite/kldawrg This is a production of Legend Rock Media Productions.

    15 min
  3. Ghostly Guides of Yellowstone

    NOV 18

    Ghostly Guides of Yellowstone

    Send us a text In 1870, 52 year old Truman Everts, an unskilled Easterner, was lost in Yellowstone with only two knives and a pair of opera glasses. He was slowly starving to death as winter set in, his only food the roots of thistles.  Then ghostly guides appeared to show him the way home.   Join us on the misadventure of Truman Everts, a tax accessor who is remembered as an unlikely survivor. He leaves us Mount Everts and the Everts Thistly as his legacy.  I am your host Jackie Dorothy and I’m inviting you into the wilds of Wyoming! This episode is brought to you by Rooted in Legacy, helping you to preserve your own family stories and legacy! Book your discovery call today at www.legendrockmedia.com.  Support the show Be sure to subscribe to “Pioneers of Outlaw Country” so you don’t miss a single episode of this historic series. Your hosts are Jackie Dorothy and Dean King and you can find us at (20+) Pioneers of Outlaw Country | Facebook We also have a great deal for you! We have used Sonix for all our transcriptions for over five years and believe they are the best in the industry! Give them a try with our referral code and see why we are loyal customers! https://sonix.ai/invite/kldawrg This is a production of Legend Rock Media Productions.

    32 min
  4. The Missing Guests of Yellowstone

    NOV 11

    The Missing Guests of Yellowstone

    Send us a text The Fountain Hotel was shrouded in mystery. It was the fanciest resort in Yellowstone, but not all their guests checked out.   Newspapers across the nation carried the story about the millionaire’s missing heir. Park security investigated a mysterious bell that rang for service in an empty room. A party of motorists who just vanished perplexed people for decades.  Park rangers and guests alike were pleased when the luxury hotel was torn down in 1927, taking with it its ghosts. I am your host, Jackie Dorothy, and this is a true ghost story that first ran in Cowboy State Daily.  Nothing remains of the Fountain Hotel, a playground for the rich, except for the mystery of its missing guests. Join us as we explore three separate stories of disappearing tourists!  This episode is brought to you by Rooted in Legacy! Book your free discovery call today to start preserving your own stories and family legends! Support the show Be sure to subscribe to “Pioneers of Outlaw Country” so you don’t miss a single episode of this historic series. Your hosts are Jackie Dorothy and Dean King and you can find us at (20+) Pioneers of Outlaw Country | Facebook We also have a great deal for you! We have used Sonix for all our transcriptions for over five years and believe they are the best in the industry! Give them a try with our referral code and see why we are loyal customers! https://sonix.ai/invite/kldawrg This is a production of Legend Rock Media Productions.

    15 min
  5. The Ghost Town of Kirwin: Haunted Wyoming History

    NOV 4

    The Ghost Town of Kirwin: Haunted Wyoming History

    Send us a text High in the Absaroka Mountains lies the ghost town of Kirwin — a place built on promise, gold, and fear. Once the most modern mining town in Wyoming, Kirwin boasted electricity, telephones, and two-story homes in the wilderness. But after a deadly avalanche struck in 1907, the people fled… leaving everything behind — furniture, tools, even their dreams. Or did they? Over a century later, visitors still claim to hear voices as if the town itself refuses to die. Journalists reported that it wasn’t nature that chased the miners from their rich claims, but a premonition of doom.  This episode is brought to you by Rooted in Legacy, helping you preserve your stories for the future!  Book your free session today at legendrockmedia.com  Hosted by Jackie Dorothy and Dean King, this is a production of Legend Rock Media in Thermopolis, Wyoming  Support the show Be sure to subscribe to “Pioneers of Outlaw Country” so you don’t miss a single episode of this historic series. Your hosts are Jackie Dorothy and Dean King and you can find us at (20+) Pioneers of Outlaw Country | Facebook We also have a great deal for you! We have used Sonix for all our transcriptions for over five years and believe they are the best in the industry! Give them a try with our referral code and see why we are loyal customers! https://sonix.ai/invite/kldawrg This is a production of Legend Rock Media Productions.

    22 min
  6. The White Devil: Wyoming Ghost Story

    OCT 28

    The White Devil: Wyoming Ghost Story

    Send us a text High in the Rattlesnake Range above Casper, Wyoming, a legend rides the wind. He is a ghostly white stallion known as The White Devil.  In the 1800s, this spectral horse was said to protect his herds of wild mustangs from any cowboy who dared to rope them. Fierce, untamed, and impossible to catch, he became more than a horse. The White Devil was a warning. Even today, locals whisper that the White Devil still roams those rocky hills, a restless spirit of the Wyoming frontier, guarding his herd and haunting anyone who crosses his path. White Devil's story was discovered buried in the Wyoming newspapers from the late 1800s. He refuses to be forgotten!  This episode of Pioneers of Outlaw Country: Wyoming History is brought to you by Rooted in Legacy, helping listeners like you preserve your own family history and wild youth! Book a free session today at www.legendrockmedia.com! Support the show Be sure to subscribe to “Pioneers of Outlaw Country” so you don’t miss a single episode of this historic series. Your hosts are Jackie Dorothy and Dean King and you can find us at (20+) Pioneers of Outlaw Country | Facebook We also have a great deal for you! We have used Sonix for all our transcriptions for over five years and believe they are the best in the industry! Give them a try with our referral code and see why we are loyal customers! https://sonix.ai/invite/kldawrg This is a production of Legend Rock Media Productions.

