Chisholm Trail on The History Detectives

I just got done watching the lates episode of "The History Detectives" on PBS.

Sometimes, the show can be pretty lame.

But, this time, it featured an investigation of The Chisholm Trail, a subject that is near and dear to my heart.

The fellow pictured here is my great-great grandfather and namesake, who rode the trail in his youth. Actually, it's him and his whole family, photo dated 1900--about 11 years after he gave up trail riding.

The show really brought to life what he would have experienced aback in the 1880s. And, it dispelled the notion that the trail extended as far south as the Rio Grande border town of Donna. Instead, it began at the Red River in north Texas . . . right about where my family was living at Pilot Point!

Check your local listings to try to catch at least this episode.