Hi Theresa, Wonderful to hear you are writing everything down! I know the Museum will be thrilled to get your family history! On their behalf, thanks very much. When you send it to the Museum, address the package to Dolores Cooney. She will see that it gets properly indexed into the system. Take care, Linda > Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:49:38 -0700 > From: kerstentm@snowcrest.net > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Miners' Memorial Monument - Butte, MT > > Linda, > I'm in the process of writing our Murphy stories and adding in > the photos. I was going to send a copy to the archives. I'll > include a copy for the Museum also. The stories of old Butte > are precious. Theresa > > > > > Hi Teresa > > > > Very glad to help. That project is very special to me! > > > > I am going to forward your information about the accident and Patrick's > > wife on to the Museum. This is a wonderful story that should be added to > > the information accumulated about the Miners! > > > > The Wall is a beautiful tribute to these "Old Oak Trees!" Without them, > > where would our world be? If you ever get the chance to see the Wall, I'm > > sure you won't be disappointed! If you wish to contact the Museum for > > more information their email address is: director@miningmuseum.org, and > > their website is www.miningmuseum.org. > > > > Very glad to help. > > > > Linda > > > >> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:18:09 -0700 > >> From: kerstentm@snowcrest.net > >> To: beara@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [BEARA] Miners' Memorial Monument - Butte, MT > >> > >> > >> Linda, > >> Thanks so much, I'm amazed at the number of Patrick Murphy's > >> who died in mining accidents in Butte. Our Patrick Murphy is > >> the Bell Diamond explosion on August 4, 1900. Apparently > >> a charge was set on another level and the call went out > >> and he ran the wrong direction, directly into the blast. He > >> left a young wife, Maggie Sullivan Murphy, who was given > >> a year's supply of coal as compensation and she then ran > >> a boarding house in their home. The two young daughters > >> grew up with a marvelously industrious mother, but missing > >> their father. Thanks for getting back to me. Theresa > >> > > >> > Hi Theresa, > >> > > >> > I show a Patrick Murphy killed in the St. Lawrence Mine on 11/23/1889; > >> > another Patrick Murphy died in the Bell Diamond on 08/04/1900; > >> Patrick D. > >> > Murphy died at the Berkeley Mine on 10/25/1909; a Patrick M. (or > >> Patrick > >> > E.) died at the Granite Mountain (Speculator Mine) tragedy on > >> 06/08/1917; > >> > another Patrick died at the Mountain Con on 04/11/1930. > >> > > >> > Hope this will be of help. > >> > > >> > Linda > >> > > >> >> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:47:21 -0700 > >> >> From: kerstentm@snowcrest.net > >> >> To: beara@rootsweb.com > >> >> Subject: Re: [BEARA] Miners' Memorial Monument - Butte, MT > >> >> > >> >> Linda, > >> >> Could you check for Patrick Murphy who was killed in an > >> >> explosion, I believe in 1900, if I'm remembering correctly. > >> >> Theresa > >> >> > Greetings to all on the "List"! > >> >> > > >> >> > Just a bit of info that might be of help. The World Museum of > >> Mining > >> >> in > >> >> > Butte, MT has built a Miners' Memorial Monument on their grounds, > >> >> which > >> >> > lists all of the people who were killed during their shift working > >> in > >> >> the > >> >> > mines or any other related jobs. A good number of these people > >> were > >> >> from > >> >> > Ireland. > >> >> > > >> >> > I have a copy of the list that was used to create the monument, and > >> >> would > >> >> > be very happy to check it for anyone interested. My copy shows the > >> >> date > >> >> > of the death and the location (Mine, or location of the accident). > >> >> > > >> >> > Linda A. > >> >> > > >> >> > _________________________________________________________________ > >> >> > Get more out of the Web. 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