About - Wild West History Association

About The WWHA

Est. January 1, 2008

On New Year’s Day, 2008, the National Association for Outlaw and Lawmen History (NOLA), formed in 1974, and the Western Outlaw-Lawman History Association (WOLA), founded in 1990, united in the formation of the world’s primary Wild West history organization, the Wild West History Association (WWHA), a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.

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Focus & Goals

A love of the history and lore of the Wild West

Mission: The Wild West History Association is dedicated to fact-based research, education, and publications on all aspects of the Wild West and is open to anyone with an interest in advancing those objectives.

Vision: The Wild West History Association (WWHA) is dedicated to providing publications and forums for the enlightenment and enjoyment of its members, facilitating and encouraging research, study, writing, presentation and preservation of the history of the people, events and places that made the American West “Wild” in the nineteenth century. We publish scholarly articles in our WWHA Journal, hold national and regional conferences, host a website, administer social media groups, produce YouTube videos and sponsor the restoration of historic places and graves sites.
We recognize and honor those individuals and institutions that make significant contributions to the knowledge and preservation of Wild West history.

Board of Directors

We are fortunate to have as members many of the great historians and authors in this field of interest. WWHA gives us the opportunity to learn, to share what we know, and to enjoy the fellowship of others with similar interests.