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Research Buffalo Bill at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Buffalo Bill on horseback, ca. 1907. P.69.1231.1

Buffalo Bill on horseback, in Wild West dress, ca. 1907. Bequest in memory of the Houx and Newell families. P.69.1231.1

William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody Research

For more information and research available on William F. Cody, please see any of the links listed below. The McCracken Research Library here at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center is open Monday through Friday by appointment, and has a great deal of research material available.

The International Cody Family Association specializes in Cody family history and maintains an extensive list of descendents of Philip and Martha Cody who arrived in Massachusetts in 1698. If you are interested in exploring the possibility of your family’s connection to Buffalo Bill, please contact them.

Biographies

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Music

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Biographies: Buffalo Bill

The life of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody had many facets. Learn more in the biography of our namesake.

Buffalo Bill's Boyhood Home

The "boyhood home" of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody now has a home in our Cashman Greever garden.