April 2009 - 4381 - Murray - Museum - Maggie's Room

Molly's Room. Remodeled and redecorated by Judy William-Rosalez. Oasis Bordello Museum of Wallace donated multiple items

 

Molly b' Dam

 

1853 Molly was born December 26th in Dublin

Ireland as Maggie Hall to an english father

and an Irish Catholic mother.

 

1873 Age 20, 5'6", golden hair, blue eyes, and

shapely figure. Journeyed to America,

landing in New York.

 

1874 Aprox.-Married a handsome man named

Burdan. Changed her name to Molly.

His excessive money spending caused her

to turn to "entertaining other men."

 

1877 Age 24, left her husband and traveled

west to such areas as San Fransisco, Oregon,

Chicago, Virginia City Nevada, and the Dakota

territories. She became highly skilled at her

new profession.

 

1884 Age 30. Traveled to Murray via the Thompson

Pass on a horse. On her trip, saved a woman

and child from a blizzard by stopping in a

battered shelter using her fur coat to warm

them through the night.

 

Met Phil O'Rourke and introduced herself as

Molly Burdan. He thought it was "Molly b' Dam

and the legend began.

Done