Wild West History

Join me on my travels through the small towns and ghost towns, museums and libraries of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado as I explore the history, legends, and tall tales of the American Southwest.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Historic Texas Wildfires

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Texas is so dry right now it is in a state of self-combustion. According to the Texas Forest Servic e, there are burn bans in 202 of 254 Tex...

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Lincoln County, New Mexico

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We just returned from a week-long trip through New Mexico and I have so much to write about that I don't know where to start! We drove...

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Lometa, Texas

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My husband and I drove through Lometa, Texas last week. I had never even heard of Lometa before, but I fell in love with the town as soon as...

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Las Vegas again...

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We drove through Las Vegas, New Mexico on the way home from Colorado where we spent the Thanksgiving holiday. I love Las Vegas! It is such a...

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Fort Croghan Day

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Fort Croghan Day is coming soon! Fort Croghan Day is a celebration of the original Texas settlers who were brave enough to make the sometim...

Friday, September 4, 2009

Old West Museum

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When I was just a kid growing up in Colorado the most talked about event of the year was Cheyenne Frontier Days across the border in Wyoming...

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Cowboy Poetry

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I can’t think of anything more Western-romantic than cowboy poetry, which becomes more popular each year. In fact, the 24th Annual Montana ...

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Darla Sue Dollman: Darla Sue Dollman is the author of "Colorado's Deadliest Floods," now available through History Press Library Editions. She has a BA in English and MFA in Creative Writing from Colorado State University where she taught creative writing, literature, composition, and first-year introductory courses. She also taught Composition courses at the University of Northern Colorado and Technical Business Writing at Aims Community College. She has 42 years experience as a freelance investigative journalist, staff journalist, assistant editor and editor. Her articles can also be found in The Christian Science Monitor, History Magazine, Dezert Magazine and other publications.

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