John Clum’s great adventure in Alaska is still legendary. John Clum is best known for his two years in Tombstone, serving as mayor,...
Clum in the Cold
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Accident with a Gun
Trapper Jim Baker was seriously hurt while practicing shooting. Jim Baker was one of the great pioneers, explorers, trappers and hunters of the...
A Pioneer Lost His Land
Charles Autobees’ homestead didn’t fit the rules. Charles Autobees was a mountain man and trapper, who plied that trade starting at age 16. He...
Bozeman, Montana
Plan a trip to the eclectic Big Sky college town and relax in its great Western vibe. After statehood in 1889, Montana towns fought bitterly...
The Oregon Trail: Part 2
Most wagons were about six feet wide and twelve feet long. They were usually made of seasoned hardwood and covered with a large, oiled canvas...
The Oregon Trail: Part 1
Though some American settlers had traveled to Oregon and California in the 1830s, West-bound wagon trains really started heading out in great...
Land Ho!
On April 22, 1889, 50,000 land-hungry settlers rushed onto two million acres of Central Oklahoma’s Unassigned Lands. The land rush was the first of...
The Final Journey
Montana pioneer James Stuart got his last wish. James Stuart has been overshadowed by his younger brother Granville in the history of Montana and...
Tombstone’s Naked Chef
Isaac “Little Jakey” Jacobs raced his way into history. Tombstone, Arizona, is known for many things, but I’d bet you’ve never heard of its...
Tragedy on the Oregon-California Trail
For the most part, the women did not want to leave friends, travel some 2,000 miles home and make that trek of several months. Most of it was...
The Rath Of Charlie A pioneer businessman with a tie to baseball.
Charlie Rath was one of those Old West success stories that could only happen in the U.S. Born in Germany, he came to America at the age of 11 in...
How did Old West Pioneers Acquire Honorific Titles?
How did Old West pioneers acquire honorific titles? Daniel Scuiry Berkeley, California An honorific is defined as a title that conveys esteem or...