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Working Cowboys, Wyatt Earp and Big Nose Kate

Working Cowboys, Wyatt Earp and Big Nose Kate

by | Jul 21, 2020 | Departments

Did all cowboys carry guns? Rendall Jones: Penperlleni, Pontypool, Monmouthshire Wales, United Kingdom Not all of them packed iron. A pistol could get in the way of roping and branding, so if a cowboy owned one, it would often be stowed in their “warsacks” or bags. A...
Western Art Museums of the Year

Western Art Museums of the Year

by | Jul 21, 2020 | Features & Gunfights

The 2019-2020 season for art museums showcasing the American West was cut short by a global pandemic, but that didn’t diminish the impact the best of the best had on lovers of Western art, Western history and Western museums. 1. The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY “The...
The Humble Biscuit

The Humble Biscuit

by | Jul 21, 2020 | Departments, Frontier Fare

The humble biscuit quieted the growls of many hungry pioneer stomachs and sometimes served as their only meal. Biscuits were enjoyed with butter, honey,  jam or gravy and served in Nebraska sod houses, fancy frontier hotels and along dusty cattle drives. Even though...
Still Riding to Glory

Still Riding to Glory

by | Jul 20, 2020 | Departments, Old West Saviors

Golden pieces. That’s how Cindy Daffron sees the treasures that find their way to her Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri. She can be sitting in her director’s office in the former Pike’s Peak Stables that launched the Pony Express on April 3, 1860, and the...
A Man For All Seasons

A Man For All Seasons

by | Jul 20, 2020 | Features & Gunfights

“He was “a perfect Adonis in figure, a mass of muscle and sinew, of wonderful courage, great sagacity, and as faithful as an Irish hound.” —Captain John Bourke, Third U.S. Cavalry Captain John Bourke, a Medal of Honor recipient for “gallantry in action” during the...