Newsletters/Articles

[El Crab]

Christmas is coming up, and I think it high time I started getting these. Which ones are out there, and what do they cost? I am referring to the newsletters/articles that some of you write and a lot of you read. I'd be more specific, but I'm lazy and don't want to look for the names of these periodicals right now. Plus, I think you guys know what I am talking about.

Thanks.

[El Crab]

Anyone? I'm looking for info on cost and circulation. Help!

[Treasuredude]

Are you referring to the newsletters of the LBHA and CBHMA?
Both are great and can be joined at these links...

lbha.org/
cbhma.org/

There's also the Friends of the LBH. I'm not a member of this one but I should be. It's also a great organization.

www.friendslittlebighorn.com/

[Scout]

Let me step in and do my sales pitch;

The 'Custer Battlefield Historical Museum Association' [ CBHMA] is the older of the two and goes back to the 1960's. It publishes the 'Greasy Grass' magazine, which is issued once a year in May. It contains excellent articles written by members & non-members who have an interest in the battle. It has helped along with the other organizations to buy up surrounding battlefield lands and turn them over to the NPS. 'The Battlefield Dispatch' is published quarterly and is basicly news regarding the battlefield...and also contains a book section for ordering books on the battle at a disccount. Publications are free with membership.

Little Big Horn Associates ...[LBHA ] publishes the 'Research Review' twice yearly, also full of great articles. The LBHA Newsletter is published monthly except January, when Diane gets to take a vacation. The Newsletter is full of what's goin' on in the organization and the battlefield, plus book reviews and such. Publications free with membership.

Friends of the Little Big Horn and the Battlefield Advocate are two other great organizations. There is also our good troops across the pond....'The Custer Association of Great Britain' who also have an excellent publication, 'The Crow's Nest'. These are all great organizations dedicated to preserving and promoting the Battle of the Little Big Horn and the battlefield. Take your pick....you can't go wrong.

[El Crab]

Thanks guys.

[Diane Merkel]

Good summary, Scout! The only amendment I would make is that I get two months off from the Newsletter. We don't publish in August either.

For those who are interested in straight subscriptions, how about Wild West, True West, and similar magazines? We pick them up occasionally at a newsstand, but we don't have subscriptions to them.

Crab, do you only want suggestions for LBH-related publications, or are you interested in the Civil War and/or other periods of American History?

[El Crab]

admin said:

Good summary, Scout! The only amendment I would make is that I get two months off from the Newsletter. We don't publish in August either.

For those who are interested in straight subscriptions, how about Wild West, True West, and similar magazines? We pick them up occasionally at a newsstand, but we don't have subscriptions to them.

Crab, do you only want suggestions for LBH-related publications, or are you interested in the Civil War and/or other periods of American History?

LBH only. Right now, I do get a magazine about the Civil War, but while it was a huge interest for me when I was younger, LBH replaced it as soon as I read the Nat'l Geographic article. Its still an interest, and I have many books on the ACW, but LBH is priority number one.

And thanks for the Research Review, I read it all in one sitting last night. And it reminded me of this forgotten thread...

[Scout]

I forgot one other very important benefit to joining the CBHMA and the LBHA, the annual conventions! The CBHMA holds their's every year at the battle's anniverary in Hardin, Montana. Members are encouraged to attend.

The LBHA holds their's at different locations across the U.S.....The sites are all places where Custer lived or was posted, or fought. They alternate each year between east or west of the Mississippi.
Diane can tell us more about this. A lot of book dealers, publishers and authors sell their books there. LBHA members are encouraged to attend.

A lot of the members have local chapters and meetings in their areas as well.

[Treasuredude]

scout2 said:

I forgot one other very important benefit to joining the CBHMA and the LBHA, the annual conventions! The CBHMA holds their's every year at the battle's anniverary in Hardin, Montana. Members are encouraged to attend.

The LBHA holds their's at different locations across the U.S.....The sites are all places where Custer lived or was posted, or fought. They alternate each year between east or west of the Mississippi.
Diane can tell us more about this. A lot of book dealers, publishers and authors sell their books there. LBHA members are encouraged to attend.

