Category Archives: History

Butch Cassidy’s Burial in Nevada

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Steve

The story that Butch Cassidy spent his last days in Nevada has been around a long time, long enough that a dirt road near the abandoned gold mine at Johnny, Nevada, where Butch is rumored to have died, is named … Continue reading →

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Stories of Butch Cassidy and Ann Bassett in Leeds, UT

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Steve

The following is taken from the book “Leeds; Historical Events in Little Pieces” by Wilma Cox Beale. Ann Willis A friend of mine, Dorothy Spendlove, from Hurricane, Utah, asked me if I knew where Ann Willis was buried. She said … Continue reading →

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Sullivan County, New York

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Steve

I wanted to share some information I received about the county in which I grew up, Sullivan County, New York…my hometown was Livingston Manor, named after Edward Livingston, relative of Richard Livingston who helped draft the Constitution…the county seat is … Continue reading →

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The House Where Ann Bassett Died

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Steve

I am so excited, and have to get this out, somewhere…since no one in the world really cares, but… Anyway, Butch Cassidy’s long time friend and lover (IMO) was Ann Bassett, the “Queen of the Rustlers…she moved to Leeds, Utah, … Continue reading →

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The US-Dakota War of 1862 – the Trials and Hangings

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Steve

“The trials of the Dakota were conducted unfairly in a variety of ways. The evidence was sparse, the tribunal was biased, the defendants were unrepresented in unfamiliar proceedings conducted in a foreign language, and authority for convening the tribunal was … Continue reading →

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Who Was Etta Place

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Steve

From Geni.com, this is the best discussion of the mystery of Harry Longabaugh (“the Sundance Kid”)’s girlfriend, Etta Place. About Etta Place (wife of the “Sundance Kid”) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Place Etta Place (born c. 1878, date of death unknown) was a companion … Continue reading →

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The Lost Tomb of King Arthur

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Steve

Having spent many years reading all that I can find on the historic Arthur, I have to say that Graham Phillips has the best, possibly provable, theory on who was the historic Arthur, and where he might be buried. This … Continue reading →

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Rosa May

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Steve

I often tell people that most of my friends are dead, and this is what I mean…I love this woman. Don’t ask me why, except she was a good woman and had a wonderful life, but I have read everything … Continue reading →

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The Oldest Cowboy

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Steve

Born on February 12, 1898, in Waxahachie, Texas, Tom Blasingame was made for a life on the range. As a child, the restrictions of school and family life soured his temper; for every whipping he received at school, he’d get … Continue reading →

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Bassett Family Cemetery

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Steve
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