Sacagawea played a major role in the success of the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United…
The Culture
Mark Twain’s Vittles and Viands Meals by stage, restaurant and campfire.
Once Missouri-born Samuel Clemens headed west in July 1861, he began his lifelong career of penning frontier life accoun…
Keeping Movies Alive The world’s greatest collection of Western posters finds an Arizona home.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was among the first. Dr. Rennard Strickland found the movie poster for the 1962 John Fo…
The Myth and Legend of the West Captured in Art
Artist Thom Ross is well known for his Western works, with efforts ranging from Tombstone to the Little Bighorn and Buff…
A True West How To: Tie a Cowboy Buckaroo Knot Old West fashion expert Larry Bitterman shows us how to tie the knot
Here’s our good friend and Old West fashion expert, Larry Bitterman of The Old Frontier Clothing Company explainin…
Western Events for June 2017
A roundup of events where you can experience the old west! ART SHOWS Windows to the West Estes Park, CO, June 2-4: Showc…
A Woman’s Work is Never Done The famed cowboy artist’s equal treatment of men and women keeps his art in the top spot.
The Plains Indian women’s role in the buffalo hunt was no small thing. “Theirs was harder work than buffalo hunting,” ex…
Mapping Our Way Covering New Mexico’s history, from Spanish Colonial to the Mexican Republic to the territory years.
The smallest is just four inches by five-and-a-half inches, showing the Copernican Universe. The largest is 13 feet by 1…
True Westerner: Lee Anderson, Equine Historian
A retired aerospace engineer living in Waddell, Arizona, Lee Anderson has spent more than 60 years studying equine train…
Western Events for May 2017 Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West!
ADVENTURE Narrow Gauge Day Durango, CO, May 5: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad celebrates continuous opera…