----- Original Message ----- Sent: Saturday, July 24, 1999 17 50 Subject: Fw: How to cleanup your family tree > > Subject: How to cleanup your family tree > > > > This was sent via the SAR group thanks to them for giving us a way out of > a > > bad dilemma. > > > > Rewrite of family history: > > > > > > Lets say that your great-great uncle Remus Starr, a fellow lacking in > > character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana > > in 1889. > > A cousin has supplied you with the only known photograph of Remus, > > showing him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture are > > the words: > > Remus Starr: Horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison, 1885. > > Escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton > > Detectives, convicted and hanged, 1889. > > > > Pretty grim situation, right? But let's revise things a bit. We > > simply crop the picture, scan in an enlargement and edit it with image > > processing software so that all that is seen is a head shot. > > > > Next, we rewrite the text: > > > > Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His > > business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian > > assets and imitate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in > > 1885, he devoted several years of his life to service at a government > > facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the > > railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run > > by the renown Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Uncle Remus passed > > away during an important civic function held in his honor > > when the platform upon which he was standing collasped. > > > > Now we give Uncle Remus a distinguished place inside the family tree, > > not hanging from it. > > > > > > > > > > > ==== Dutch-Colonies Mailing List ==== > MILITARY RECORDS-and how to use them: > http://www.avana.net/~lhaasdav/military.html > Bureau of Land Management-SOME STATES-busy, keep trying... > http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ > >