Who was Indian fighter Clay Beauford? Tom ToddShow Low, Arizona First, Clay Beauford was born Welford C. Bridwell in Maryland in 1846, but he...

November 2012 Events
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. Animal Adoptions Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions Richmond, VA, November 2-4: Wild...
Preece’s Bad Guy Westsern
Michael Preece, who worked as a script supervisor in The Getaway and Breakheart Pass, and who directed many episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger, is set...

Maverick: The Complete First Season
A thinking man’s TV series, Maverick ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962. Brothers Bret and Bart Maverick aspired to live by their wits whenever they...

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
In the winter of 1862, robber Moroni Clawson tried to escape capture and ended up shot dead by a Salt Lake police officer. When Clawson’s grave was...

Good for Nothing
Inge Rademeyer and Mike Wallis are a team and a couple; together they wrote and produced a completely original, extremely entertaining Western...

10 for 10: Dodge City, KS
1. The Boot Hill Museum provides hours of Old West history and should offer something new with every visit, as exhibits constantly rotate through...

The West Out East
For all of you poor suckers not fortunate to live west of Independence, Missouri, or who find yourself in the crowded, humid East, fear not. You can...

Thanksgiving on the Frontier
“This is Thanksgiving, which is celebrated by us by partaking of a dinner of wild ducks roasted, stewed quails, mince pie and a very fine watermelon...

Dreamin’ of Being a Cowboy
We all need heroes. We need champions whose deeds and accomplishments thrill, inspire and teach. For much of the 20th century, the cowboy was the...

Wild Bill Says “Muzzle Up”
During the Percussion Era of the mid-19th century, savvy six-gunners like James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok understood the problems inherent with open...

Jerry Crandall
Jerry Crandall feels personally obligated to portray the authentic Old West in his art. “I’d much rather have my style of art criticized than have...