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Tag: Katie BeaverHow the West was Won: Marshal Dake, the Earp Brothers, and the Tombstone ShootoutOn October 26, 1881, a 30-second gunfight became the stuff of legend. Today marks the 130th anniversary of the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral, and to commemorate the occasion, Katie Beaver, a summer intern in textual processing, wrote the following post. One of the most well-known stories of the “Wild West” comes from Tombstone, Arizona: [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on October 26, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records. Elections and Connections: The Appointment of Phoebe Couzins, the First Female MarshalToday’s post was written by Katie Beaver, who spent her summer interning with textual processing. The latter half of the nineteenth century is notorious among American historians for shady and tumultuous politics, particularly during presidential elections. The U.S. Marshal Service during this time was charged with monitoring polls on election days to ensure that the [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on October 17, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records. The U.S. Marshal Service and The Supreme CourtThis post was written by Katie Beaver, a student intern working with civilian records. It is a follow-up to A few good lawmen and is based on documentation found in ”Appointment Files for Judicial Districts, 1853-1905.” The American South was a particularly tumultuous area after the Civil War and during the occupation of the U.S. Army. Slaves became [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on August 8, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records, Reference, Researchers. A few good lawmenToday’s post is written by Denise Henderson. A few months ago, I was asked to locate a record about Pat Garrett, the famous sheriff who killed Billy the Kid in 1881 when cowboys and cattle thieves made the West wild and dangerous and a place in serious need of law enforcement. Understanding the index to, [...] Posted by Denise Henderson on August 1, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records, Genealogy, Reference, Researchers, The Process. |
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