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I was pleased and honored to receive the H. Bailey Carroll award for the best article in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly for 2019.  The Swiss-German artist Conrad Caspar Rordorf was killed in a shoot-out at Nassau Plantation in the fall of 1847. Because he was so well-known at the time, his murder and the circumstances … Continue reading H. Bailey Carroll Award

My son Will Kearney is building a new horse barn/shed with tack room for the ranch. We have a barn with tack room at the Home Place ranch, but we moved the horses to the big ranch several years ago and they have been without a barn since then. The trusses and support posts all … Continue reading A New Horse Barn and tack room for the ranch

Winter means sausage making time at the ranch.  This year we were a little later than usual, but a good dry, cool norther blew in, giving us a spell of perfect weather to process and smoke the sausage. We usually mix the venison with pork, other wise it would turn out too dry.  It is … Continue reading Making venison sausage at the ranch

We had a wonderful gathering for Thanksgiving 2017 at the ranch.  All the kids and their families were in attendance. Many of Paulina’s brothers and sisters (and families) were also able to attend. The weather was picture-perfect. We cooked three turkeys on the smoker and decided to eat outside under our new pavilion, which can … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2017