The Wyoming National Guard Historical Society (WYNGHS) was one of seven nonprofit organizations throughout Wyoming to receive significant grants from Wyoming Humanities in January 2024.

Wyoming Crossroads Grants are part of an initiative to apply humanities perspectives locally, helping to realize growth through change. Since the program’s inception, Wyoming Humanities has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars through these grants. This grant cycle totaling $59,00 was designed to support public humanities projects related to either programming or publications.

The WYNGHS was awarded $10,000 toward publishing “Telling Our Story”: Wyoming National Guard History Book Project, 1870–2020.

A panel of humanities experts, including members of the organization’s board of directors, reviewed the applications. This multifaceted statewide campaign aims to dig deeper into the themes of  Wyoming’s identity, sense of community, connection to the land, persistence and ability to manage change.