Brisco County was a genuinely odd Western comedy that ran from 1993-94. It starred Bruce Campbell who was already something of a cult star based on...
The Adventures Of Brisco County, Jr.
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The Great Train Robbery (1903) started it all. Not only was it the first narrative film ever made, but it was a Western and one based on an 1896...
In the Black
Never get into a card game with a guy named Canada Bill. That was a word of caution for folks who traveled the Mississippi in the steamboat era, or...
Who is Glendolene Myrtle Kimmell? She defends Tom Horn’s actions in a 1904 letter to the governor of Wyoming.
Who is Glendolene Myrtle Kimmell? She defends Tom Horn’s actions in a 1904 letter to the governor of Wyoming. John J. Tiffany II Lyme, Connecticut...
What did cowboys do for a living when they were too old for cowboyin’?
What did cowboys do for a living when they were too old for cowboyin’? Mike Franklin Poteet, Texas In the early days, an older puncher might get a...
In his writings, John W. Gilchriese cited entries from a diary he owned that was allegedly kept by Virgil Earp. Does it exist?
In his writings, John W. Gilchriese cited entries from a diary he owned that was allegedly kept by Virgil Earp. Does it exist? Charles F. Price...
What can you tell me about the Tombstone Tigers baseball team?
What can you tell me about the Tombstone Tigers baseball team? Kit Hussey Arlington, Texas The photograph is circa 1887. Our archival label of the...
In Westerns, I’ve heard fighters say, “Pick off the chief with the headdress on, and the rest will go away.” Did this really happen in the West?
In Westerns, I’ve heard fighters say, “Pick off the chief with the headdress on, and the rest will go away.” Did this really happen in the West?...
Bear Valley Records
Bear Valley Records When your mailing address hasn’t changed for 100 years, your throwing game involves dried-up meadow muffins and your childhood...
Help Us Save Old Cowtown and Old Trail Town!
If the politicians have their way, two wonderful living history museums in the country could close very soon. As we go to press, I have received...
Harvey Girls
They’ve been dismissed as “just waitresses,” suggesting they weren’t at all important in the history of the Old West. But that ignores what the...
Terpning Breaks Million-dollar Mark
“Toward the end, Geronimo, with fewer than a hundred fighting men, retarded settlement of a land larger than Germany and France combined. “For...