Jack Langrishe was an actor and comedian in the Old West. He set up a theater in Deadwood, DT which also served as a church and hosted the trial of...
All the World’s a Stage
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History of Jeans
Jeans were America’s first working clothes, then symbols of disobedience only to become fashion items. Their history is long and colorful. The...
What Goes Around, Comes Around
Robert Martin led a double life. In Arizona and New Mexico territories, he was known as an honest and important rancher. In Mexico, he (and pal...
A Noose and a Scoop
A hanging tree. A blacksmith’s shop. A gold field. A Studebaker. An ice cream saloon. This story was almost lost forever. It would have been if the...
The Oatman Party was near Arizona’s Painted Rock Petroglyph Site when they were Massacred in 1851. Could that have been a Factor in the Attack?
The Oatman party was near Arizona’s Painted Rock Petroglyph site when they were massacred in 1851. Could that have been a factor in the attack? Al...
Too Tough to Die!
We get a kick out of those who talk about the Western myth. What myth? The frontier was as real as a sawed-off shotgun and wilder than anyone could...
Riding Shotgun Across the West
In 2019, 170 years after the commencement of the Gold Rush, Wells Fargo remains an icon of growth and development of the American West. Established...
Belt Loops
There seems to be some confusion as to when belt loops first came into use. The hot summer of 1893 drove men to give up their braces and opt for...
What History Has Taught Me: John Farkis
John Farkis was born in Allen Park, Michigan, downriver from Detroit. After earning a business degree at Eastern Michigan University in 1972, he...
A Strange Choice
George Bravin became a Cochise County (AZ) lawman in 1894, when he was 36. He quickly garnered respect—although his choice of deputies was a bit...
Leo the African Lion’s Arizona Adventure – Part 1: The Take Off
In September, 1927 MGM Studios decided to send their new mascot, a 350-lb. African Lion on a goodwill trip by airplane to New York City. They hired...
Were any Handwriting Comparisons made Between the Notes and Known Samples of Horn’s Handwriting?
Tom Horn left threatening notes on the doors of alleged rustlers in the Montana/Wyoming region. Were any handwriting comparisons made between the...