The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. The museum was founded in 1978. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to interpreting, conserving and exhibiting the history and material culture of Cheyenne, Cheyenne Frontier Days, the State of Wyoming and the American West. The museum features the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame. Permanent exhibits include Western horse-drawn carriages and wagons, the history and memorabilia of Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo celebration, local history of Cheyenne, pioneer artifacts and clothing, and Western and folk art. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is home to the "World’s Largest Outdoor Rodeo and Western Celebration" with its permanent exhibit on the history of Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Clayton Danks, the winner of three CFD competitions prior to 1910, is the model cowboy on the horse Steamboat on the Wyoming trademark, the Bucking Horse and Rider. The saddle which Danks won in CFD competition in 1907 was donated by his surviving family members to the museum in September 2013.
Shirley E. Flynn, director of the museum from 1987 to 1991, penned the history of the Frontier Days celebration in her 1996 book Let's Go! Let's Show! Let's Rodeo! The History of Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame inducts individuals, livestock, and organizations who helped and continue to maintain the rodeo widely known as "The Daddy of 'em All." Everyone voted into the hall of fame "represents the competitive and cooperative spirit that has remained the hallmark of Cheyenne Frontier Days since 1897."
Hall of Fame Inductees
Class of 2020
Scott Binning
Monte Blue
Del Peterson
Kristie Peterson
The Schrader Family
Tom Watson
French Flash “Bozo” Hawk
Class of 2019
Terry “Buffie” Bottorff
Valerie Cegelski-McLeod
Billy Etbauer
Painted Valley
Bud Racicky
Bob Weaver
WHEELS
Class of 2018
Trevor Brazile
David Johansen
Jim Lynch
David “Sammy” McInerney
O.D. “Jack” Mueller
J.D. Yates
Class of 2017
Darrell Barron
Ote Berry
Helen Bowen
Jerry Carter
Rod Hottle
James “Jim” Johnson
Class of 2016
Teresa Jordan
Ann King
Jim Mueller
Duane “Bubba” Roedocker
Billy Ward
Cynthia Lummis
Class of 2015
Spiro “Sam” Contos
W.E. Dinneen Family
Reva Gray
Kay Jessen
Ty Murray
Bob Romer
Dr. Norman Swanson
Class of 2014
Dr. Frank Barrett
CFD Western Art Show Committee 1981-2013
Elizabeth “Liz” Escobedo
Harrison Halligan
Ken McCann
Hank Thompson
Class of 2013
Albert “Whitey” Christensen
Tucker Fagan
Vianna Gurney
Dick Sherman
Jeremy Sparks
Earl Vandehei Family
The HEELS of Cheyenne Frontier Days
Class of 2012
Kiwanis Club of Cheyenne
Marvin Leff
Romeo Entertainment Group
James A. Storey Jr. Randy Wagner William McKinley Wilkinson D.R. Whitaker Ranch Families