Longtime WHA member Dr. Jeremy Johnston, the Hal and Naoma Tate Endowed Curator of the Buffalo Bill Museum and the Ernest J. Goppert Editor of the Papers of William F Cody, died in June 2024. A public obituary for Dr. Johnston is available on the Larkin Mortuary website. 

You can also read Lorena Chambers' letter of nomination for Dr. Johnston for the 2023 Gordon Bakken Award of Merit.

Dr. Johnston made several contributions to the field of western history and the WHA over the last several decades. He presented his work at conferences, served as chair and commentator of sessions, and lent much of his time to support and expand the WHA's commitment to Public History. In 2023 he was the recipient of the WHA Gordon Bakken Award of Merit. The WHA is a stronger organization because of Jeremy's energy and enthusiasm, and I am fortunate that I was able to work with him.