There are many good reasons to get married. Love is one that is on top of that list. And if the marriage is based on good reasons, then it has a higher chance of lasting. Being forced to be married because you started a relationship with your bunkmate, probably isn’tRead More →
There are many reasons why a wedding may be called off. Finding out that your beautiful wife to be is actually a man, that would be one of those reasons. That is the situation Roscoe Billman found himself in in March of 1907. But Roscoe wouldn’t have to call theRead More →
In December of 1885, May Howard was arrested and fined for being an inmate of a house of ill-fame in Rapid City, SD. It wasn’t the first time she would be arrested for, as the local paper stated, flaunting her shame in the face of decency, but it would beRead More →
It had only been a few years since they were married, but with the death of Warren Tubbs, Alice “Poker Alice” Tubbs’ life was growing ever more dreary. The blizzard that had engulfed their home in late December, 1909, was a perfect reflection of Alice’s own life. According to hisRead More →
A transformation was beginning in the gold boom town of Leadville, Colorado. Not only was the town itself beginning to pick up once again as lode gold was discovered in the region in 1868, but a young woman was beginning her own journey into becoming a legendary figure. That womanRead More →
At 78 years of age, Poker Alice Tubbs was faced with a decision; undergo a risky operation on her gall bladder that could improve her health, or do nothing, and have her health continue to deteriorate. A gambling woman, she chose to take a risk. With the start ofRead More →
In the tiny town of Sudbury, in the county of Devonshire in England, a girl would be born to Irish immigrants. Born as Alice Ivers, she would be known throughout the world as Poker Alice. Or at least that is how the story often goes. As with much of theRead More →
Dustin WhiteEditor When David and Mary Jenkins boarded a ship in Wales, looking to start a new life in the United States, little did they know the impact their children would have on a small community in what would become North Dakota. The couple would arrive in New York inRead More →
Dustin WhiteEditor On October 30, 1878, one of the most famous army laundresses passed away. During her life, she was beloved by nearly all who met her, and she would quickly be favored by Libbie Custer. But with her death, a mystery would surface, one that captured the entire nation.Read More →
Dustin WhiteEditor Stepping off a steamer in 1872, Mollie Myers would have a unique honor; she was the first white woman in Edwinton, the city that would become Bismarck. It was through a series of misfortunes that Mollie would arrive in what would become Bismarck. Having been sent down riverRead More →