A Christmas ball was held in 1885 at Anson to honor area cowboys and their ladies. This old-time Texas frontier gala is a historic western heritage celebration continuing today. The Texas Cowboys' ...

ANSON — Once more, it's time for "that lively-gaited sworray — 'The Cowboys' Christmas Ball.'” Reenacting an 1885 gala that celebrated the marriage of a young couple, as well as honoring area cowboys ...

ANSON — She looked 138 years-old. A small crack in her body, most of the inlaid pear on the back of the instrument missing, her finished edges looking worn, it was easy to believe this violin had ...

Anson celebrated the 90th reenactment of the original 1885 Cowboys' Christmas Ball which gained immortality thanks to a poem.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the new Days of ’76 Museum. The ball will include performances by Paul Larson, Gordy Pratt, Kenny Putnam, Ricky Jacobsen, Boyd Bristow, Brent Morris, Paul ...