Meet Up At The Roundup

Before Texas Jack was a cowboy legend, he was John Baker Omohundro. And before he was synonymous with the Lone Star State, he was a boy from Virginia — born July 26, 1846, in Palmyra, 50 miles as the crow flies northwest of Richmond.

He earned the name “Texas Jack” years later, after driving longhorn cattle across the plains and scouting alongside Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok. But no matter how far he roamed, from the open range of Texas to the vast prairies of Nebraska, from the wilderness of Wyoming to theater stages all over the East, he was always proud of his origins in the Old Dominion State where his story began.

That’s why, 180 years after his birth, the Texas Jack Association is returning to his home state for the 2026 Texas Jack Roundup, June 24–27 in Richmond, Virginia.

As a group, we’ll visit:

• Colonial Williamsburg – We'll step back in time to 18th-century America, to see what life was like for the English colonials who became the first Americans.

• Hollywood Cemetery – Resting place of many Omohundro family members, Presidents John Tyler and James Monroe, and two of Texas Jack’s Civil War commanding officers, Generals J.E.B. Stuart and Fitzhugh Lee.

• Chimborazo Hospital – Once one of the largest military hospitals of the Confederacy.

• Plus other historic and cultural sites throughout the Richmond region.

This Roundup is both a homecoming and a celebration — for descendants, historians, and anyone who believes in keeping the memory of the American West alive.

We’ll be gathering at the Omni Hotel in downtown Richmond, with special group rates available through June 3, 2026.

👉 Learn more and join us at www.TexasJack.org

👉 Final Roundup pricing and details will be posted soon at TexasJack.org/2026-roundup

And as a personal note — if you join or renew your lapsed membership in the Texas Jack Association and register for the Roundup, I’ll hand you a signed copy of my book Texas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star when we meet in Richmond.

Let’s honor the man, the legend, and the legacy — right where it all began.