Local History - Tombstone
The Day Buck Fly Shot Geronimo
Camillus Sidney Fly was a Tombstone photographer. Most folks called him "Buck". The other Tombstone photographer was Mrs. Fly, known...
Read moreDetailsIs Anyone Really Buried In Boothill Cemetery?
Boothill is authentic. It was Tombstone’s first City Cemetery, established in 1879. It wasn’t called Boothill until the 1920’s, probably...
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Tombstone Boothill Graveyard: How They Lived; How They Died.
In 1880, old age began about 40, the average life expectancy of a U.S. citizen. Life was hard, good nutrition...
Read moreDetailsExploring the Millville Ruins with the FSPR
The Gird Stamp Mill today Ever since Jim and I have been traveling to and from Tombstone I have been...
Read moreDetailsWyatt Earp’s Vendetta Posse: Who Were These Guys?
Wyatt Earp, now with federal authority, assembled a posse of gunmen to hunt for his brother’s would-be assassins.
Read moreDetailsTour Pearce AZ: A (Sometimes Lively) Ghost Town!
A few people still live in Pearce, AZ. They enjoy the solitude and long north-south expanse of the Sulfur Springs...
Read moreDetailsA Death In Charleston, Arizona Territory
M. Robert Peel Born: Wednesday, May 31, 1854 Died: Saturday, March 25, 1882 (Charleston, Arizona) - gunshot through the heart...
Read moreDetailsA Hike to Charleston Cemetery with the FSPR
On April 1,  I drove out to the San Pedro River for a Members Only hike provided by the docents of...
Read moreDetailsMurdered On The Streets Of Tombstone by Joyce Aros
In early November 2016, I had the pleasure of sitting in the master bedroom of the main house of the...
Read moreDetailsA Trip to the Clanton Ranch
A Group of Cowboys from Tombstone Helldorado days visiting the Clanton Ranch. Ruins in background. On a sunny day in...
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