Our wonderful historian, columnist, and friend, Jana Bommersbach, who wrote our Old West Saviors column has died at age 78 after battling a long...
A Sad Farewell to Jana Bommersbach
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What History Has Taught Me with Rob Word
Rob Word, Western Filmmaker and Historian As one of the founding fathers and producer of the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s prestigious Golden...
Shooting Back
Jana Bommersbach Has Passed While we were finishing this issue we got word that our beloved columnist, author and friend, Jana Bommersbach passed...
Truth Be Known
“Every family needs that one unstable person who has no fear and is willing to go to war with whoever messes with their tribe.” “What a man knows...
Silver State Miners
President Abraham Lincoln made Nevada a territory in the fall of 1861 to protect its rich silver and gold mines from the Confederacy. Fast-tracked...
What History Has Taught Me: Melody Groves
Melody Groves, Author and Historian Melody Groves deeply loves the Southwest. As a native New Mexican, she explores ghost towns, rides horses and...
Shooting Back
A Salute to Apache Scouts Thanks for publishing Lynda A. Sánchez’s eye-opening article on Apache scouts, “The Last Hurrah,” in the May/June 2024...
Working on the Railroad
James J. Hill’s Great Northern Railway from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, was completed on January 6, 1898, although...
Classic Westerns Playing all Summer Long
It’s showtime at Western Spirit! True West magazine has joined forces this summer to screen 25 classic Westerns at Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s...
The Los Angeles Breakfast Club is an educational club and community organization founded in 1925. Henry Parke will be giving a presentation at the...
Landscapes, Legends and Lore in Southwest Montana Sponsored by Southwest Montana
Visit the website at SouthwestMT.com A visit to Southwest Montana is more than just a trip—it’s a chance to explore the state’s robust...
What History Has Taught Me with Terrence Moore
Terrence Moore, Photographer “I was raised in my early years in Duluth, Minnesota, and at the time loved the cold weather and especially the snow....