https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/the-sackett-legacy-from-historic-pioneers-to-modern-trailblazers 2026-07-20T07:08:26-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/sr-about-ch1-arrival.jpg?v=1782418193 The Sackett Legacy: From 1630 Pioneers to Today’s American Dream Oil-painting illustration of Simon Sackett and fellow settlers arriving by ship in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/sackett-holiday-history 2026-07-20T07:08:26-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/sr-about-ch3-moore.jpg?v=1782253486 Sackett Holiday History: How Our Ancestor Clement C. Moore Shaped Modern Santa Claus Traditions Clement C. 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the rearview mirror of a pickup truck with a field through the windshield https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/black-cowboys-history 2026-09-25T16:40:06-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/3a47010r.jpg?v=1790379606 One in Four: The Black Cowboys Who Rode the Trails Nat "Deadwood Dick" Love, one of the best-known Black cowboys of the trail-drive era, in working cowboy clothes with his saddle and rope, from his 1907 autobiography (Library of Congress) https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/what-to-wear-to-a-country-concert-men 2026-09-08T03:10:26-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/E2A4317.jpg?v=1788862226 What to Wear to a Country Concert (Men's Edition) Men in cowboy hats, jackets, and jeans standing at the rail of a packed indoor arena at night — real western event crowd, what guys actually wear to a country show https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/heavyweight-vs-midweight-t-shirts 2026-09-09T13:10:31-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/SackettRanch-130.jpg?v=1788984631 Heavyweight vs. Midweight T-Shirts: Which One Should You Buy? Back of a Sackett Ranch 6.5 oz heavyweight vintage black tee with the Legacy sunset-horse graphic, worn beside a red Bronco at golden hour — made in the USA from 100% US-grown cotton https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/pony-express-history 2026-09-25T16:40:03-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/38549v.jpg?v=1790379603 The Pony Express: 18 Months That Became a Legend Sunset over South Pass, Wyoming, the low valley through the Rockies that Pony Express riders and westward emigrants crossed (Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress) https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/trucker-hat-sizing 2026-09-11T03:11:28-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/FE2A1614.jpg?v=1789121488 Trucker Hat Sizing: Will a Snapback Fit My Head? Back view of a Sackett Ranch tan waxed canvas trucker hat showing the mesh back and adjustable snapback closure — built from scratch in the USA https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/weaning-time 2026-09-25T16:40:00-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/02625v.jpg?v=1790379600 Weaning Time A roundup crew resting at camp beside the chuck wagon and tents on the open range, Belle Fourche roundup, 1887 — Cowboy Church on weaning time and learning to quiet yourself (John C. H. Grabill, Library of Congress) https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/how-to-get-dog-smell-out-of-truck 2026-09-14T03:11:00-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/E2A1168.jpg?v=1789380660 How to Get Dog Smell Out of Your Truck (for Good) Clean pickup cab seen through the open driver's door with a Sackett Ranch buffalo skull leather freshener hanging from the rearview mirror https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/history-of-rodeo 2026-09-15T03:14:28-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/Sisters_Rodeo_4.jpg?v=1789467268 How Rodeo Began: From Ranch Work to the Arena A team roping header swings his loop on a running steer with his heeler close behind, in front of a packed rodeo grandstand — the ranch work that became the arena https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/how-to-curve-a-trucker-hat-bill 2026-09-17T05:18:09-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/FE2A1800.jpg?v=1789647489 How to Curve a Trucker Hat Bill (Without Wrecking It) Side profile of an olive drab waxed canvas Sackett Ranch trucker hat with a gently curved bill, resting on a diamond-plate truck toolbox — built from scratch in the USA, never an imported blank https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/code-of-the-west 2026-09-25T16:41:06-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/02638v.jpg?v=1790379597 The Code of the West: The Rules Real Cowboys Live By "The Cow Boy" — a working cowboy on his saddled horse with a coiled lariat on the open range, photographed by John C. 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Grabill around 1888 (Library of Congress) https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/putting-up-hay 2026-09-25T16:39:55-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/8d26210v.jpg?v=1790379595 Putting Up Hay Haystacks put up for winter feeding on a ranch in the Moreno Valley, New Mexico, 1943 — Cowboy Church on putting up hay while the sun's out (John Collier Jr., Library of Congress) https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/homestead-act-history 2026-09-21T03:17:10-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/as5i7824.jpg?v=1789985830 The Homestead Act of 1862: 160 Acres and a Promise A rider on a gray horse crosses golden grassland at sunrise, the kind of open country the Homestead Act of 1862 promised to anyone willing to stay five years https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/best-candle-scents-for-men 2026-09-23T03:12:50-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/IMG_6759_a1d8d001-f477-41b1-b793-bcbcbe92fccc.jpg?v=1790158370 Best Candle Scents for Men: A Guide to Masculine Candles Sackett Ranch Spirit of the West candle, a USA-made western scented candle, on a wood surface https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/women-of-the-west-cowgirl-history 2026-09-24T03:09:10-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/FE2A1625.jpg?v=1790244550 Women of the West: Cowgirls, Homesteaders, and Trailblazers A cowgirl in a white cowboy hat and number bib turns her sorrel horse hard around a barrel, kicking up dust in front of a packed rodeo grandstand https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/transcontinental-railroad-history 2026-09-25T16:39:48-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/3a51773r.jpg?v=1790379588 The Transcontinental Railroad and the End of the Trail Drives Crowd of railroad men and riders gathered around the locomotives as the last rail of the transcontinental railroad is laid, May 10, 1869 — photograph by Alfred A. 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Farrier in an olive drab Sackett Ranch waxed canvas trucker hat working on a spotted horse's hoof inside a barn https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/riding-drag 2026-10-05T14:39:30-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/as5i7563.jpg?v=1791236369 Riding Drag Two riders on horseback at golden hour with dust rising around the horses' legs -- Cowboy Church on riding drag and serving where nobody's looking https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/buffalo-soldiers-history 2026-10-06T05:14:12-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/IMG_4289.jpg?v=1791288852 The Buffalo Soldiers: Service on the Frontier A dirt road winding through golden autumn aspens and pines toward mountain peaks under a cloudy sky, the kind of open Western country the Buffalo Soldiers patrolled and opened to travel https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/cowboy-hat-etiquette 2026-10-07T03:12:31-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/8J3A7599.jpg?v=1791367951 Cowboy Hat Etiquette: When to Take It Off Man in a straw cowboy hat and a woman in a navy Sackett Ranch trucker cap talking at a wooden ranch fence beside a horse in golden evening light https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/how-to-choose-a-candle-gift 2026-10-08T03:13:34-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/IMG_1305.jpg?v=1791454414 How to Pick a Candle Scent for Someone Else (Gift Guide) Two friends toast with Sackett Ranch koozies over a glowing fire pit at autumn dusk, the kind of warm evening a good western candle brings indoors https://www.sackett-ranch.com/blogs/the-frontier-journal/wild-west-show-history 2026-10-09T03:19:27-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0551/0335/6986/articles/Sisters_Rodeo_2.jpg?v=1791541167 Buffalo Bill's Wild West: The Show That Sold the Frontier Team ropers chase a steer in front of a packed rodeo grandstand, the arena tradition Buffalo Bill's Wild West helped popularize