When General Custer was killed at Little Bighorn in 1876, the Sioux indians cut the ears off his corpse so he could listen better in the next life.
According to online interviews, creator Beth Sullivan originally intended Loren Bray's character to be totally mean without redeeming qualities, but due to Orson Bean's immediate connection with youngster Shawn Toovey, it was impossible not to write his friendship with little Brian into the script.
Cloud Dancing plays flute with a young Cheyenne boy. That boy is Jerry Wolf, Larry Sellars' son in real life.
Dr. Quinn and Colleen were singing Camptown Races as they were doing the laundry. The song was written in 1850 by Stephen Foster.
The first song the band plays at the dance is Buffalo Gals. It was written in 1844.