July is the busiest month for Yellowstone National Park, where vacationers find a cool respite from the sizzling heat. T…
The Heart of Willcox The Rex Allen Museum keeps the memory of an Arizona favorite son alive for fans around the world.
Rex Allen said his heart would always belong to his hometown of Willcox, Arizona, and he wasn’t kidding. A replica of a …
Omaha is Still “All Aboard” Dressing up Union Station is just the ticket.
The first piece of track. The very first spike. It all began here, in Omaha, Nebraska. That’s where the Union Pacific b…
A Noose and a Scoop Placerville, California’s, historic 1856 Hangman’s Tree building has a sweet future.
A hanging tree. A blacksmith’s shop. A gold field. A Studebaker. An ice cream saloon. This story was almost lost forever…
Lost and Found in American History Nebraska had long searched for this piece of its heritage.
For 184 years, it was lost. Then they found a metal military button—eventually, they’d find 39. Then glass trading bead…
Raised from the Dead One historian knows how to give ghost towns a new life.
Looting, wildfires, pollution, vandalism, time, the elements—Western ghost towns have lots of enemies. Thankfully, they…
Tejano History Under One Roof A half-century effort to save San Antonio’s Casa Navarro earns nationwide appreciation.
The entire history of early Texas—from a Spanish viceroyalty, to ownership by Mexico, to the Republic of Texas to stateh…
Return to Fort Apache A new life at a frontier fort once despised by Apaches.
One could argue there is enough negative about the history of Fort Apache that people might not want to come,” Karl Hoer…
The Mother Lode Spirit Saving Sutter Creek’s 1873 foundry requires small-town grit and gumption.
Ed Arata’s history with Sutter Creek, California, goes back to the Mother Lode days when gold was plentiful and his gran…
America’s Cowboys Get Their Due An iconic saddler’s shop houses a heritage Nevada museum that honors the first cowboys.
First, thanks go to the Franciscan priests who established 21 missions along the California coast starting in 1769, brin…