Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this September. Pictured above: Elko County Fair & Horse Races Elko, NV, Aug....
Western Events for September 2018
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Mexican Marvels
The cuisine of Mexican natives living in the frontier West did not appear on menus in most restaurants or hotels. Victorian pioneers considered it...
Pursuing Outlaw Sam Bass
There wasn’t much to Big Springs, Nebraska, in 1877. As Al Sorenson noted in his 1877 book, Hands Up! The History of a Crime, Big Springs was “a...
How Tough was Longhorn Meat?
How tough was Longhorn meat? Brian Hoare Cape Town, South Africa The amazing Texas Longhorn was born lean and mean, and he tasted the same....
The Youngest Prisoner
On July 19, 1904, Claude Hankins snuck up behind George Mosse while he was milking a cow at the Bolles Ranch. Claude put a pistol near George’s...
Did “Big Nose Kate” Carry a Gun?
Did Big Nose Kate carry a gun? Jim Ramsey Portland, Oregon “Kate did not need a gun. Her wit and cunning words were her best weapon (or worst enemy,...
History in Ink
What a difference an autograph makes. Last September, a collector successfully bid $6,500 at Cowan’s Auctions for a photograph from the Eric C....
Why did Cavalrymen Wear their Pistols with the butts Forward?
Why did cavalrymen wear their pistols with the butts forward? Christopher Zimmerman Huachuca City, Arizona When a cavalryman sat in the saddle (or...
The Mother Lode Spirit
Ed Arata’s history with Sutter Creek, California, goes back to the Mother Lode days when gold was plentiful and his grandfather worked at the Knight...
Upping the Ante
The Cow-boy and Earp factions were already at loggerheads in the fall of 1881. A stagecoach robbery took things to another level. On the night of...
What History Has Taught Me: Alden Big Man Jr.
A former cabinet head of Crow Homeland Security for Crow Agency, Montana, Alden Big Man Jr. earned his Ph.D. in the History department at University...
What were the Strongest Indian Tribes of the 19th Century?
What were the strongest Indian tribes of the 19th century? Paul W. Hughes Vacaville, California That’s kind of like trying to pick the greatest...