Sunday, September 1, 2024

The post scheduled for Aug 27 will be posted soon.

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Friday, August 9, 2024

On This Day in the Old West: August 9

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  If you’ve ever ridden in an elevator, chances are you’ve noticed the name Otis on the machine somewhere. You may even know that Otis was t...
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Western Movie Taglines Blog Series – August Movie Taglines #movietaglines #westernmovies

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My 2024 blogging series, Western Movie Taglines, began in January when I explained what a tagline is and gave examples of good non-western m...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Private John H. Long of the 73rd Illinois Infantry - Civil War

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Post (C) Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Photo (C) Doris McCraw March 10, 1844, John H. Long entered this world in Fairfield County, Ohio. On...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

FAVORITE WESTERN MOVIES PART 2 by Cheryl Pierson

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Hi everyone! I'm back to talk about MORE western movies--faves, and not-so-faves. This is Part 2 of this blog series, so if you missed ...
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Thursday, July 11, 2024

On This Day in the Old West: July 12

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Fever! Before the germ theory became popular in the late 1800s, people had no idea what caused the various deadly fevers that swept through ...
Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Western Movie Taglines Blog Series - July Movie Taglines #movietaglines #westernmovies

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My 2024 blogging series, Western Movie Taglines, began in January when I explained what a tagline is and gave examples of good non-western m...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Sgt. James W. Bell - 33rd Iowa Infantry

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Post (c) Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines Photo (C) Doris McCraw James Warren Bell was a Sergeant with Company F of the 33rd Iowa Infantry. He...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

FAVORITE WESTERN MOVIES--PART 1 by Cheryl Pierson

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I know we have a lot of western movie lovers here—heck, we love just about ALL THINGS western, don’t we? Today I thought I’d talk a little ...
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Saturday, June 15, 2024

Western Fictioneers Announces the Peacemaker Award Winners

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Western Fictioneers is proud to announce the winners of the 14th Annual Peacemaker Awards, presented for the finest in Western fiction publi...
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Thursday, June 13, 2024

On This Day in the Old West: June 14

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Today is the anniversary of two important patents so we will just take a look at them in our post for June 14. These are American inventions...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Born on a Mountaintop by Bob Thompson

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  No figure – including that glorious tall-tale-spinner Buffalo Bill Cody – is more riddled with confusion, controversy and misinformatio...