When I was on the curatorial staff at Boot Hill Museum at Dodge City, Kansas, I always had people ask why we had removed the hangman's noose from a tree in Boot Hill Cemetery. I explained that the noose was dangerous (people were always posing for pictures with their head in the noose and standing on tip-toe) and that research did not show that a hanging tree and noose had ever been in the cemetery. Visitors and some board members still missed it and wished we would put it up again. Belinda Nickles Museum Consultant ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).