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IN THIS ISSUE: Southwest History Radio Show – Outlaws, Robbers & Tombstone’s Culinary Pleasures: As part of our ‘Champagne Sunday’s’ online radio show, we recently aired a special ‘Southwest History Show’. Tulare County history buff and writer Terry Ommen talked about the outlaws connected with Tulare County, Central California; wild west author Robert Michael Wilson discussed his new book ‘Wells Fargo Report of Losses from Stagecoach and Train Robbers, 1870 to 1884’; western author Sherry Monahan talked about her book ‘Taste of Tombstone’; and southwestern author Jan Cleere returned to the show to chat about her book ‘Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits’. To Listen to the Show - Click here. ‘Outlaw Tales of Arizona – True Stories of Arizona’s Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers and Bandits’ - The "old west" was an exciting era with day-to-day dramas being lived out in the harshest of environments. The people were tough and independent--many times taking the law into their own hands. Author Jan Cleere does an excellent job in bringing these stories to the reader as entertainment, while pointing out details and facts that give you a better understanding of the "old west" times. Read more and listen to her interview.	Articles, Reviews & Interviews Ghost & Mining Towns Historic Hotels, Inns & Lodging Historic , Taverns & Saloons Museums, Attractions & Sites Shops & Services R. Michael Wilson writes about Pearl Hart - the Only Gun-Wielding Female Road Agent, Part 1 of a 5 part series. A retired deputy sheriff, Bob has been researching and writing the West for many years, and so far has published ten books on the subject. For more about Bob, click here. For Mike Moutoux's Poem of the Month, please click here. For more about Mike, please click here. For Ed Keenan's historical vignette of the Month, please click here. For more about Ed Keenan, author of Cow Chip Poetry, Lies Lingo and Lore, please click here.
Outlaws Connected to Tulare County in Central California - Tulare County has had its share of the old wild west’s outlaw activity with characters like Grat Dalton and the Dalton Gang, Christopher Evans and John Sontag; the notorious Black Bart; bandito Tiburcio Vasquez; ex-convict and murderer Jim McKinney; and murderer James McCrory. We recently interviewed Terry Ommen, Tulare County history buff about these crazed outlaws. Read more.
The World’s Largest Southwest Indian Pottery Collection Highlighted in New Exhibition ‘The Pottery Project’ - Modern computer technology allows Arizona State Museum to share ancient pottery technology on a global scale, serving both researchers and general public. At some 20,000 whole vessels, the museum’s collection of Southwest Indian pottery is the world’s largest and most comprehensively documented. Read more.
Exhibit ‘Glitter & Chalk: Carnival Prize Caricatures, 1915-1960’ – Silver City, NM: The exhibit features a large number of carnival chalkware statues loaned from the collection of Eric Renner, along with Renner’s one-of-a-kind photographic “portraits” of individual chalkware figures. Each image resulted from ten-to-thirty-minute time exposures using a pinhole camera and Polaroid 809 color film. Exhibit runs until Sept. 28^th, at the Silver City Museum. Read more.
Taste of Tombstone – A Hearty Helping of History: Part history book and part recipe book, ‘Taste of Tombstone’ by wild west author Sherry Monahan, is a fascinating read that tells the colorful saga of the rise of Tombstone, Arizona, a prosperous mining community that flourished into a sophisticated city. Read more.
Historic Photos of Tucson – This coffee table book published by Turner Publishing with text and captions by Mike Speelman, features select historic photos of Tucson from its annexation from Mexico in 1854, to the election of Isabella Greenway as Arizona’s first congresswoman in 1932. Historic Photos of Tucson follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city’s history. Read more.
Navajo Weavings Exhibit: Featuring exquisite rugs and wearable pieces from the ‘Getzwiller Navajo Churro Collectio: Tradition & Innovation’, this special exhibit of contemporary Navajo weavings will be featured at Tohono Chul Park in Tucson Arizona, until May 18. Read more.
The Cannon Balls of Panamint – Nothing inspires the southwest imagination like ghost towns, outlaws and stage robbers. Many are the fascinating tales of the Old West ghost towns, where robbers made off with a bonanza of gold and silver riches. Ed Keenan tells the tale of Panamint City a silver mining town just outside of Death Valley, CA. Read more.
Columbia Diggins 1852 - Columbia State Historic Park, CA: Discover first hand what the life of a miner in early Columbia may have been like, with a chance at riches and a world of hard work to be had in the southern mines. At Columbia State Historic Park, from May 29-31, you’ll get a chance to wander through a re-created early Tent Town, enjoy entertainment at the theatre, step into the Saloon and order a Sarsasparilla, or browse in the authentically recreated Browns Mercantile, and much more. For details – Click here.
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