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She was the daughter of a cavalry soldier. A teacher, caregiver, rancher, homesteader, wife, mother and to some, an angle of mercy – even when the person in need was also a wanted outlaw. 

This courageous homesteader was a true pioneer of Hot Springs County, Wyoming.

Mary Hayes Picard and her sister-in-law, Lottie Weber Hayes, were home alone at the remote 2B ranch owned by the Picard family. The children were suffering from whooping cough and the men were gone when Kid Curry appeared on their doorstep. He had been shot and needed help.

Who was Mary, this ranch wife closely acquainted with the Hole-in-the-Wall gang? 

The Hot Springs County Pioneer Association brings you the story of Mary Hayes Picard, a teacher and ranch wife of Wyoming.  

We especially want to thank the daughters of Raymond Picard, Cecil and Mary, for taking the time to share their family memories and oral history. Please note that they pronounce their name "Pick-erd" rather than the French pronunciation of "Puh-card".  

This podcast was researched and hosted by Jackie Dorothy and Dean King of Legend Rock Media Productions 

For more adventurous reading and to learn more about this family and their friends, we suggest the following books which we used to research their story:

• He Rode with Butch and Sundance: The Story of Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan By Mark T. Smokov
• Halleck Country - The Story of the Land and its People by Edna B. Patterson and Louise A. Beebe 
• History of Natrona County by Alfred James Mokler 
• History of Wyoming, Big Horn Basin by Taceta Walker

Music Credits:

• Dude, Where's My Horses by Nat Keefe with the Bow Ties
• Shenandoah (Instrumental) by Mickey Raphael 
• Miner's Song in the Klondike Gold Rush
• A Ghost Town by Quincas Moreira 
• Rattlesnake Railroad by Brett Van Donsel
• The Wild West by Ross Bugden

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