Is Abraham Lincoln, born in a log cabin on the Western frontier, the Father of the West? Our nation celebrated 150 years ago—on April 9,...

The surest way to riches during the California Gold Rush was not to work your tail off diggin’ in the dirt; it was “mining the miners.” Find...

If you read Unbreakable Dolls: True Stories of Courageous Women Who Helped Settle Northern Arizona you will learn that Arizona's capital city has...

When those old gunfighters are sittin’ around up there in Valhalla discussing who was the best of em all the name Bass Reeves is sure to be among...

Seneca Indian Ely S. Parker was born Hasanoanda, which means “Leading Name,” in 1828 as his parents William and Elizabeth Parker attempted to return...

December 20, 1873.  The Horrell brothers wanted revenge for the killing of their brother Ben.  So they and some 20 others attacked a Mexican wedding...

Thanks to a childhood accident Andy Devine’s voice was best described as a “dual-tone wheeze.”  Later, when asked if he had nodes on his vocal cords...

When vigilantes lynched Ella Watson and James Averell on July 20, 1889, in Wyoming Territory, they excused themselves by renaming her “Cattle Kate”...

Willis Newton thought robbing a train would be easier than picking cotton.  So he and a pal called Red stuck up the Southern Pacific just outside...

With Valentine's day. It's a little spooky how this one date has played such an important role in Arizona's history. It was Feb. 14, 1862 when the...

At first, I think I’ve made a wrong turn somewhere, because this doesn’t feel like the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. It’s more...

The cousin of John Wesley Hardin and brother-in-law of assassin Jim Miller was involved in an El Paso-based organized crime ring.  Down on his luck,...