Alaskanfrog
David,
Here is the local article on your great grandmother which I had sent to your Dad.
As I told him, I think the Jackson Hole historical society and quite possibly the Buffalo Bill historical museum would greatly benefit from information and photographs that you have.
I’ve done a little research on her, and oh what an amazing and interesting gal, but the internet lags far behind in what your Dad shared.
Women's History Month: Yellowstone's first female ranger
Buckrail will be sharing stories for women’s history month throughout March highlighting women, past and present, and their contributions to Wyoming and Jackson Hole. WYOMING— In 1925, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Horace Albright hired Marguerite “Peg” Lindsley as a permanent park ranger, making her the first female park ranger in Yellowstone National Park. Lindsley had […]
Mule
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Thank you so much! Did he ever tell you about how she got burns all over her legs?
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Alaskanfrog: 30472609255067/comments/30472608222107
Thank you so much! Did he ever tell you about how she got burns all over her legs?
It was in Fountain Paint Pot wasn’t it?
leading to the nickname “Paint Pot Peg”.
Mule
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@dpmule I don't know the name of the location, but I know she was walking showing tourists have safe the minerals were to stand on when she broke through!
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