True Western Towns to Watch Bishop, California This charming little town in the eastern Sierras is renowned for its annual Mule Days Celebration, in which more than 700 mules compete in over 180 events. Folks there are working to build an American Mule Museum to honor the sturdy beasts that played such an important role in building the Old West. Calgary, Alberta, Canada Way back in 1912, Calgary held a little “Frontier Days and Cowboy Championship Contest.” It went over so well they dec
February 2014
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- February 2014 Events
- Rough Drafts 2/14
- A Courageous Standoff
- Mary Jane Colter
- The Fountain Murders
- Did Custer Die in This Coat?
- On the High Plains Trail of Hall of Fame Western Writers
- Top 10 True Western Towns of 2014
- Who Has Buffalo Bill’s Medal?
- The Dedicated Women Behind the Earp Men
- The Assassination of Pat Garrett
- What clothing was issued to the cavalry troops in the Old West?
- Kelo Henderson
- Ford, Faith and Poetry
- The Celluloid Kid
- The Black West: Real and Imagined
- Love in the West
- American Hero Rediscovered
- Did anyone ever try to rob a riverboat?
- What is the origin of the shot glass?
- What can you tell me about Billy the Kid’s brother?
- What were water troughs made of?
- Were knives more expensive than firearms in the Old West?
- Jay Dusard’s Favorite Reads
- Talking Dutch
- Hamming it Up
- One Killer Burger
- The West’s Most Western Town