Preserving the Culture of the Old West
Two great guests for this show–Bob Boze Bell of True West Magazine and Faith Boice, President of the Empire Ranch Foundation Board. https://voicesofthewest.net/MP3//BobBozeBell_FaithBoice_101621.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
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On this program we talk about those great cattle drives. We also talk about the movies surrounding cattle drives. Plus, Alison Bunting of the Empire Ranch joins us to talk about an event at the
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by Tom Prezelski On July 3, the Pima County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring “Empire Ranch, Walter L. Vail, and Arizona Cowboy Heritage Day” to honor the legacy of one of the most storied Anglo-American
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By Alison Bunting Walter Vail and Herbert Hislop began their search for a ranch to purchase soon after their arrival in Tucson in early July, 1876. Hislop wrote: “Rested and just looked round the
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By Alison Bunting Last month’s article described Walter Vail and Herbert Hislop’s trip from Los Angeles to the Arizona Territory border, crossing the Colorado River near Blythe, CA. The next phase of the journey took
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By Alison Bunting Last month we introduced Walter Vail and Herbert Hislop who first met in San Francisco and set out for Arizona Territory to make their fortune in ranching. Hislop wrote about the journey
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Walter Vail. He and his partners were instrumental in getting the Empire Ranch in southeast Arizona started in the late 1870s By Allison Bunting 2016 marked the 140th anniversary of the establishment of the Empire
Read moreAuthors Gail Corkill & Doug Hocking, join us on today’s program. Both will be at the Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House on Nov. 4.
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By SoAzNewsX What is a Cowboy Christmas? It is celebrated essentially at the end of a cattle drive or a rodeo. At the Empire Ranch this year, Cowboy Christmas was a bit different celebration. The event
Read moreIn the first part of the show, Franzi and Bunker de France talk with Bobbi Young about up-coming activities at the historic Empire Ranch in southeastern Arizona. Later in the hour, Franzi and Bunker
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