Photographer William Henry Jackson and artist Thomas Moran joined the 1871 Hayden Survey to Yellowstone and changed the world with their artwork.
The Artists Who Inspired a National Park
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Stuart Rosebrook
An Artist with a Lens —and Eye— for History
Frank A. Rinehart’s American Indian portraits from the Omaha World’s Fair of 1898 are timeless.
Wear It Like a Western Star!
Tack up with one of these great companies and live large like one of your cowboy-movie heroes.
Punch Your Ticket West!
Western heritage railways and railroad museums are open and ready for passengers.
Failure is Impossible
Chris Enss’s take on woman suffrage in the West in “No Place for a Woman”; a new Spillane-Collins noir Western; the Civil War out West; and women on the range.
The Wild, Wild West
Now, more than ever, it’s time to rediscover your favorite Westerns and enjoy recent productions that keep the Old West alive in film and television.
A Fistful of Ladies
Women may love Westerns, but only a handful have directed one.
Homesteaders, Heroines and Hell-Raisers
It was a century ago that American women were granted suffrage, but they had been proving their equality in the settlement of the West long before.
The West Awaits!
Plan now to discover the heart and heritage of the Old West on four road trips to take when the travel restrictions are lifted.
The Real Texas Rangers
Armed And Dangerous
Eat! Drink! Sleep!
Western historic hotels and saloons offer guests a chance to experience the Old West with all the conveniences of the modern day.
Kit Carson’s War And Peace
Doug Hocking’s latest Southwestern history Terror on the Santa Fe Trail, plus new histories on the Spanish and Mexican Southwest, the Lakota people and a Western tale of Old Arizona.