The time: November 1918 to January 1919 during the Spanish influenza pandemic. The place: Great Falls, Montana. The artist: Charles M. Russell. The...
Following the Tracks of the Kansas Pacific
Discover the beauty and history of the plains from Kansas City, Missouri, to Denver, Colorado.
Western Art Museums of the Year
The great conveyors of culture in our local communities remain hopeful for their reopening.
Zebulon Pike’s Life on the Mississippi
Follow his trail from St. Louis, Missouri, to Walker, Minnesota
The Real Lonesome Dove
Thirty-five years after Larry McMurtry’s visionary novel was published, it still inspires our love of Old West History.
North to the Gold Country
Follow the 1898 Klondike and Alaska miners’ overland route from Sacramento to Seattle.
Birth of an Outlaw Hero
Jesse James in Pop Culture 1875-1903
Western Movies Special: Rebel Raider to Rebel Hero
How Jesse James became one of Hollywood’s favorite outlaws.
Across the Old Southwest
Trailing the life and career of black lawman Bass Reeves across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Jesse James and the Road to Gallatin
The early outlaw years of Missouri’s legendary outlaw trail can be discovered on a road trip across the Show-Me state.
Abilene’s Man with a Star
Explore the Great Plains from Wyoming to Kansas and discover the truth behind the stories of legendary Western lawman “Bear River” Tom Smith.
Following Arkansas’ Trail of True Grit
Two centuries of Old West Heritage awaits discovery across the Natural State.