Welch Western Wear

05/25/2025

As seen in the Dougherty High football program in 1979, Welch Western Wear was always a big supporter of local athletics ...

05/25/2025

Flashback to 1980, when the Albany Herald explored the epicenter of the town's Urban Cowboy craze ...

12/01/2021

Flashback to October 27, 1976 ... The Albany Herald discovers calf roper Mickey Welch!

This article appeared before his star-take during a Thanksgiving Day NFL Game on WALB-TV where he played a lonely cowpoke who had drifted off a dusty Southwest Georgia trail and into the Albany Mall for some authentic western clothing (and/or saddles and tack).

04/28/2021

Mickey Welch, born to ride horses AND destined to open a Western Wear store. Thirty-five years later he would ride a horse into the Albany Mall for a television commercial on WALB-TV.

06/03/2017

Throwback!

Assistant store manager, Laura Welch works the boot section, featuring Justin, Dingo, Tony Llama and Larry Mahan brands with many exotic skins

05/31/2017

Birds eye view of the Welch Quarter Horse Farm where the idea for a western store emerged

05/31/2017

Throwback to 1972 - Stephanie Welch, in Denver on a scouting mission, dreaming of opening a western wear store -- Four years later the dream would come true

05/31/2017

Assistant store manager, Laura Welch works the boot section, featuring Justin, Dingo, Tony Llama and Larry Mahan brands with many exotic skins

05/31/2017

Stephanie and longtime Store Manager Cindy Crew celebrate the end of the Christmas season!

05/31/2017

Stephanie Welch working the belt aisle

05/31/2017

The move to the new is a go!

05/31/2017

Mike, Stephanie and Laura dressed for the busiest time of the year at the store ... Black Sunday in Albany