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Lakota Grandmas

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Caryn

For a couple of reasons, I have always had an interest in the Lakota Sioux Native American tribe. The first is that I love visiting the Black Hills of South Dakota which is closely tied to the Lakota Sioux tribe. … Continue reading →

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Crazy Horse Feud

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Caryn

Valentine Trant O’Connell McGillycuddy was born on February 14, 1849 in Racine, Wisconsin to Irish immigrants Daniel McGillycuddy (1821–1892), a merchant, and Joana (Trant) McGillycuddy (1813–1892). Continue reading →

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Illegal Town

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Caryn

Anyone who has spent much time in the Black Hills has most likely seen Deadwood, and knows it to be a historic gambling town where many famous Wild West characters hung out and died. Legends like Wild Bill Hickok and … Continue reading →

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Young Crazy Horse

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Caryn

Most people have heard of Crazy Horse, the Lakota Sioux Indian who has been memorialized in the Black Hills. Most of us know that Crazy Horse was a great warrior, but I did not know much about his upbringing. Crazy … Continue reading →

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Who Shot First?

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Caryn

Who shot first? We will never know, but on December 29, 1890, that first shot started a massacre. What lead up to that fateful day? For all of his 27 years, Black Elk’s had watched as the way of life … Continue reading →

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Wasicu Wakan

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Caryn

In my many hikes to the Harney Peak lookout, I have noticed many times the marker there for Dr Valentine McGillycuddy. I suppose that the main reason it has stuck in my head is because of my grandfather, George Byer, … Continue reading →

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Crazy Horse Surrenders

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Caryn

For most of his life in the United States, my great grandfather, Cornelius Byer, was friends with the Indians. He and my grandfather, George Byer were invited to Pow Wows with the Indians, and many of them came to their … Continue reading →

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Pow Wow

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Caryn

Most of us are able to trace our roots back to the Old West, since many of our ancestors were homesteaders. The Old West was a dangerous place to live. There were few, if any lawmen around, and outlaws found it to … Continue reading →

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