The Pella Historical Society starts at home. Certainly, Wyatt Earp didn’t play cowboys and Indians growing up in Pella, Iowa. We know because it...
Searching For Wyatt Earp As A Boy
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Art, Guns and Culture
Horseman, Pass By, Again
The long and circuitous road from the Hayloft Bar to Larry McMurtry’ s typewriter and back again. Back in my Honkytonk Days (and Nights!), I played...
Western Roundup: May 2021
21st Annual Living History Days Pinedale, WY, May 11-13: Each day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the American Mountain Men show the day-to-day life of the...
The Tom Jonas Map Quest
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what it took to get a map of the location of Doc Holliday’s Saloon in Las Vegas, New Mexico (“Classic Gunfights,”...
Western Roundup – April 2021
SCOTTSDALE ART AUCTION Scottsdale, AZ, April 10: Over 350 lots of the finest in Western, wildlife and sporting paintings and sculptures will...
Dining in the Desert
After exploring the natural beauty and history of the Southwestern deserts, retreat to a historic oasis in Death Valley for fine dining and renewal....
Quigley’s Sharps – Cinema’s Most Famous Gun?
Among the most recognizable silver screen firearms, this Shiloh rifle has earned “star” status in its own right. John Wayne’s...
Hollywood’s West of the Imagination
Brian Lebel’s 31st Old West Auction hammered out Hollywood history for avid collectors of Western memorabilia. The term “west of the...
“I’m Your Huckleberry” Has a Double Meaning for Old Tucson
Saving the old girl is more than a dream. Everyone wants to save “Hollywood in the Desert”—the Old Tucson Studios that hosted more than 400 films...
Here’s to Hitting the Trail – Again!
Is it my imagination, or can we see some daylight on the horizon from here? Dare I say, some of us are even making plans for hitting the road...
Boring History? Not the Way We Tell It
Western Writers of America pack in to save the day. "At the bottom.” Your heart is going to hit the bottom of your stomach in a second when I tell...
Cowboy Guns for Self Defense?
There’s no reason you can’t use your Old West replica firearm to protect home and family. Replica Old West metallic cartridge firearms are made to...