“My father, with tears in his eyes, tried to smile as one friend after another grasped his hand in a last farewell. Mama was overcome with grief. At last we were all in the wagons. The drivers cracked their whips. The oxen moved slowly forward and the long journey had begun.” — Virginia Reed, daughter of James Reed Read More ...
The Ghost Town of Shakespeare has quite a history in the Old West. This article examines the truth behind what started as the town of Ralston. Mining history and legends of Ralston & Shakespeare – by Kathy Weiser-Alexander, Dave Alexander Around 1870, the area that would eventually become Shakespeare had attracted a number of prospectors Read More ...
From the time the first Spanish colony, San Juan de los Caballeros, was established at the San Juan Pueblo (now called Ohkay Owingeh) in 1598, New Mexico became a Franciscan enclave dedicated to converting the region’s Native Americans to Christianity. Conquistador Juan de Onate named the pueblo San Juan de los Caballeros after his patron Read More ...
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After serving more than twenty years in prison, Cole Younger got a job selling tombstones, worked for a while in a Wild West show with Frank James, and died quietly in 1916 in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, where he was known as an elderly churchgoer.
It was during the same year that Route 66 began to be built that the Whiting Brothers discovered that with just a little lumber from their father’s mill, they could easily construct a profitable gas station. Originally founded in Saint John, Arizona in 1926, Whiting Brothers Station soon became a familiar sight all along Route 66, as well as other areas in the Southwest.
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I found un unidentified Native American photo under ceremony category that I can identify. It is Mandan and part of the 4 day ceremony called the Okipa (O’kiipa). It is the photo of the man painted with the light rings on his body. I always love looking at old pictures and trying to find my own tribe and I did because I am Mandan.
I pray you had a good Christmas, if it applies, but I also want to wish You and your family a Very Happy
and Healthy New Year. I again want to thank you for all you do for those of us who want to Learn and Discover what our History was about. Since our history school books are portrayed incorrectly and incomplete, YOUR Publication is full of research that can be trusted.
I learn something new or forgot and your publication is perfect for my mind travels as I read.
Thank You and GOD Bless You and your Family. Meant for both of you Dave.
I found un unidentified Native American photo under ceremony category that I can identify. It is Mandan and part of the 4 day ceremony called the Okipa (O’kiipa). It is the photo of the man painted with the light rings on his body. I always love looking at old pictures and trying to find my own tribe and I did because I am Mandan.
I pray you had a good Christmas, if it applies, but I also want to wish You and your family a Very Happy
and Healthy New Year. I again want to thank you for all you do for those of us who want to Learn and Discover what our History was about. Since our history school books are portrayed incorrectly and incomplete, YOUR Publication is full of research that can be trusted.
I learn something new or forgot and your publication is perfect for my mind travels as I read.
Thank You and GOD Bless You and your Family. Meant for both of you Dave.
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Thanks Danny! it was a Merry Christmas. Kathy and I are fortunate to have wonderful readers like you! God Bless and Happy New Year!
A terrific site. Love the American West. Greetings from Down Under!
Glad to have you here Glenn!