I’ve wondered how people in the Old West washed their hair. Did they make their own shampoo? Dianne Sullivan Springfield, Georgia Most folks got by...
When Gunsmoke’s Marshal Dillon, Doc or Festus visited Miss Kitty’s to have a beer and a steak, would they have been presented with a choice of cuts?...
Did Sheriff Pat Garrett and Wyatt Earp ever meet or have any professional communication? They lived and became famous in the same year. Their...
Was Buffalo Bill awarded the Medal of Honor? John Edwards Springfield, Missouri Buffalo Bill Cody was awarded the Medal of Honor for a battle fought...
Do you know who made the cross pistols holster rig worn by Curly Bill in the film Tombstone? Patrick Siempre Paradise Valley, Arizona I contacted...
August 12, 1881 The Clanton Camp: Innocent Cowboys or “a Viper’s Nest” of Outlaws? A group of some 25 American cowboys has been raiding in Northern...
"You’ve seen more Old West autograph forgeries in the last three years than in the previous 20 years combined.” It’s a pretty stunning statement,...
It was one of the most outrageous quotes of the Old West about one of the most barbaric crimes. In 1883, a 34-year-old tracker named Alferd Packer...
August 2, 1895 A mile and a half north of Cainville, Oklahoma, lawman Marion Hildreth and five men surround a homesteader cabin. After eating...
If anyone knows Billy the Kid, it’s the sheriff in the town that claims to hold the outlaw’s grave. Sheriff Gary Graves has ridden the “last ride of...
Did Cole Younger have any children? I ask because a doctor in town comes into my barbershop and claims to be his great-grandson. Phil Thomas Downers...
When did American cowboys stop wearing Levi jeans? B. Bonnes London, England They haven’t all stopped wearing Levis, but the jeans aren’t as popular...