Old West Bath House

Old West Bath House

Nineteenth Century American Bath Houses were often businesses connected to hotels, barber shops, ladies’ hairdressers, and spas offering massages and curative measures (steam baths, medicated baths, etc.). In the Old West, such businesses advertised in the newspapers of the day, some announcing prices (compared to today’s dollar). It’s a peek into the luxury of a wet-from-head-to-toe bath when a person has no running water at home.

Calamity Jane, Guest Post by Heather Blanton

Calamity Jane, Guest Post by Heather Blanton

Guest Post by Heather Blanton, author of Bestselling Romance in the Rockies Series:

Martha Jane Cannary. Name doesn’t ring a bell?
Then you might know her by her legendary moniker “Calamity” Jane.
Ever wonder how she got the name?