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News and Events!

Civil War Speaker Series at the Jesse James Farm & Museum featuring noted author Tom Rafiner on April, 1, 2012, For details Click Here!

The next Old West Revolver Shoot is in April 7, 2012!!!! For the course of fire and safety rules Click Here!

Jesse James: More dead than alive, April, 7 2012, 4pm at the James Farm, check out the presentation, Click here!

Read Michelle Pollard's Prize Winning Non Fiction Essay "Hello, here" Click Here!

Read Bruce Detttman's review of Johnny Boggs new Book "Jesse James and the Movies" Click Here

Check out the list of 2012 Special Events at the James Farm and other Clay County Historical Sites! Click here

2011 Old West Revolver Shoot Winners Are Posted!! Click Here !!

For an Article on the 2010 FOJF event with the Cowboy Fast Draw Association Click Here!!

Check our our James' Scrap Book page! Most of the images are are from Ann McQuinn and Susan Gebhardt. Great Grand Daughters of Fannie Q. Samuel and Joe C. Hall. Some photographs and documents are from the 1939 movie about Jesse James. This includes seldom seen photos of the movies' stars Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, and Lon Chaney Jr with relatives of Frank and Jesse James!!!!

Check out the James Farm Gift Shop Catalog by clicking on the bar below!!

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Do the Friends of the James Farm (FOJF) own the James Farm Historical Site in Clay County Missouri?

A. No, Clay County owns the James Farm and Museum and operates it as a historical site and museum. The FOJF only promotes interest in the site and the time period it represents.

Q. Does the FOJF put on the Jesse James Festival in Kearney Missouri in September each year?

A. No, The Jesse James Festival is hosted by a separate committee, however the FOJF usually has a booth at the fairgrounds.

Q. Does the FOJF advocate theft, robbery or criminal acts perpetrated by the James-Younger Gang or the later James Gang?

A. No, the FOJF promotes the study of history and the tragic and colorful events of the Border War and it's aftermath, including the post war activities Frank and Jesse James. We leave moral and ethical judgements up to you.