Editor’s note: This is the final in a two-part series covering historian and author Mark Gardner’s presentation during the Fall on the Farm celebration at Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site and State Park. Part one, which appeared in the Oct. 24 edition, highlighted Gardner’s introduction and his research into the historical ties between the Watkins and James families through Civil War– era letters preserved at the site. Part two continues with Gardner’s discussion of the James brothers’ wartime experiences, leading to their infamous years as outlaws, the Pinkerton raid that shook the county and the enduring legacy of Missouri’s frontier history.Award-winning historian Mark Gardner returned to the microphone during the Fall on the Farm celebration at Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site and State Park to continue exploring deep local ties to two legendary families – the Watkins family, whose mill still stands ...