March 18, 1882 It’s Saturday night and Morgan Earp wants to go out. A one-night showing of the play Stolen Kisses is being staged at the Turnverein...
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In the Old West, was there ever a female peace officer?
In the Old West, was there ever a female peace officer? Debra Via the Internet The article “Frontier Women at Arms” in the July 2005 issue of True...
Can you tell me why stagecoaches are always painted red with yellow wheels and frames in the movies and on TV shows?
Can you tell me why stagecoaches are always painted red with yellow wheels and frames in the movies and on TV shows? Steven Crosby Via the Internet...
Who was the soldier known to the Indians as Bad Hand?
Who was the soldier known to the Indians as Bad Hand? Davis Wenzler Decatur, Alabama That would be Col. Ranald Mackenzie. Born to a military family,...
The Mysterious Death of John Ringo
July 2-14 1882 John Ringo has decided to move to Tombstone, Arizona (he has been living in San Simon and Galeyville). He arrives in town and...
Death Rides a White-Faced Horse
May 19, 1881 Curly Bill Brocius is holding court in Galeyville, Arizona, with his cow-boy cohorts. Jim Wallace, a veteran of the Lincoln County War,...
Death Rides a White Horse
Curly Bill Brocius is holding court in Galeyville, Arizona, with his cow-boy cohorts. Jim Wallace, a veteran of the Lincoln County War, rides up on...
Why do almost all the Old West characters wear handkerchiefs around their necks in TV shows and movies?
Why do almost all the Old West characters wear handkerchiefs around their necks in TV shows and movies? Laurie S. Dell Brunswick, Maine The...
Lists of Plains Indian property captured by the army in the 1860-70s often mention “crowbars.” Why would the Plains Indians, who I thought travelled light, have crowbars?
Lists of Plains Indian property captured by the army in the 1860-70s often mention “crowbars.” Why would the Plains Indians, who I thought travelled...
In my senior year of high school, I wrote a paper on outlaws and gunmen. One was shot in the back by a Frenchman. Do you know who it was?
In my senior year of high school, I wrote a paper on outlaws and gunmen. One was shot in the back by a Frenchman. Do you know who it was? Eugene...
Where can I find the graves of Johnny Ringo, Big Nose Kate, Mattie Blaylock and Commodore Perry Owens?
Where can I find the graves of Johnny Ringo, Big Nose Kate, Mattie Blaylock and Commodore Perry Owens? Tina McGinity Sun City, Arizona Their bodies...
Did Wyatt and Josephine Earp have any children?
Did Wyatt and Josephine Earp have any children? Steven G. Trosper Via the Internet Wyatt and Josie had no children. In fact none of the “Fighting...