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Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Just Regular Folks

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		^Votes:0 The Wyatt Earp Page has moved! After 7 years and nearly 1 million visitors, I am giving up ownership of the Wyatt Earp Historical Homepage. ? I?ve become too busy to devote the attention to the page that it deserves. ? Well-regarded historian Gary S. McClelland has agreed to take over the page. ? The new home of the Wyatt Earp Historical Homepage is http://oldwesthistory.net/page23.html/ . ? Don?t forget to change your bookmarks. ? Thanks! Nick Read More Go to Site


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		American Experience \| The Donner Party ^Votes:0 --> The Film & More \| Special Features \| Maps \| Teacher's Guide American Experience \| Feedback \| Search \| Shop \| Subscribe \| Web Credits © New content 1999-2003 PBS Online / WGBH Read More Go to Site

		AmericanWest - "DOC" HOLLIDAY ^Votes:0 "DOC" HOLLIDAY Dr. John Henry "Doc" Holliday "He was the most skillful gambler, and the nerviest, fastest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever saw." This was the tribute paid to Doc Holliday by Wyatt Earp , who was something of a tough character himself. Biography On August 14, 1851 in Griffin, Georgia, John Henry Holliday was born to Henry Burroughs and Alice Jane Holliday. Their first child, Martha Eleanora, had died on June 12, 1850 at six months of age. When he married Alice Jane McKay on January 8, 1849, Henry Burroughs was a pharmacist by trade and, later, became a wealthy planter, lawyer, and during the War between the States, a Confederate Major. Church records state: "John Henry, infant son of Henry B. and Alice J. Holliday, received the ordinance of baptism on Sunday, March 21, 1 Read More Go to Site

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		Browser Warning ^Votes:0 Home For Online Access with Wells Fargo You Must Use a Supported Browser Wells Fargo no longer supports the browser version you are using. Please upgrade to a supported browser in order to get access to Wells Fargo's secure sites. MSN TV Users: Wells Fargo discontinued the use of MSN TV (formerly WebTV) on August 5, 2004. Please upgrade your browser now. We recommend that you download one of the following browsers for FREE, using the links below: Microsoft ® Internet Explorer Windows Download Macintosh Download Netscape ® Windows Download Macintosh Download Apple Safari Mac OS X 10.2.X (Jaguar) Mac OS X 10.3.X (Panther) We value our relationship with you and look forward to continuing to serve your online financial needs in a highly secure environment. Browser Q & A Supported Browsers Abou Read More Go to Site

		Calamity Jane ^Votes:0 Calamity Jane Martha Jane Canary (1848-1903) was born in Princeton, Missouri. This hard drinking woman wore men's clothing, used their bawdy language, chewed tobacco and was handy with a gun. She traveled from Arizona through the Dakota territories during her rough life. At her death, the "White Devil of the Yellowstone" was remembered as a saint by the citizens of Deadwood, where she helped nurse the sick during a smallpox plague. She is buried near Wild Bill Hickock at Deadwood, South Dakota. The following information about Calamity Jane is from a statement concerning her by Buffalo Bill: "I do not know much about her early life. I guess nobody else does but herself. Her maiden name was Martha Canary, and she was born in Princeton, Mo., in 1852. A few years after this her mother died, an Read More Go to Site

		Charles E. Boles - Black Bart ^Votes:0 The Story of Charles E. Boles aka Black Bart (Fact & Legend) After the Calaveras County, Sonora to Milton stage was robbed on November 3, 1883, a Charles Bolton of 37 Second Street in San Francisco was arrested from the evidence of a laundry mark (FXO7) on a handkerchief dropped at the sight. Four blocks down from the Wells Fargo Headquarters. What they found was a dapperly dressed man in his mid-fifties. Sporting a brushy moustache and an "Imperial" below the bottom lip, with clear blue/grey eyes he stood 5 feet 8 inches. Sometime during his stay in the army he had rec'd a bible from his wife which was inscribed, "This precious Bible is presented to Charles E. Boles, First Sergeant Company B 116th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by his wife as a New Years gift. God gives us hearts to which H Read More Go to Site

		Education First: Donner Online ^Votes:0 Teaching Tips Introduction \| The Task \| The Process \| The Roles \| Conclusion \| HyperText Dictionary Introduction The plight of the Donner Party remains one of the most poignant episodes in the history of westward expansion during the 19th Century. "Donner Online" is a type of Web-based activity in which you learn about a topic by collecting information, images, and insights from the Internet, and then you "paste" them into a multimedia Scrapbook (a HyperStudio stack or a Web page) to share your learning with others. You will be working in teams where group members take on different roles and look for certain kinds of information, answers, and insights. When your group puts it all together to create your Scrapbook, you will be exposed to what your team members have learned. Of course, you t Read More Go to Site

