Many have heard the story of the eccentric millionaire of the Victorian Era who spent the last 38 years of her life building, always building, a mansion in San Jose, California. Some have visited the Winchester Mystery House, which offers regular tours and has become a tourist attraction. Some call it “the house built by the spirits.”
It could also be called, “The house to repay a debt.” Or “The house for eternal life.”
The builder was Sarah Winchester, who started the project

July 2016
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- John P. Langellier
- The Trapper’s Clothing
- The Fall Creek Massacre
- Deaf Smith and the Grass Fight
- Wells Fargo Agent Relieved of Cash And His Prize Pistols
- Ross Almost Got the Boot
- Targeting Equality
- General Order No. 11
- Charlie Parkhurst
- Hi Jolly
- Redford’s Summer Surprise
- Custer’s Cheyenne Lover
- The Peacemaker
- Killin’ Jim Miller
- Colt-Walker Revolver
- Shot on the Fourth of July
- Canton Redeemed?
- Showboat Doc
- Tall Paul
- Ambush at Bloody Run
- Prescott’s Big Fire
- Mining Your Own Business
- How accurate was 1999’s You Know My Name, about Bill Tilghman?
- Eclectic Cast of Characters
- Lash LaRue
- A Crafty Attorney
- Clifton’s Hardrock Jail
- Always Memorable June
- Imagine No Cowboys
- Trails to Independence
- Frank Eaton “Pistol Pete”
- The Winchester Haunting
- A Sobering Arizona Fact
- The Cowboy Artist Star
- Climax Jim Rides Again
- Gunfight Behind the OK Corral
- Hume: Master Detective
- Yuma’s History Comes Home
- Whippin’ Pistols
- Knowing What Was Important
- Could pioneers identify a person by the horse he was riding?
- Fame is Fleeting
- Custer’s Composer
- An Imaginative Little “Recipe”
- Western Events for June 2016