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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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Bassett Family Cemetery

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Steve
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Queen Ann Bassett of Brown’s Park

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Steve

“Queen Ann” of Brown’s Park The autobiography of ANN BASSETT WILLIS From Colorado Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 2 (April 1952): 81-98. Ann Bassett (May 12, 1878 – May 8, 1956), also known as Queen Ann Bassett, was a prominent female … Continue reading →

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A Personal Interview With Josie Bassett

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Steve

A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH JOSIE BASSETT By Kerry Ross Boren In 1960, just before leaving for a two year study of the motion picture business in California. I was living in Daggett County, Utah, writing articles on western history for … Continue reading →

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Butch Cassidy’s Return

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Steve

According to the generally accepted story, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid died in a hail of gunfire after robbing a bank in Bolivia, South America; they were buried there. The fact is, though, that there are numerous accounts of … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Joe – The Last of the Wild Bunch

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Steve

Cowboy Joe – The Last of the Wild Bunch by Kerry Ross Boren While thumbing through the Letters to the Editor section of my Fall 1992 issue of Old West magazine I was surprised to discover reference from a reader … Continue reading →

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The Cary Holliday Interview with Etta Place?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Steve

I make no claim as to the truth of this interview…but it feels right. Source San Francisco, California June, 1970 Newspapers have me dead twice already—burned up in a house fire and shot by a lover, but I got out … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Steve

Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker) and “the Sundance Kid” (Harry Longabaugh) were two American outlaws, operating primarily in the Western States of Utah and Wyoming during the late 19th century. They were part of a very loose, leaderless conglomeration of horse … Continue reading →

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