Some History of Brown's Park and the Josie Bassett Lamp

"Some History of Brown's Park and the Josie Bassett Lamp," Compiled by Golden Sanderson. Topics include: Avard Fairbanks displaying his sculptures in the old Spring City schoolhouse; A sculpture of Dr. Marcus Whitman; Whitman's settlement in the South Pass area; The murder of Whitman, Narcissa Whitman and other settlers; The discovery of gold in California; An increase of outlaws in the Utah Territory; Bank and train robberies; Violence and death; Cattle and sheep wars; Sanderson's work for the Fish and Game Department; Visiting Brown's Park for the first time; stories about Queen Anne Basset and Josie Bassett ranching in Brown's Park; John Jarvie's involvement with outlaws such as Matt Warner; Sanderson hearing Bill Tennent read a thesis about Brown's Park at a Utah Historical Society meeting in Vernal, Utah; Sanderson asking for a copy of the thesis and reading a part of it out loud; A costume dance equipped with clothing stolen by Matt Warner; An Outlaw Thanksgiving dinner at Davenport Ranch attended by outlaws and locals such as Bille Bender, Les Megs, Butch Cassidy, Elzy Lay, Isom Dart, Harry Longabaugh, Anne Bassett, Josie Bassett, and John Jarvie; Sanderson's association with Lee Kay in the Fish and Game Department; Kay donating an oil Lamp to the Fairview museum that belonged to Josie Bassett along with an audio tape with a story of the lamp; Tape includes Kay's reflection on meeting outlaws and Josie Bassett; Bassett giving an oil lamp to Kay; Stories about excitement and events that went on in brown's Park and Josie's home; Sanderson's excitement about Kay's donation of the lamp as well as a photograph of Kay and Bassett; Sanderson reading part of a National Geographic article by Robert Redford about Outlaws, Brown's Park; John Jarvie; Anne Bassett, and Jossie Bassett; and Sanderson's plans to create an exhibit for the Fairview Museum based on Josie Bassett's Lamp.

"Some History of Brown's Park and the Josie Bassett Lamp," compiled by Golden Sanderson, provides an in-depth look at the history of Brown's Park. The document encapsulates the rich and often violent history of Brown's Park, touching on the lives of infamous outlaws, the Bassetts, and John Jarvie, and illustrates Golden Sanderson's deep engagement with preserving and sharing this history through the Fairview Museum. The Josie Bassett lamp, in particular, becomes a key symbol of that history.