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We were missing a few photos of our wonderful actors from the Elmwood Cemetery Tour. May I introduce you to “Big Pete” McCullough (The hanging judge of Mexico) portrayed by Warren Brewer. And Mr. John Bingle Morris and his lovely wife Julia portrayed by John Dial and Kathy Zinkle. Although …

  Sunday was a beautiful afternoon and the tour was so much fun. Here are some pics from the day with more to come! Mary White Littrell begins our tours for the day. Martin Jones portrayed Dr. Vincent Durand. Michael Jennings portrayed Reverend Mansfield. Robin Lightfoot portrayed Clarence Barnes and …

  What a wonderful time we had this year with Walk Back in Time. Many visitors, many wonderful stories and a barn full of equine! Father and daughter team, Tom and Katie Usnick brought in and meticulously groomed the horses for the day. (Thank you both!) Our gratitude to Dr. Ray Wilbers …

We want to thank our wonderful group of ladies who toured our barn on June 1st, 2011. This group from Mexico added their memories and stories during the history talk. Our favorite part of tours are hearing stories from different eras and perspectives. We also want to dearly thank Gamma Lambda for …

Probably the most famous Afro-American horse trainer (if not the most famous horse trainer, period) is buried in Mexico, Mo. He was laid to rest next to the graves of his wife and son. The images of the tombstones for Tom Bass’ wife and son are also available at the …

Members of Simmons’ Stable Preservation Fund, Inc. have been working in the stable painting the newly finished stalls to prepare for fall tours, Mexico’s Walk Back in Time and our annual Auction.