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Here s Looking at You, Kid - True West Magazine

When I was first diving deep into all the Billy the Kid scholarship back in the last century doesn’t that sound ridiculous? much heavy lifting had already been done by my go-to researchers, Philip J. Rasch, Nora True Henn, William A. Kelleher and Frederick Nolan. Even then folks thought there was little more to find out.

What History Has Taught Me: Janice Dunnahoo, Archivist

True West Magazine Janice Sallee Dunnahoo   Janice Dunnahoo is the archivist for the Historical Foundation of Southeastern New Mexico. She is a sought-after public speaker on local history topics for government and civic organizations. Dunnahoo writes a weekly column “Historically Speaking” for the Roswell Daily Record, (Roswell, New Mexico) and is also a regular contributor to the West Texas Historical Association Newsletter and Texas-New Mexico Border Archives. In 2020, she was a panelist for the Western History Association Conference and at the New Mexico Humanities conference in 2021. She is also a professional genealogist. People don’t realize how hard it is to put together a historical article when you have several different historical “sources” that vary on what actually happened.

Seminar on Blackdom attracts large online audience - Roswell Daily Record

Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record An online seminar hosted by the New Mexico Humanities Council (NMHC) on the historical township Blackdom on Feb. 23 attracted 87 participants. The audience was able to learn about the latest research and insights into the cultural and historical significance of the township of Blackdom, founded in 1903, 18 miles south of Roswell and 8 miles west of Dexter. By the mid-1920s, most residents had left, turning Blackdom into a ghost town. Bethany Tabor, NMHC program officer, served as the moderator. She introduced the speakers, which included Janice Dunnahoo of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico (HSSNM) Archives in Roswell. Dunnahoo is a contributing author for the West Texas Historical Association, Wild West Journal, True West Magazine, Texas-New Mexico Border Archives Journal and a weekly contributor to the Roswell Daily Record.

Historically Speaking: Mountain men of New Mexico - Roswell Daily Record

Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record By Janice Dunnahoo Special to the Daily Record For many years I’ve had a fascination with some of the very first settlers in the West, that being the mountain men. How did they do it? Many trail blazed in unknown territory, they fought the elements, the wildlife, the vermin, hostile people, sickness and injuries, living completely alone in some instances for months, if not years. There have been numerous movies made about them, some that come to mind are “Jeremiah Johnson” with Robert Redford, depicting the real life story of John Jeremiah Garrison Johnson; “The Revenant” with Leonardo DiCaprio, depicting the real life story of Hugh Glass; “Western Man of the Wilderness” with Richard Harris, also depicting the story of Hugh Glass. There are others, but these are the ones that come to my mind.

Historically Speaking: Growing Up Proctor — Life on the Galloo, part 1

Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record By Janice Dunnahoo Special to the Daily Record I was recently invited to a book signing for a friend of a friend. Though I was unable to attend, I knew her book would be terrific, truthful, straightforward and entertaining. After reading it, it did not disappoint. The book is titled: “Growing up Proctor — Life on the Gallo” by Alma Proctor Hobbs. I loved it so much I just had to share a few of her stories here, it is so typical of the New Mexico I know. I asked Alma Proctor Hobbs if I could share just a few of those stories in my column, and she was very generous in allowing me to do so. This book should be on the bestseller list before long. Following are just a few of some of her stories:

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