This post is part of a series of editorials written by Bert Walsh during his tenure as president and past president of the Shasta Historical Society. Readers are advised that his humor is often irreverent and rarely politically correct.
Click here for the table of contents for the entire collection of his editorials.
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Among recent additions to our library is a collection of "Wanted" posters that were prominently displayed in post offices all over the country. This was a gift from an anonymous donor who stated that the collection included his ancestors for the last six generations.
In accordance with current museum conservation practice, the posters have been mounted on flypaper and sealed in Saran Wrap. They were then sorted in accordance with the various crimes committed. As a matter of interest, we have six boxes of cattle thieves, but only two of bigamists. This is an interesting commentary of what our forebears considered important enough to prosecute during the formative years of our country.
The collection is of significant value to genealogists. For example, on just one rainy afternoon your editor was able to document his family tree all the way back to colonial times.
--BTW
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