Gallows

[BettyO]

Quote:When did Mrs. Rogerson give the medical kit to the National Park Service? I thought it was in the old, old exhibit at Ford's before the 1960s restoration. It's kinda neat to know that she had it that long. I'm surprised that Dr. Richard Mudd didn't buy it from her for his collection.

The folks at the Mudd House (most of them) are much nicer to deal with now. They are still very protective of Dr. Mudd, but not usually rude about it like Mrs. Arehart was. Unfortunately, they are not well-versed on all aspects of the story; and we receive a lot of "comments" to that effect from their visitors.
Re: the gallows - This does not bode well for public tours at Grant Hall if wrong information on the gallows is already being given out. We have had some bad experiences with a former historian there, and I hope that errors are not being perpetuated.

I assumed that it was one and the same....it could be another one - but it did belong to Granpa! Mrs. Rogers would let me take the instruments out and hold them - I have a color photo at home and will have to scan it in -- I only have a black and white copy -

This medical case has a purple lining --

I agree.The folk at the Mudd House are much nicer - still some of the comments are.... well - let's just say that much of the old history is still perpetuated.

Scary about the gallows and the tour guide! What they will REALLY need when they officially open for tours is to have John and Barry write up a history for them with which they can train their guides -


Mrs. Roger's Medical Kit from Grandfather Dr. Samuel Mudd