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Welcome to Westerners International:
©Photo
by Jim Argo
Westerners International (WI) is a
non-profit Foundation, Inc. first organized in 1959 to
promote communication and cooperation between Corrals
and Posses, and to stimulate interest and research in
the history of the American West. The WI "home ranch" is
located at the
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
in Oklahoma City, where Buckskin Bulletin is published
quarterly and mailed to Westerners everywhere. WI also
assists in the organization of new Corrals and Posses
and registers their brands.
The Westerners movement was started
in Chicago in 1944 by Leland D. Case, editor of The
Rotarian magazine, and Elmo Scott Watson, newspaperman
and educator. Slowly the Westerners movement grew. The
Denver Posse was organized in January 1945 followed by
Corrals in St. Louis and Los Angeles in 1946; New York
City in 1952; Tucson, Laramie, and the Black Hills
Corrals in 1953. In 1954, the Potomac Corral was founded
in Washington, D.C., and the first overseas Corral was
established in England. The year 1955 saw Corrals and
Posses established in Spokane, Wash., Kansas City, Mo.,
and in Paris, France. During the years since, more than
138 Corrals and Posses--some cities have more than
one--have been organized throughout the United States
and overseas.
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Upcoming
Events:
Western History Association
2008 Meeting
October 22-25
Salt Lake City Marriott
City Center Hotel
Buckskin Bulletin
Volume
XXXX, Issue 2, 2007
Volume XXXX, Issue 3, 2007
Volume XLI, Issue 1, 2008
WI Executive Board Meetings
Lunch at Noon
Meeting over by 1:00 p.m.
January
March
May
July
September
November
Always the second Tuesday every other month.
Any WI member is welcome to attend.
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, OK
Westerners International 100 Outstanding
20th Century Non-fiction Books on the American West,
1901-2000
Full Board of Westerners
International
Executive Committee
Biographies
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