You might say the nesting instinct drew Lori Huff and her family back to Ten Sleep, Wyoming (population 304), but their journey was also motivated...
Living in a 100-Year-Old Mercantile
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Filming the Oregon Trail
During the 19th century around 400,000 people traveled the Oregon and California Trails seeking new opportunities, land, gold. They traveled with...
Movie Magic Muzzleloaders
In the heat of battle, the buckskin-clad Alamo defender raises his flintlock muzzleloading musket, takes quick aim at the oncoming Mexican soldados...
Keep Up the Fight
You can stand in some spots and feel “the power of the place.” “It’s what you feel when you stand in the ruts left by thousands of covered wagons,”...
Celebrating July Fourth
“The Fourth of July will remind an American of his home wherever he may be or however far he may be separated from it." “Early in the morning we...
Watch Those Splinters!
The old rancher carefully studied the index finger of his left hand where he had sustained a deep splinter four days earlier. He knew that his...
Preservation: Where the Bodies are Buried
Where the Bodies are Buried In 2007, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco was expanding its facility. The foundation of the new...
Popular Poppies
One day after California Poppy Day, on April 7, California’s oldest and largest auction house broke a record for artist Granville Redmond. His oil...
Irate Ira Nails the McClellands!
December 23, 1891 Former Texas Ranger Ira Aten rides into the Texas Panhandle town of Dimmitt. He aims to clear up some unfinished business. That...
Where’s the Beef?
George Motz, author of Hamburger America, and Bobcat Bite are all about red meat. I met up with Motz at the Bobcat Bite in Santa Fe, New Mexico....
Sam Houston: Standing Firm (Children’s Book)
Ages 5-7: This story is a simple account of the many accomplishments of Sam Houston (1793-1863). From a rural childhood in Tennessee, he went on to...
Collecting Geronimo
“I sold my photographs for twenty-five cents, and was allowed to keep ten cents of this for myself. “I also wrote my name for ten, fifteen, or...