Candy Moulton
Candy Moulton has written 17 Western history books; co-edited a collection of short fiction and a two-volume encyclopedia; and written and produced several documentary films. She has four Spur Awards, plus many other awards from historical societies, museum associations, and press associations.
During her career of more than 50 years she has edited a weekly newspaper, two magazines, and is a past executive director of Western Writers of America.
Her passions are history, travel, and writing…all of which will be subjects for future articles for Cowboy State Daily
Candy's roots are deep in the Encampment area where she was reared on a ranch. She still lives in that same neighborhood with her husband Steve.
Latest from Candy Moulton
Candy Moulton: Dick Perue -- 73 Years Of Pumping The Press
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "The number of historical talks and treks Dick Perue has given and led is not known but imagine 70 years of involvement with museums throughout Carbon County and you get an idea of his contributions to Wyoming history.”
Candy MoultonSeptember 10, 2024
Candy Moulton: Thursday Is The Only Time We Can Tell The Postal Service What We Think
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "“When your local postal manager tells you not to send a letter by certified mail because it will likely get lost in the system, you know the mail delivery in our area just plain stinks. Let’s pack a Zoom meeting this Thursday because the USPS needs to hear what the rural West thinks."
Candy MoultonSeptember 03, 2024
Candy Moulton: Miriam Baggott -- An Englishwoman Paves The Way For Homesteaders
Columnist Candy Moulton writes: “Miriam Baggott and her young daughter often fled their home and hid in the willows when they had reports of Indians roaming in the area. Other times Miriam hung quilts over the cabin windows so their lantern light would not be seen from a distance.”
Candy MoultonAugust 27, 2024
Candy Moulton: Menor’s Ferry – This Time Of Year Huckleberries Were The Toll To Cross The Snake River
Candy Moulton writes: “During the wild berry season in late summer, Bill Menor charged ‘huckleberry rates’ to local people wanting to cross the Snake River in Jackson Hole on his ferry. A bucket of berries was good for a one-way ride over the river.”
Candy MoultonAugust 20, 2024
Candy Moulton: Filming the West – Diverse Wyoming Stories
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, " In 15 years of conflict in Iraq, the United States had 4,541 fatalities. In 2016 alone, there were 5,712 Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women cases reported in the United States. Yet many people have no idea there was even one such case."
Candy MoultonAugust 06, 2024
Candy Moulton: Bill Markley -- Telling Both Sides of the Story
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Author Bill Markley likes Butch Cassidy the best of all the outlaws he has researched. 'He always tried to not get anybody killed during the robberies he participated in,' he said."
Candy MoultonJuly 30, 2024
Candy Moulton: Owen Wister in Wyoming
Cowboy State Daily columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Western novelist Owen Wister, who became famous for The Virginian, was a 'dude' in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, long before he wrote his classic novel."
Candy MoultonJuly 23, 2024
Candy Moulton: Bordeaux, Wyoming, Has Its Roots In The Fur Trade
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Anyone who has driven I-25 north out of Cheyenne knows that one of the windiest places on the highway is at Bordeaux. But you may not know why it has that name."
Candy MoultonJuly 09, 2024
Candy Moulton: Hitching Horsehair -- A Western Prison Legacy
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "When Erika Rogers demonstrates how to do horsehair hitching at the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie on Friday, she will be practicing an art perfected by prisoners who were once incarcerated at the facility."
Candy MoultonJuly 02, 2024
Candy Moulton: The Custer Expedition – 150 Years Later
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "To recognize the 150th Anniversary of Custer’s Black Hills Expedition the Custer County Historical Association will host a special event. This is a rare opportunity to walk on the private land where the Custer camp was situated."
Candy MoultonJune 25, 2024
Candy Moulton: From Encampment To Russia To Cuba
Candy Moulton writes, "I asked Nikita Khrushchev's son: 'At the time of the October 1962 events, the Cuban Missile Crisis, which side won the standoff?' 'My father did,' Sergio Khrushchev answered without hesitation."
Candy MoultonJune 18, 2024
Candy Moulton: Ol Max and The Rounders
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "You may know the story of The Rounders because you have seen the film starring Henry Fonda and Glenn Ford. But you may have never read the novel that inspired the film — and changed Max Evans' life."
Candy MoultonJune 11, 2024
Candy Moulton: Give Me A Homestead
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Homesteading was not for the faint at heart as Elenore and her young daughter Jerrine found out. They left for the small Wyoming community of Burntfork in response to an ad placed in early 1909..."
Candy MoultonJune 05, 2024
Candy Moulton: The Big Boy is Headed Out
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "On June 30, Big Boy No. 4014, the largest operating steam engine in the world, will roll out of Cheyenne headed west with the first stop in Laramie that same day. Wamsutter and Green River are next and then off to Utah, Nevada, and California."
Candy MoultonMay 28, 2024
Candy Moulton: Let’s Preserve Wyoming
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "This is Historic Preservation Month in Wyoming. It took 15 years to put my grandmother's cabin back together and restore it. Now it is sturdy and strong once again. A place for family gatherings and making memories."
Candy MoultonMay 22, 2024
Candy Moulton: Advice For The Graduates
Columnist Candy Moulton recalls when she gave the commencement speech to Encampment High School: "My son admonished me, 'Don’t talk about the Oregon Trail.' 'Why not?' I asked him. 'Because it’s 2,000 miles long and boring.'"
Candy MoultonMay 14, 2024
Candy Moulton: Wyoming Writers – “I Found My Tribe”
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Wyoming's literary landscape is unbelievably rich. It has characters known worldwide like Game Warden Joe Pickett (the creative son of C. J. Box) and Sheriff Walt Longmire, who was given life by Craig Johnson."
Candy MoultonMay 07, 2024
Candy Moulton: Reading the West – "A Sometimes Paradise"
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "I recently read of 'A Sometimes Paradise' by Mark Miller. This is a gritty, poignant account of ranching in Carbon County that reflects the impact Miller’s family had on the land – and how the land itself shaped his life."
Candy MoultonApril 30, 2024
Candy Moulton: Healing Hearts One Wagon Train at a Time
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Shawn Herring was 31 years old, a young father, cowboy to the core, when he came into the airborne particles of hantavirus – a deadly respiratory illness. Despite his youth, the virus quickly overtook his body and he died shortly after contracting it."
Candy MoultonApril 23, 2024
Candy Moulton: New Trails and New Stories
New Cowboy State Daily columnist Candy Moulton writes, "These days writing is both my work and my hobby. I tried retiring a couple of times and it didn’t take. So here I am, off on a new trail and a new adventure. I hope you’ll join me as we explore Wyoming and the American West."
Candy MoultonApril 16, 2024