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Randall James attends the Pioneers & Old Settlers Reunion


Randall James is attending the Pioneers & Old Settlers Reunion in Alvarado, Texas this weekend, and shares some pictures with us. Here Randy stands beside the plaque commemorating the Reunion, co-founded by John James of Alvarado. The commemorative plaque tells the story of the founding of the Reunion. From the Facebook page for Alvarado, we obtained this year’s schedule of… (more…)

How to Fake a Jesse James Photo


Despite the proliferation & debunking of countless fake Jesse James photos, we still receive images from people asking if their Jesse James photo is authentic. This video shows just how easy it is to fake a Jesse James photo. Recently Bill Koch, one of the infamous Koch brothers who pump $millions into political promotions, paid $2.3 million for an authentic… (more…)

Free Download – Sissy Spacek’s 20,000 Cousins


  One unavoidable thing about dying is, you never know who’s going to come along later and become your cousin. Consider Frank & Jesse James. The Academy Awards weren’t invented yet when the outlaw brothers were alive. They wouldn’t have a clue about how important and celebrated you could be once you owned  a coveted gold plated statuette. So Frank… (more…)

The Physical Art of Rebecca Busselle… plus a side order of bread


The latest video from Rebecca Busselle will make you hungry for bread. Click here and now to view and listen to Becky’s story “For the Love of Bread.” Then read on to learn more about Becky. She’s one of our James family’s most accomplished authors. When I first met Becky, she gave me this description of her girlhood years in… (more…)

James Drury of TV’s The Virginian Plays Jesse James Jr. – Bitter Heritage, Playhouse 90


Relax and enjoy a one hour vintage TV movie from 1958. Among the all-star cast, James Drury plays Jesse James Jr., Franchot Tone plays Frank James, and Eva LaGallienne plays the indomintable Zerelda, mother of Frank & Jesse James. Elizabeth Montgomery also appears in this movie. Montgomery subsequently played Belle Starr in the 1980 movie Belle Starr. linkscolor = “993300″;… (more…)

ASA CASTLE, Tattoo Artist in the James Family


The most amazing thing about Asa Castle is not the fact that Asa is a tattoo artist. It’s the fact that Asa is a single dad, who is raising his son Kannon Van Castle while making a living as an artist. Being both artist and single dad has its challenges.       Asa’s not the only artist in his… (more…)

Editing Jesse James’ Soul Liberty


It’s 17 degrees today and I’m editing my forthcoming book…until I came to this passage: The winter of 1779-1780 was known as “the hard winter.” The ground was endlessly covered by heavy snowfall. The waters lay still and frozen as far south as Nashborough [Nashville]. Wild hogs froze to death. With no food to be found, the deer fell frozen in… (more…)

2012 New Year Prayer from Fr. James Malley S.J.


  Each year at Christmas time Fr. Jim Malley sends us his annual greeting and update. Excerpted here is his prayer for family & friends as we enter the new year of 2012. Fr. Jim Malley’s Prayer for 2012 Our holiday traditions and those of Christmas and Hanukkah never change. Treasured thoughts and memories flood in reminding us whence we… (more…)

Best Pictures Ever of a New James Arrival – 2011


Of all the pictures that are collected & contributed each year that find their way into the archives collected by The James Preservation Trust, most are of pictures of  James family children. There’s always baby pictures of new born infants who are the new arrivals into the family. In 2011, one set of pictures of a newborn arrival stood out… (more…)

Ayme James Curlee Pointer – Wonderwoman of the James Family


The James and their descendants certainly can confound expectation. Some say the James are hard to figure out. Others say you don’t know what to expect of the James. Take this James family relation, for example. AYME JAMES CURLEE-POINTER likes to do different things…like flying over the Virginia countryside. Oh yeah…forgot to mention it…Ayme likes to fly in a Search… (more…)

Mary Huey Alvarez as Texas Pioneer


Mary Huey Alvarez is a James family descendant who lives in Stephensville, Texas. Recently in 2011, Mary portrayed an early Texas pioneer of Erath County at a recent festival. It would be very difficult to improve on Mary’s authenticity. RELATED STORIES Descendants of Nancy James & Lacy McKinsey, includes Mary Huey Alvarez linkscolor = “993300″; highlightscolor = “339900″; backgroundcolor =… (more…)

Dr. Samuel Evans James’ Yacht “The Wanderer”


Russell Hatter, the assistant curator of the Capital City Museum in Frankfort, Kentucky, sent us this newspaper clipping from the Kentucky Journal of September 8, 1903. The story documents a day cruise on the Kentucky River aboard Dr. James’ yacht The Wanderer. Among the guests, the article identifies Sally Jouett Taylor, Dr. James’ wife. After Dr. James died, Sally married… (more…)

Tis the Season – Christmas for Stray Leaves – 2011


MERRY CHIRSTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Stray Leaves of the James Family To celebrate here’s a video Christmas card for you. We hope you enjoy the CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS linkscolor = “993300″; highlightscolor = “339900″; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”;

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