An Outlaw Christmas In Wyoming Territory

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In the wilds of Wyoming territory, near present-day Newcastle, Alfred Nelson decided to celebrate Christmas by showing his sons want the season was truly about. This father showed by his actions that he was not only a man of courage, but a strong man of faith that believed in the redemption of all and that no-one should be alone on Christmas, even outlaws.

Join us this season as we step back into time when a man became Christmas friends with a small gang of outlaws in the Wyoming Territory.

A note from Jackie Dorothy:

This story was given to me by Drew Hester, the great-great-great grandson of Alfred Nelson just in time to share for the Christmas season. Alfred’s son, Dick, recorded this story and when I went to the newspaper record, I found that Buck Hanby was a fugitive from Kansas law in 1888 - just like Nelson said.

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