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Thursday, March 12, 2026

On This Day in the Old West March 13

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  Chester Greenwood supposedly had larger than normal ears. He enjoyed ice skating at his home in Farmington, Maine, but didn’t enjoy the co...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Colorado -150 - First Attempt?

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 Post (C) Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Image (C) Doris McCraw This year is Colorado's 150th Anniversary of statehood. This is a first ...
Friday, February 13, 2026

On This Day in the Old West February 13

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Today is Friday the 13 th ,  but we’re not going to talk about luck, good or bad. Instead, today marks the first daytime, peacetime bank rob...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Ses-Qui-Semi-Quin-Centennial

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Post by Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Image (C) Doris McCraw Try saying sesquisemiquincentennial three times really fast. Of course, it mea...
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Thursday, January 8, 2026

On This Day in the Old West January 9

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  January 9 is a day with two notable “firsts.” In 1847, the first newspaper in Yerba Buena,   The California Star,   was published by Samue...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

A Look Back - Planning Forward

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Post by Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Image (C) Doris McCraw  2025 is about to be a scene in the rearview mirror. Here is a look back at th...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025

On This Day in the Old West December 12

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  On December 12, 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant     and his wife Julia hosted the very first official state dinner. The guest was the kin...
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Monday, December 1, 2025

A Western Perspective: The Western Genre Is Emotional Oxygen

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  Howdy Everyone,  I hope you are all doing well!   Recently I have heard a lot of talk about how the western needs to push into different g...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

And Now for Something Different?

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Post (c) by Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Image (C) Doris McCraw We all encounter the unexpected. Usually fun, sometimes irritating, and oc...
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Thursday, November 13, 2025

On This Day in the Old West November 14

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  This is not entirely Old West, but it’s interesting, nonetheless. On November 14, 1889,   New York World journalist Nellie Bly began a rou...
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