    12 min
  7. Dead Man’s Trail: Wyoming Ghost Story

    OCT 21

    Dead Man’s Trail: Wyoming Ghost Story

    Send us a text In 1866, danger haunted every mile of the Bozeman Trail. Red Cloud and his Sioux warriors were at war, defending their homeland against broken treaties and encroaching forts.  Soldiers rode under constant threat, their lives hanging by a thread in the lonely stretches between outposts. Into this peril walked Private Dave Duck, carrying an urgent dispatch through hostile country. Yet, when he reached Fort C. F. Smith, the men there met him not with relief but with disbelief. That was because Dave Duck had already been buried. Join us along the Bozeman Trail, where the Red Cloud War rages... and the dead sometimes walk beside the living. This ride down Dead Man’s Trail is brought to you by Rooted in Legacy — helping you capture your own stories before they fade like dust on the Wyoming wind. Learn more at https://legendrockmedia.com.  Support the show Be sure to subscribe to “Pioneers of Outlaw Country” so you don’t miss a single episode of this historic series. Your hosts are Jackie Dorothy and Dean King and you can find us at (20+) Pioneers of Outlaw Country | Facebook We also have a great deal for you! We have used Sonix for all our transcriptions for over five years and believe they are the best in the industry! Give them a try with our referral code and see why we are loyal customers! https://sonix.ai/invite/kldawrg This is a production of Legend Rock Media Productions.

    14 min
  8. The Haunting of Tom Horn: Wyoming Ghost Story

    OCT 14

    The Haunting of Tom Horn: Wyoming Ghost Story

    Send us a text They say justice never rests—but neither does Tom Horn.   After the infamous gunslinger swung from the gallows inside the Laramie County Jail on November 20, 1903, the prisoners left behind began to hear things: the creak of the trapdoor, the sinister sound of running water from the “suicide gallows,” and a calm, steady voice saying, “Are you ready?”   Even after his death, prisoners swore Horn was still there with them, slowly pacing his cell and professing his innocence of murdering a 14-year-old boy. Each night, they could hear him being brought to the gallows as they listened from their own dark cells.    On Pioneers of Outlaw Country, we step inside those cold Cheyenne walls to uncover the haunting of Tom Horn—the outlaw who refused to die quietly. This Wyoming ghost story is brought to you by Rooted in Legacy because even the ghosts of the past have stories worth telling. We help you preserve your stories that matter most—from your family memories to your personal history. Through one-on-one coaching and guided storytelling, we will turn those memories into a legacy that is lasting and unforgettable. Book your free discovery call at LegendRockMedia.com —or follow the link in the show notes. Thank you for stopping by! I am Jackie Dorothy, Wyoming historian and storyteller.  This show was made possible by John Charles Thompson, a young reporter at the 1903 Cheyenne Daily Reader. He was present when Tom Horn was hung inside the jail and then wrote about the haunting of the Laramie County jail after Horn’s death. Thompson has helped preserve Wyoming’s history!  Support the show Be sure to subscribe to “Pioneers of Outlaw Country” so you don’t miss a single episode of this historic series. Your hosts are Jackie Dorothy and Dean King and you can find us at (20+) Pioneers of Outlaw Country | Facebook We also have a great deal for you! We have used Sonix for all our transcriptions for over five years and believe they are the best in the industry! Give them a try with our referral code and see why we are loyal customers! https://sonix.ai/invite/kldawrg This is a production of Legend Rock Media Productions.

    36 min
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Welcome to Pioneers of Outlaw Country: Wyoming History where we dive deep into the rugged, untamed spirit of Wyoming's rich history.  I’m your host, Jackie Dorothy. So pleased to meet you! I am a historian, journalist and memoir coach and you can find me at legendrockmedia.com.  I’m the seventh generation of my family living in Wyoming and currently live near Thermopolis on the Wind River Reservation. My passion is to make history come alive!  Many of these stories have been forgotten and the pioneers are relatively unknown. Join us for a journey back into time that is fun for the entire family and students of any age! This podcast series has been supported by our partners; the Hot Springs County Pioneer Association, the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, a program of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, the Wyoming Humanities, and the Wyoming Office of Transportation. 

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