		EyeWitness to History ^Votes:0 EyeWitness has a new location: eyewitnesstohistory.com You will transferred to our new site in a few seconds. Please bookmark the new location for future reference! Read More Go to Site

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		Gold Rush Players: Black Bart ^Votes:0 BLACK BART ?I?ve labored long and hard for bread, For honor and for riches, But on my corns too long you?ve tred You fine-haired sons of bitches.? Black Bart, The PO8 On August 3 of 1877, a stage was making its way over the low hills between Point Arenas and Duncan?s Mills on the Russian River when a lone figure suddenly appeared in the middle of the road. Wearing a long linen duster and masked with a flour sack, the bandit pointed a double-barreled shotgun at the driver and said, in a deep and resonant voice, ?Throw down the box!? When the posse arrived later, all they found was a waybill with the above verse painstakingly written out on its back, each line in a different hand. Almost a year later, on July 25 of 1878, the PO8 struck again. As the stage from Quincy to Oroville slowed to ma Read More Go to Site

		HistoryBuff.com -- The Murder of "Wild Bill" Hickok ^Votes:0 Subscribe to the FREE HistoryBuff.com Monthly Newsletter Trivia - Contests - More! Enter your email address in the blank below About HistoryBuff Help Support HistoryBuff.com Newspaper Collecting Nameplate Hall of Fame Online Newspaper Archives Reference Libraries Audio Library 16th-17th Century Baseball Coverage Bizarre News Circus Coverage Civil War Coverage Crime Coverage Engravers/Engravings Historic Events Inaugural Addresses Hoaxes in Newspapers Journalism Stamps Newsboys Newspaper Technology Old West[*] Presidents Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Women in Journalism Library Search Engine Primary Source Material State Facts Interactive Quizzes Panoramas Buffalo Bill as Reported in Newspapers By Melvin Schulte (Now deceased) Not all famous people or events made headline news. William F. Cody ( Read More Go to Site

		James Bowie (1796-1836) ^Votes:0 James Bowie (1796-1836) Known for his famous "Bowie knife" and a sometimes reckless adventurer, Jim Bowie is now immortalized as one of the true folk heroes in early Texas. Bowie was born in Kentucky in 1796. While still very young, he moved with his family, first to Missouri, then in 1802 to Louisiana, where he spent most of his youth. It was there that he first acquired a reputation for his bold and fearless disposition. In 1827, Bowie participated in a bloody brawl near Natchez, Mississippi, where several men were killed and Bowie was wounded. After recovering the following year, he moved to Texas. Before the revolution in Texas, Bowie took part in many adventures. He spent considerable time cultivating friendships with Indians in his search for elusive silver and gold reported to be hi Read More Go to Site

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		PBS - THE WEST - Kit Carson ^Votes:0 --> PEOPLE A-C Austin, Stephen F. Bent, William Big Foot Black Kettle Brannan, Samuel Brown, John "Buffalo Bill" Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar NuÑez Carson, Kit Chivington, John M. Chief Joseph Clark, William Clemens, Samuel Cody, William F. Coronado, Francisco Cortina, Juan Crazy Horse Crocker, Charles Crook, George Cushing, Frank Hamilton Custer, George Armstrong D-H I-R S-Z Kit Carson (1809-1868) Enshrined in popular mythology even in his own lifetime, Kit Carson was a trapper, scout, Indian agent, soldier and authentic legend of the West. Born on Christmas eve in 1809, Carson spent most of his early childhood in Boone's Lick, Missouri. His father died when he was only nine years old, and the need to work prevented Kit from ever receiving an education. He was apprenticed to a saddle-m Read More Go to Site

		Rebecca Carter biography ^Votes:0 Rebecca Carter NAME: Rebecca Fuller Carter BIRTH DATE: 1766 BIRTH PLACE: Carmel, New York EDUCATION: Learned to read and write as a child in Litchfield, Connecticut FAMILY BACKGROUND: Married Lorenzo Carter in Rutland, Vermont April 28, 1789. Their children were: Alonzo (b. 1-6-1790); Laura (b. 3-3-1792); Henry (1796); Polly (Mary) (10-8-1798); Rebecca (1800); Mercy (4-3-1804); Betsy. DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS: A pioneer woman, hers was the first permanent white family to settle in Cleveland, Ohio. She saw Cleveland grow from 7 people in a wilderness to 500 people in 1825 before the opening of the Ohio Canal. Her home was the center of community activity -- a trading post, school, church, jail, and general meeting place. DATE OF DEATH: October 19, 1827 PLACE OF DEATH: Cleveland, Ohio. Read More Go to Site

