Visiting the Maynard Dixon cabin is like walking into a Maynard Dixon painting. For the last seven years of his life, Ma…
An Electric Dream Burns Out Preserving Kearney’s boomtown history inside an elegant Victorian home.
Splendiferous. That sums up the opulence of the 1890 G.W. Frank House in Kearney, Nebraska—the showplace of a man who p…
America’s Most Famous Firehouse? The first one built for volunteer firefighters in New Mexico Territory is making waves.
If Las Vegas, New Mexico, isn’t careful, this heritage town is going to end up with the most famous firehouse in America…
Sitting with Wyatt Earp Never-before-seen biographer materials donated to the Tombstone Courthouse.
Dreams of a “fly-on-the-wall” moment in Western history certainly include sitting with Wyatt Earp in the 1920s as he set…
Hot Air & Kind Words The proper burial of “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s press agent, “Arizona John” Burke.
The “Prince of Press Agents,” a spinmeister in a Stetson—he made “Buffalo Bill” Cody a household word around the world. …
An Angel and the Train Man Jana Bommersbach shares her favorite Old West Saviors from her 10-year journey.
Along with True West’s 65th birthday, this column celebrates a landmark too—my 10th anniversary of exploring the people …
Lincoln County’s New History Historical family tales come to light in Billy the Kid country.
“My Aunt Jenny had been taken by the Indians as she was four….” The family bought her back with 500 pounds o…
Arizona’s Most Historic Place? Rancho de la Osa’s 300-year history boasts of Papagos, Pancho Villa and John Wayne.
John Wayne had a favorite room. Margaret Mitchell and Zane Grey came to rejuvenate. President Lyndon Johnson loved the s…
The Scandalous Saddle Women riding aside leads to dangerous (and ridiculous) saddle invention.
As absurd as this may sound, the sidesaddle took hold in the 14th century to protect the virginity of a teenaged princes…
Alberta’s Ghost Train
Some list this story under “Canadian folklore.” Others think it’s scary but fake. Author Barbara Smith, include it…