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  I’m certain we’re all preoccupied with the anniversary of a much later September 11 th , but for this blog, I’d like to focus on something...

Post (C) Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines An early photo of Pikes Peak I've been talking about Colorado becoming a state. In this post, I...

  On August 14, 1848, the United States Congress approved the formation of the Oregon Territory. At that time, the territory included the pr...

Post by Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines As Colorado made its journey to statehood, the women's suffrage movement took note. They noted th...

Post (C) Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Image (C) Doris McCraw With July 4th fast approaching and the 250th anniversary of the United States...

Western Fictioneers is proud to announce the winners of the 16th Annual Peacemaker Awards, presented for the finest in Western fiction publi...

  On the afternoon of this day in the Old West, a tragedy struck Wisconsin. It was June 12, 1899 and the Gollmar Brothers circus had just se...

Post (C) Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Image Property of the Author I thought it would be interesting to talk a bit about those early '...

  16TH ANNUAL PEACEMAKER AWARDS FINALISTS FOR WESTERN NOVELS AND STORIES PUBLISHED IN 2025 BEST WESTERN NOVEL SNOWBOUND, Harlan Hague (Wolfp...

On this date in 1886, what is probably the most well-known soft drink in the world was invented and served. Dr. John Stith Pemberton, an Atl...

  Post (C) Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Image (C) Doris McCraw I will resume Colorado's journey to statehood in the next post. This po...

Post by Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Image (C) Doris McCraw One thing that fascinates me is how people react to setbacks and frustrations....