A lot of the members have local chapters and meetings in their areas as well.

I've been to the CBHMA convention before and this past summer, I attended my first LBHA. Great time. Lots of books and many of the authors are there.

I am the only one in my family with an interest in Custer. The best thing about the convention was talking to others with a similar interest. You can say something like, "Windolph is buried near here" and the other person knows what you're talking about. That was the best part for me. I met up with a group of guys from the Internet. Most of us had never met before. We had a fantastic time.

[El Crab]

treasuredude said:

scout2 said:

I forgot one other very important benefit to joining the CBHMA and the LBHA, the annual conventions! The CBHMA holds their's every year at the battle's anniverary in Hardin, Montana. Members are encouraged to attend.

The LBHA holds their's at different locations across the U.S.....The sites are all places where Custer lived or was posted, or fought. They alternate each year between east or west of the Mississippi.
Diane can tell us more about this. A lot of book dealers, publishers and authors sell their books there. LBHA members are encouraged to attend.

A lot of the members have local chapters and meetings in their areas as well.

I've been to the CBHMA convention before and this past summer, I attended my first LBHA. Great time. Lots of books and many of the authors are there.

I am the only one in my family with an interest in Custer. The best thing about the convention was talking to others with a similar interest. You can say something like, "Windolph is buried near here" and the other person knows what you're talking about. That was the best part for me. I met up with a group of guys from the Internet. Most of us had never met before. We had a fantastic time.

Frank and Perry?

[Treasuredude]

elcrab said:

treasuredude said:

I've been to the CBHMA convention before and this past summer, I attended my first LBHA. Great time. Lots of books and many of the authors are there.

I am the only one in my family with an interest in Custer. The best thing about the convention was talking to others with a similar interest. You can say something like, "Windolph is buried near here" and the other person knows what you're talking about. That was the best part for me. I met up with a group of guys from the Internet. Most of us had never met before. We had a fantastic time.

Frank and Perry?

Yes! Frank, Perry, Max, Michael, and myself. Those guys hooked up at the LBH. I didn't get into the group until they got here to South Dakota.

[Scout]

I heard a story of woman complaining about her husbands obsession with the LBH explain, ''He is always talking about the 'Camp Notes'....what kind of camp is it anyway!?"

[El Crab]

treasuredude said:

elcrab said:

Frank and Perry?

Yes! Frank, Perry, Max, Michael, and myself. Those guys hooked up at the LBH. I didn't get into the group until they got here to South Dakota.

Good guys, Frank and Perry. They were very gracious in allowing me to join two others in their trip to the field with Rich Fox. And they are a fun bunch to be around.

That was my first trip to LBH, and being that lucky was such a treat. We got to know everyone at Fox's ranch on the first night, then followed the trail from Busby to the Crow's Nest, the divide, etc. Went down to MTC and met one of the Realbirds on horseback, no less. Plus we went over to the bluffs west of the village site. Just a great time.

I want to say one of your listed group is from Seattle, but I forget who. Not THAT far from my neck of the woods.

[Treasuredude]

elcrab said:

treasuredude said:

Yes! Frank, Perry, Max, Michael, and myself. Those guys hooked up at the LBH. I didn't get into the group until they got here to South Dakota.

Good guys, Frank and Perry. They were very gracious in allowing me to join two others in their trip to the field with Rich Fox. And they are a fun bunch to be around.

That was my first trip to LBH, and being that lucky was such a treat. We got to know everyone at Fox's ranch on the first night, then followed the trail from Busby to the Crow's Nest, the divide, etc. Went down to MTC and met one of the Realbirds on horseback, no less. Plus we went over to the bluffs west of the village site. Just a great time.

I want to say one of your listed group is from Seattle, but I forget who. Not THAT far from my neck of the woods.

Michael is the one from the Seattle area.

Yes, Perry sent me a disk of photos from your guy's trip to LBH and both he and Frank talked about it. It sounds like a trip of a lifetime -- walking the field with Fox.