2019 Annual Conference - Independence, Missouri
Frank James‘ jail cell in Independence.
Pioneer Trails
The lovely mules are Margaret and Vienetta.
Bingham-Waggoner Estate
Home of former President Harry S. Truman, Independence, Missouri.
Mary and Dan Pence in front of the mule-drawn carriage
Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot.
Bingham Waggoner Estate
Mule skeleton
The mule was the only casualty of the ill-fated steamboat „Arabia“.
Buckets and wheels from the „Arabia“
On September 5, 1856, the „Arabia“ was traveling on the Missouri river near Kansas City, carrying 200 tons of cargo when the steamboat hit some debris from fallen trees. The boat sank along with its entire cargo. In 1988 the „Arabia“ was recovered and the cargo is now on display at the „Arabia Steamboat Museum“ in Kansas City.
Bingham Waggoner bear
2019 - En route
State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri
Bill Ryan was an inmate after he was found guilty and sentenced after the Blue Cut robbery (September 7, 1881).
Centralia battlefield
Site of Otterville robbery
Crossing on Current River
The crossing on the Current River the outlaws took to get to the Howell cabin.
Howell cabin
Howell cabin on the Current River. The James-Younger Gang stopped here for breakfast two days after the Gad’s Hill train robbery.