Locations of the offices and jails in Tombstone before the completion of the county court house and city hall in 1882 are difficult to pin...
Wyatt Earp in Hollywood Digging us some truth.
Wyatt Earp in Hollywood What do you want to know? Did Wyatt Earp actually hob-knob with western stars? Did he in fact meet John Wayne? How...
Destined to Fail Buffalo Soldiers couldn’t keep the peace in the Johnson County War
In the summer of 1892, the federal government sent Buffalo Soldiers to serve as a buffer between the two sides in Wyoming’s Johnson County...
A Road to the National Parks A Black soldier served an important role in the development of America’s parks
Charles Young had a distinguished career of service to his country. Born in 1864, in 1889 he became the third Black to graduate from West Point. A...
Call in the Buffalo Soldiers! Black troopers became teachers at West Point
In the early 1900s, the U.S. Army had a problem. Most of its West Point cadets lacked the experience and discipline to develop riding skills....
The Lone Ranger, Tonto and Kemosabe
Many folks have speculated over what Tonto meant when said “Kemosabe” when addressing the masked man in the Lone Ranger comic books and on...
James Flynn, Tombstone Peace Officer
Shortly after the fatal shooting of Tombstone Town Marshal, Fred White by Curly Bill Brocius on October 30th, 1880, Virgil Earp was appointed...
Guns of the Gunfighters at OK Corral
Are the guns used by the participants at the Gunfight Near the OK Corral in Museums or in the hands of private collectors? There have been many guns...
Resisting Arrest Nicholas Aragon proved deadly to two Lincoln County lawmen.
Lincoln County (NM) lawmen had no idea what they were getting themselves into when they chased after rustler Nicholas Aragon in the fall of 1894. He...
Just Around the Corner An Oklahoma saloon served up liquor and death.
The Corner Saloon was located just outside of Ada, Oklahoma in the 1890s. Owned by Joe Allen and Jesse West, it was a bad place. There were claims...
A Rare Find Researchers discover a document related to Pat Garrett’s death.
Four years ago, in 2017, Dona Ana County (NM) researchers found a remarkable document in a box of old records. It was a coroner’s jury report from...
The Tombstone Rangers Ride Again
In April 1883, almost two years after the Tombstone Rangers hapless trek into Apacheria, the citizens, goaded by the local press again...