History

Art Doings: Exhibitions and Events Around and About the West

With Covid accommodations, the art goes on — in person and online. Here are some options that take you...

Art of the Weave

The “home town” featured in Ben and Erin Napier’s hit show on HGTV, Laurel, Mississippi, is also the home of...

Sam Houston

The first and third president of the Republic of Texas arguably shaped the West as much as any other...

Enter The C&I Independence Day Giveaway!

Declare your independence and drink to your freedom this Fourth of July when you enter for a chance to...

Presidential Places

Road tripping in the West? Honor past presidents at these stops. Theodore Roosevelt National Park Medora, North Dakota The...

Presidents and the West

Throughout American history, the men occupying the highest office in the land have looked west to the future. While campaigning...

Presidents and Native Peoples

Both progress and injustice define the complicated history of official policy toward American Indians. Thirty years before he became...

Legislation That Made the West

Presidents can plan, but Congress acts. These are some of the most influential pieces of legislation affecting the West — for...