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From: "Bill Pennington" <>
Subject: [PENNINGTON-L] Fw: Creative Geneology
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 15:23:44 -0400


Those with outlaw kin might enjoy this humor I received on the Cook Co
list.

Bill Pennington
Group 3
----- Original Message -----
From: Marty Greenlief <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 1999 9:22 AM
Subject: Creative Geneology

> Found on the Net
> Marty
> =====
>
> HOW TO BE CREATIVE WITH TROUBLESOME KIN
>
> Let's 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 enlarged image 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 intimate 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
renowned
> 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 collapsed.
>
> ______________________________

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