Jesse never considered himself a killer; one has to wade through the myths … and the History of the era to find a shred of truth in the Legend.
MAY 11th: We left the Pony Express Museum, and drove about a block down the street to visit Jesse James's House - which had been relocated; and is now a museum.
A Victorian Outhouse had also been placed onsite … and a little cemetery had also been relocated to be placed outside the house/museum: so, this was more than a Jesse James thing.
But, we enjoyed the walk-through/the history/visiting with the man behind the counter (who was full of James Family information); and before we left the building, Holland and I both bought bullet mementoes to slip onto our key rings ;-)
After leaving the Jesse James Home Museum, we pointed Betsy's nose towards Utah; working our way back to the PNW, where we both have appointments to make.
Next stop.
We left Bleu in his kennel curbside, for our walk through.
Jesse James Home-Museum.
House Plaque.
Colorful paver patio.
A hitching post.
Fancy Victorian Outhouse. LOL
A transplanted cemetery; none of this is ethical.
Entrance fees.
Cole Younger; Jesse's 1st cousin, & Gang member.
James-Younger Gang: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%E2%80%93Younger_Gang)
Frank - not interested in him; he lived into the automobile age.
A Rattlesnake Skin Tie is something Holland would do; he actually hunted … eaten rattlesnakes, and sold the skins - he can't wait to get to the Texas Rattlesnake Roundup next year. YUK!!!
Guns interest Holland; especially the Smith & Wesson's.
A back-shooter is not a hero - he is a coward. The Smith & Wesson is Holland's favorite firearm.
Jesse; hung above parlor where he was shot & killed.
'Those who live by the gun, will die by the gun'.
The exact place the bullet tore into the wall after it exited Jesse's body.
The spot Jesse fell & died; April 3rd, 1882; roped off because people would pry out pieces of blood-stained flooring.
Jesse James Death Picture; Civil War bullet retrieved.
Jesse James's Death Picture; tie pin.
Jesse's Age at time of death.
Jesse's Widow, Zee - and their children.
Zee James:
(https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-zeejames/)
Jesse & Wife; younger years.
Jesse James Married.
The James's Familial Farm Homestead; Zee & children moved there.
Jesse buried on the James's Homestead.
Jesse Jr. became a Lawyer & Mary married, & never had anything to do with the family.
1995 exhumation of Jesse James's remains to silence rumors.
Familial DNA Donors.
Jesse James's 3rd Funeral.
Holland & I both, got bullets to put on our key rings.
Holland is a good husband to me.
Holland is good for me … and to me :-)
Leaving Missouri, we punched in direction to Utah through the lower edge of Colorado … and GPS threw a rebellious snit, pointing us towards Topeka, Kansas: refusing to obey our directions, no matter how we redirected her. So, we just decided to go with the flow (we're in no hurry, and we are still Honeymooner's determined to relax and enjoy the moment 😉).
Holland said, "I guess we're going to Kansas - is there anything to see in Kansas?" I said, "I don't know - let me check." We decided to visit the Evel Knievel Museum - we had been talking about his antics just the day before, so we were excited to see his stuff: especially his famous motorcycles 😁
(REBEL TUESDAY3~The Evel Knievel Museum follows this post).
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