We salute those who think outside that glass display case. Remember back in those golden days when your folks would force you inside that same old mothball-smelling museum every summer vacation? Really, how many times can you see that Colt .45 that once belonged to Billy the Kid that was given to Sitting Bull by Wild Bill Hickok? Thank goodness for today’s curators, who believe not only in provenance but also in making history relevant. Exhibits are constantly changing, giving the best muse

September 2012
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- Buffalo Tracks
- John Wilder
- Sam Sixkiller
- Butch Cassidy, My Uncle
- County Fair Fixin’s
- Feud-Mania
- Hardin Goes to Blazes
- Colt’s Equalizers
- The Hand Saw Man
- September 2012 Events
- Tom Cruise’s Magnificent Seven
- The Chinatown War
- A Swarthout-Based Western
- A Black Cowboy Opera
- The April 2012 issue shows a photo of Fort Garland. What is that long tower?
- Up the Winds and Over the Tetons
- What is a “dogie,” and how did the term come about?
- Natalie Portman’s New Western
- During stagecoach holdups, did outlaws catch the coach on a dead run, while shooting the armed guard, driver and passengers?
- What do you know about a southern Arizona rancher named Pete Kitchen?
- How were stagecoach teams selected?
- Gary Zaboly
- Bully Country
- Shoot-out at Hanska Slough
- Dawn Rider
- Jeremiah Johnson
- Django Unchained Preview
- Annie Get Your Guns
- A Tribute to Paul Bond
- Top 10 Western Museums of 2012
- Splitting Hairs
- 10 for 10: Oklahoma City, OK
- Northfield Revelations
- When the Rich Went West
- The Great Northfield Raid Revisited