National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Mourns the Passing of former RHS President Sharon Shoulders Details Written by National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Sharon Shoulders, a longtime supporter of the Rodeo Historical Society (RHS) and National Cowboy Museum, and wife of 16-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion Jim Shoulders, passed away from complications of COVID- 19 at her home in Henryetta, Oklahoma, on Saturday, January 30, 2021, surrounded by loved ones.
“The West has lost a true ambassador with the passing of Sharon Shoulders,” said Museum President & CEO Natalie Shirley. “She was the epitome of a hard-working Western woman who cared tremendously for her family, friends, community and lifestyle. I’m sure Sharon and Jim are happy to be reunited again.”
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Former Oakdale resident and five time PRCA World Champion Team Roper Leo Camarillo passed away Dec. 30 from complications due to COVID-19 in Chandler, AZ.
Leo was born into a family rich in western tradition and rodeo, and grew up in California’s Santa Ynez Valley, where his father Ralph Camarillo worked on a local ranch and mother Pilar worked in a restaurant in the nearby tourist town of Solvang. Ralph, who competed in rodeos and was the 1945 California State Rodeo Champion himself, passed along his knowledge of roping, work ethic, and
If becoming more cultured is one of your New Year's resolutions, the museums and art centers in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area are going to make that goal easy to achieve.
Unprecedented opportunities to see frescoes from ancient Rome, Mississippian artifacts from Oklahoma's own Spiro Mounds and landmark artwork by one of the state's official cultural treasures are all planned in the first half of the year.
What It Was Really Like Being A Mountain Man In The 1800s Buyenlarge/Getty Images
By Jan MacKell Collins/Dec. 28, 2020 1:12 am EDT/Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 11:49 pm EDT
Tough. Resilient. Determined. Adventurous. These are just some of the words used to describe the mountain men (also commonly referred to as fur trappers) who rambled all over the Rocky Mountains but also eastern parts of early America as far back as the 1500 s. By the early 1800 s, says Legends of America, Joseph Dickson became one of the first known mountain men when he traveled alongside explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the Missouri River. Dickson and others like him literally made the wilderness their home, embracing the seasons as their time clock and living off the land as they made their way through the mountains, says X Roads. The life could be harsh, even brutal, but somehow many of these men prevailed.