		The Donner Party ^Votes:0 We're Hitting the Trail! The Donner Party website is moving to DonnerPartyDiary.com . Update your Favorites or Bookmarks. Thank you. The Donner Party by Daniel M. Rosen In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Donner Party, I created a daily diary of the Donner Party's journey. The daily information includes diary entries and quotes from original sources and histories. Now that the anniversary is over, I will keep the diary on the web for your research, education and enjoyment. The Donner Party was the most famous tragedy in the history of the westward migration . Almost ninety wagon train emigrants were unable to cross the Sierra Nevada before winter, and almost one-half starved to death. Perhaps because they were ordinary people -- farmers, merchants, parents, children -- their story cap Read More Go to Site

		The Shadows of the Past - Gunfighters ^Votes:0 Little Known "Gunfighters" Black Bart the Legend by Dunniway & Co. The following list of names are those gunslingers of lesser renown who sound like characters from "Dime Novels". Read them and envision the terror their names were meant to imply; Black Jack Bill, Cold Chuck Johnny, Dynamite Sam, Shotgun Collins, Luke Short, Dark Alley Jim, Three-Fingered Dave, Kid Ridino, Six-Toed Pete, Buckskin Frank Leslie, Turkey Creek Jack Johnson, Bad Brad Bingham, Double Barrel Dick Staley, Cock-Eyed Frank, Juan Soto, Black Jack Ketchum, Ornery Aubrey, Catfish Kid, Big Nose George, Tennessee Hughes, The Apache Kid, Fred Fearnot, Lefty Jenkins, Grizzled Pappy Caughman, Tom Bell, Scarvey Chelemedos, Cock-Eyed Frank Loving, Bigger Nose Nate Ralphs, Solemn Buford, Nate Champion, Whinnin' Willy, Duck Foot Read More Go to Site

		Tomas E."Black Jack" Ketchum ^Votes:0 Tomas E."Black Jack" Ketchum by Justine Ritter My Great, Great Uncle Tomas Edward Ketchum was born on October 31,1863 in San Saba County, Texas, son of Green Berry Sr.Ketchum and Temperance Katherine Wydick Ketchum. Tomas Edward Ketchum had four siblings two brothers and two sisters His father died when he was only five years old and his mother was blind several years before she died in 1873. Tom's oldest brother, Berry Jr., became a wealthy and noted cowman and horse breeder. Sam his other brother got married and had two children, but left his wife when their son was only three. Tom and Sam were both cow boys working on ranches throughout west Texas and northern and eastern New Mexico. They were in many trail drives and got to know the territory, settlers and ranchers very well. Tom Ketch Read More Go to Site

		TombstoneArizona.com - Tombstone Arizona - Home of the mostfamous cowboy's in the west! ^Votes:0 Please help us maintain this FREE historical site, please SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS, Thank You. Terry 'Ike' Clanton 2001 Joseph 'Ike' Clanton 1881 The Official home of the most famous cowboy's in the west! Official site of the notorious IKE CLANTON Worlds First & Only "Live" Internet TV Western "Live" Every Tuesday night! Old west history, special guests, blind beer tasting, whiskey tasting, historical skits, video clips of past shows and a few good laughs! .. 2007 CLANTON DAYS EVENT SCHEDULE "The Bard Of Tombstone" CD Album Order For Christmas Here! SPECIAL OFFER: Buy more than one CD Today and you'll receive a 20% Discount! Ghosts of Tombstone - New Ghost Photos! WARNING: Viewing this HAUNTED site may cause nightmares! NEW GHOST PHOTOS History of the most famous cowboys in the west .. . To Read More Go to Site

		TombstoneArizona.com - Tombstone Arizona - Home of the mostfamous cowboy's in the west! ^Votes:0 Please help us maintain this FREE historical site, please SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS, Thank You. Terry 'Ike' Clanton 2001 Joseph 'Ike' Clanton 1881 The Official home of the most famous cowboy's in the west! Official site of the notorious IKE CLANTON Worlds First & Only "Live" Internet TV Western "Live" Every Tuesday night! Old west history, special guests, blind beer tasting, whiskey tasting, historical skits, video clips of past shows and a few good laughs! .. 2007 CLANTON DAYS EVENT SCHEDULE "The Bard Of Tombstone" CD Album Order For Christmas Here! SPECIAL OFFER: Buy more than one CD Today and you'll receive a 20% Discount! Ghosts of Tombstone - New Ghost Photos! WARNING: Viewing this HAUNTED site may cause nightmares! NEW GHOST PHOTOS History of the most famous cowboys in the west .. . To Read More Go to Site

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