This week Melanie presented a surprising story about "Belgian Jenny." Melanie began researching this woman following a request for information on a man involved in her death. She learned that Jenny had been a madam in several Arizona mining communities.
A few of the various records used to document Jenny's life included her will and probate, deed books, assessment rolls, newspaper articles, historical photographs of Jerome, county inquest proceedings, superior court records, etc. Melanie was able to build a picture not only of Jenny's life, but also life in a mining community in 1890s Arizona.
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