I was watching the Western Channel this past weekend, waiting for the latest episode of “Gunsmoke” to come on, when I saw a little blurb on the authenticity of westerns and the props they use to make them so real. It was so interesting I thought I would share it as the Family First site today.

The name of the site is Caravan West Productions. If you are a movie producer making a western or period film, and want to know how people dressed in say, Nebraska in the 1870s, then they can help you. If you are a writer, checking on some facts about a screenplay you’re writing on types of weapons that were used at the OK Corral, they can help you. If you’re just wanting to relive your childhood dreams, and dress up as a cowboy on Halloween, well, they can help you as well. [Continued…]