I was honored to perform vocal duties along with lead guitar and mandolin onstage with Kemp and his family for nearly seven years, dating back to summer 2005.

On the trip back to Missouri, Johnnie had stopped the wagon for the night and took the mules to a nearby creek for water, leaving little Gertie and the family dog in the wagon. Suddenly he heard the dog barking and rushed back to the wagon to find two Indians about to steal Gertie. The dog is what had saved her.

As I started reading these columns by Ross over twenty years ago, I was always excited when he would mention my great grandfather Calvin Jones.

The historic Rippee Farm where Baker Creek Seeds is located goes way back in Wright County history.

I call them the "furious five" simply because they are considered rare among Wright collectors.

Born in Stone County on May 14, 1894, Dulcie Alice Gooding was the daughter of Basley and Laura (Brown) Gooding, and was one of nine children that made it to adulthood.

While pursuing her education, Lunda accepted the teaching position at Garber in July 1905, with classes starting in September for a four-month term.

Anyway, let's see what Mr. Ross has to say in his “Garber Gleanings” column, 120 years ago, April 13, 1906.

It was unveiled at a ceremony in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 30, 2005, officially named UP 1982.

Photographer George Hall took an awesome photo of Hollister's new bank building, another one of William Johnson's structures when Hollister was still in its development stage.

My great-grandfather Calvin Jones knew the May family quite well as they cut railroad ties together, since that line of work brought a nicer income in those tough years after homesteading.

Cactus Mack was born near the New Mexico and Texas line in Weed, New Mexico, August 8, 1899. He came from a performing family, worked as a cowboy at the O-Bar-O Ranch near Willcox, Arizona, and was remembered as a talented musician, versatile with several instruments, guitar and fiddle in particular

There was a slight problem after the printing of the sheet music made its way into the hands of fans and performers. American Music Company accidentally switched two words around in a phrase at the end of the refrain.

The site of the Fair covered 1,200 acres, with many of the structures being dismantled at the conclusion of the event. A few structures did remain, such as the Palace of Fine Arts building. Today, this structure is the St. Louis Art Museum.

I was blown away at the folks who attend this event every year, but the fans were shocked when we told them that in 41 years, this was the first Poetry Gathering appearance for the legendary Sons of the Pioneers.

Well, that big rodeo that Stan mentions is still going strong here in Prescott. This summer, the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo celebrates its 138th year. The first one was July 4, 1888. They didn't call it a "rodeo" back then. They called it a "Cowboy Tournament."

The photos I'm sharing here today were by Cramer Photo of Branson, who documented a lot of the early Lake Taneycomo photography and Powersite Dam after its completion in 1913.

Built by the Canton Bridge Company out of Canton, Ohio, the Turkey Creek bridge was a pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge, a very familiar type of construction and it's quite impressive