Young Guns for History

Comment by Cowboy Bill on March 19, 2009 at 10:19pm

All my life I was told to grow up because I loved the west so much.Now that I'm an ole codger I just say Why,do what I want and blame it on senility>The history of the west can still teach us many things

Comment by Bill L. Nicholson on March 20, 2009 at 6:34pm

Gentlemen, I've just now joined your Merry Band- from what I can read, it looks as if I would agree with you, and with your mission. Please feel free to share with me any of your opinions or your passions, concerning this group. Thanks in advance- looking forward to visiting with you. Best regards-

Comment by G.E. "Dutch" Nicholson on April 3, 2009 at 8:12pm

This group’s mission statement is something I totally agree with. Far too many have gone to their grave with true ‘first person’ knowledge of Old West history. I’m not sure how much I can help the group accomplish this goal and I’ll try not to get in the way. Dutch
P.S. Hey dirtrider, thumbs up on your ‘After Northfield’, one heck of a good read, I enjoyed it immensely! It had to involve research on top of more research and I appreciate all the time and hard work.

Comment by Lil "Rose" Lovell on June 19, 2009 at 7:07am

I agree completely with your mission statement. I have 4 daughters 22,21,14,and 4. The 22 year old and I were shocked when the 14 yr old asked what a typewriter was.....

Comment by Jim Catalano on January 12, 2010 at 6:10pm

I enjoy the old west and know just enough about it to in trouble with anyone that has studied it. I would like to teach my grandchildern about the old west and about the Cowboys and Indians. They are 4 and 6,what books would help me teach them?

Comment by Wade Dillon on March 10, 2010 at 8:08pm

My sincere apologies for the little input I've provided for this group, as I've been incredibly busy with several illustration projects, including a book.

I returned from a trip to the Alamo this past week and was surprised to see many of my generation, and the next, getting involved!!! One eleven year old boy told me all about flintlock rifles and even tried to pin point the inaccuracies of my period clothing, but couldn't find any. lol I tried my best to encourage them all and was very delighted by what I saw.

History is not dead in today's generation, though at times...it may seem so. The trick is to get today's youth connecting on an emotional level.

Comment by Arizona Mommy on May 16, 2010 at 2:42pm

Well, I've never really felt like I've belonged to this era that we're living in. Not that I'd belong to the one of the past either. The wagon rides at Old Tucson really left me hurtin and I enjoy my pipe water immensely. I guess what I yearn for is simplicty and I want to teach it to my children as well. Since we live in Arizona I especially want them to learn of the past of the Southwest and her humble beginnings.

Comment by Margaret-Anne Moore on September 29, 2012 at 7:35pm

When I was young, my Mother said I was born in the wrong century--I belonged in the 1800s, but with indoor plumbing!  In 1988, for the twentieth anniversary of the murder of Sen. Robert Kennedy, a local newscaster went to a high school that had been named in his honor, and not one student knew who he was!  This is a disgrace!  I suggest that Jim go to a large local library and speak with a children's librarians about what books are available for his grandchildren.  When my teenaged niece was in kindergarten, I got her a number of different books from the library and she is still an avid reader and developed a keen interest in Helen Keller.

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