by cfcadmin | Feb 26, 2024 | video
The Alamo. Restore Reverence; Memorialize those who lived, fought, and died at the Alamo. The story of the Alamo is world renowned and represents the core of Texas’ identity today. The ongoing effort to restore dignity and reverence to this sacred historic site...
by cfcadmin | Jan 2, 2024 | video
Reuben C. Smith, was a veteran of the Mexican-American War, retired Texas Ranger and cattle rancher, lost his long red locks to a Comanche scalping knife. On May 10, 1847, Reuben enlisted in Austin, Texas, in Company D with the 1st Regiment of Hays’ Texas...
by Wild_West_Admin | Dec 29, 2023 | video
Charlie Bowdre Lincoln County Regulator, Cowboy and Gunfighter. Comrades include Billy the Kid, Tom Folliard, Doc Scurlock and others. “Identifying Manuela, the Lady in the Blood-Stained Image “ Over the years, many American West enthusiasts and historians have had...
by Wild_West_Admin | Dec 29, 2023 | video
Ben Thompson was a remarkable man, and few Texans can claim to have crowded more excitement, danger, drama, and tragedy into their lives than he did. He was an Indian fighter, Texas Ranger, Confederate cavalryman, mercenary for a foreign emperor, hired gun for a...
by Wild_West_Admin | Nov 16, 2023 | video
Dead Man’s Hole. The cave achieved notoriety during the Civil War as a dumping place for the bodies of Union sympathizers. During the Civil War, Central Texas proved a dangerous place for those who didn’t cotton to secession. Unionists, as they came to be...
by Wild_West_Admin | Nov 16, 2023 | video
From Lonesome Dove to Menard, Texas. In Search of the “Real” Jake Spoon. Who was the real Jake Spoon? Lonesome Dove is a beloved historical novel and iconic Western TV series. We know Gus and Call were based on Cattlemen Oliver Loving and Charles...
