On March 23, 2019, the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana, held its annual live auction as the capstone to thre…
The Culture
A Collector Like No Other Historian Doug McChristian’s collection finds a home at Fort Concho.
Of course, he’d become one of the frontier’s most ardent historians and collectors because history called early to Doug …
The Old Pueblo’s Historic Cuisine Travel to Tucson, Arizona, and discover the region’s traditional Mexican and ranch specialties.
When pioneers settled Tucson, Arizona, in the 1800s many ate in hotels, boardinghouses or restaurants that reflected the…
Guns That Won the West Recent firearms auctions proved profitable for sellers and buyers alike.
The old saw about guns that “won the West” may be overstated, yet undoubtedly, armament did play a major role in frontie…
Cowan’s Auction The respected name gets a new twist.
Regular viewers of PBS readily recognize Wes Cowan from Antiques Road Show and History Detectives. Back in the late 1970…
Shaken, Stirred and Strong Old West mixologists had many names and many jobs, but their legacy remains the legendary cocktail.
Mixologists, or bartenders, of the time were often skilled and jokingly referred to as pharmacists or chemists with a “m…
Rattlesnakes It’s the time of year when rattlesnakes are coming out of their dens after a long winter siesta.
It’s the time of year when rattlesnakes are coming out of their dens after a long winter siesta. This time of the year t…
The Western Auction of the Year The Robert G. McCubbin Collection goes under the gavel in the most anticipated Old West collector’s event since the sale of the Billy the Kid tintype.
Would Billy the Kid’s blade pass the million-dollar mark? In True West’s January 2019 issue the long-awaited Brian Lebel…
Good Things to Eat Wolferman’s is still delighting customers’ taste buds 130 years later.
When Frederick Wolferman launched his Kansas City, Missouri, grocery store in the 1880s, he likely didn’t imagine it wou…
Western Events for February 2019 Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this February.
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this February. Adventure Cripple Creek Ice Festival Crip…