Tags: James Farm and Museum

  • Book Royalties of Jesse James Author Donated to James Farm & Museum

      Book royalties from Frank & Jesse James, The Story Behind the Legend by Ted Yeatman are being donated to James Farm & Museum. The author died November 1, 2009 in Maryland after a lengthy illness. His family has approved the donation. James Farm & Museum is owned by the County of Clay in Missouri, and is operated by its Parks & Recreation Department. The first royalty check of over $1,200 has been received, representing funds due to Yeatman from [...]

  • James Preservation Trust Gets New VP

    Charles S. Broomfield has been named to the board of directors of The James Preservation Trust, filling the seat vacated by the passing of Judge James R. Ross, the great grandson of the American outlaw icon Jesse James. The former Clay County, Missouri, judge & county commissioner has a long association with the historical interests of the James family. When he was a county commissioner, Broomfield arranged for the acquisition of James Farm from Jesse’s grandson Lawrence Barr, preserving the [...]

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  • Meet the Leafblower

  • Meet the Leafblower

  • Website: www.ericjames.org
  • He's Eric James - a Broadway & TV has-been, living in the Kentucky Bluegrass. A former law journalist and international business executive turned politico, blogger, historian, writer, & lecturer, Eric now publishes STRAY LEAVES, the official web site for the family of Frank & Jesse James, and LEAVES OF GAS, the family's official blog. Eric also is president of The James Preservation Trust, founded by the late great grandson of Jesse James, Judge James R. Ross. The Trust is dedicated to the preservation and public appreciation of the James family's history through research, education, and dissemination of information pertaining to the James family. Presently, Eric is writing a new four volume history of the Jesse James family. The first volume, "SOUL LIBERTY, Behind the Heritage of Silence in the Family of Jesse James," is scheduled for publication for the fall of 2011.