Bringing History Alive Awards are already piling up. I get to write about winners. Risk-takers. Visionaries. Bullheaded folks who have...

Bringing History Alive Awards are already piling up. I get to write about winners. Risk-takers. Visionaries. Bullheaded folks who have...
Old West Classics Remain Popular Timeless frontier six-guns, rifles and scatterguns lead the list for this year’s top guns. While the...
Oysters and Champagne Ring in the New Year The tradition has been enjoyed across the West for more than 150 years. German immigrant Jacob Schram...
It’s Not Just the Money; It’s the Story Auction houses and Western collectors enjoyed a banner year of selling and buying art, collectibles and...
Riding - and Writing - for the Brand! Phil Spangenberger If you have ever spoken to Phil Spangenberger about the Old West, historical firearms,...
Funny what a hunch can produce. I didn’t see any ads or notices about the event in Tombstone. I just knew I had to be there, in the corral, for the...
Sweet treats were greatly anticipated and appreciated at Christmastime on the American frontier. Allie Earp recalled how much her husband, Virgil,...
Prescott Parade & Courthouse Lighting Prescott, AZ, December 4: Festive and fun for the entire family, the parade begins at 1 p.m., and the...
Highlights from The Russell Auction in Great Falls, Montana. As might be expected, the strongest sellers at the Russell Auction, held at the C.M....
His personal belongings tell a lot about the big man. The wooden crate is 8-by-8-by-8 feet. Inside the oversized box are bag after bag of unopened...
It has become somewhat of a tradition at True West magazine to do a mountain man on the December cover. In the past two decades we have run at least...
Elderberries were popular on the frontier and were used in multiple ways. Both the snowy white flowers and deep dark berries were made into...