Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival

Above, lawman Pat Garrett.

Too bad I didn't learn of this festival sooner, it seems to be something interesting to attend.

According to Mississauga.com:

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — Pat Garrett, an Old West sheriff who is remembered for killing outlaw Billy the Kid, will be the focus of new festival in southern New Mexico. 

The first Pat Garrett Western Heritage Festival is scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and comes amid renewed interest in the well-known lawman, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported . 

Organizers have said they plan to unveil a new photograph of Garrett, the newspaper said. 

In addition to movies, performances and lectures, organizers have said several of Garrett's descendants will attend events.

Above, William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid.

During our trip to Roswell last summer, we passed a sign for a road going east indicating that Fort Sumner, where Billy the Kid is buried, was in that direction. Unfortunately, it was too far out-of-the-way (about 50 miles) to make a detour to go see.

To read more about the festival, go here.

Time-Life Books: "The Forty-Niners"

Above, the cover of "The Forty-Niners" volume.

Back in the 1970s, Time-Life Books published different series of book sets. One of which was The Old West. There were 27 volumes in the series.

According to Wikipedia:

The Old West is a series of books about the fundamental founding of the American Old West, published by Time-Life Books from 1973 through 1980. Each book focused on a different topic, such as cowboys, American Indians, gamblers and gunfighters.

The book set was rather handsomely done with covers in simulated leather.

Another topic of focus was "The Forty-Niners", which covered the California Gold Rush. It was published in 1974.

The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus was given a mention on page 140:

Any afficionado of the old west or ECV should pick up this set should they happen to find it at a used bookstore, eBay, Amazon or yard sale.