Paul’s Research Jobs

These are websites that blocked Claude’s automated access (403 Forbidden, rate limits, paywalls). Paul needs to open these in a browser, copy the text, and paste it into a file in /sources/. Each job has the URL, what to look for, and where to save it.

When you complete a job: copy the full text into a .txt file, save it to C:\Users\walhu\websites\barneyebsworth.com\sources\ in the right subfolder, and the watcher will push it to the droplet. Then check the box.

Priority 0 — Active news pipeline (today)

Austin American-Statesman — May 26, 2026 primary runoff endorsements

Statesman is paywalled + blocks our crawler (statesman.com not crawlable)
statesman.com — search the editorial / opinion section for “endorsements May 26 runoff” or “primary runoff editorial board”
  1. Open the Statesman in your browser (likely already logged in)
  2. Find the editorial board’s slate for the May 26, 2026 Texas primary runoff
  3. Copy the full text including: each race (CD-35, Lt. Gov, AG, SBOE-5, HD-49, Travis Pct 4 Commissioner, etc.), the endorsed candidate, and the editorial board’s reasoning
  4. Paste it into the chat — same way you pasted the Chronicle article earlier
Once pasted, Claude will add a Statesman section to austinmayor.com/endorsements/ side-by-side with the Chronicle slate

Priority 0.5 — HECM Compliance (Compu-Link)

Bastrop County Tax Office — download paid-in-full receipt for property 58446

403 Forbidden — bot block on bastrop.propertytaxpayments.net
bastrop.propertytaxpayments.net (or via bastroptac.com)
  1. Open the link above in your browser (Cloudflare blocks Claude's fetch).
  2. Search for property account / parcel 58446 (owner WALHUS, PAUL, 180 Ladybug Ln, Cedar Creek TX 78612).
  3. Click into the 2025 tax year.
  4. Download the paid-in-full receipt or payment history PDF.
Save to: C:\Users\walhu\Downloads\bastrop-tax-receipt-2025.pdf — then tell Claude and it'll deploy to walhus.com/compu-link/ + draft an email to Compu-Link with case # 495-8432189.

Priority 1 — Genealogy (unlocks the family tree)

Find a Grave — search for ALL Frauenthals in Missouri

403 Forbidden — needs browser
findagrave.com/memorial/search — Frauenthal in Missouri
  1. Open the link above in your browser
  2. Look for: Edward Frauenthal, Lillian Frauenthal, Bernice Frauenthal, any other Frauenthals
  3. For each result: note the full name, birth date, death date, cemetery name, and any family members listed
  4. Copy all the information
Save to: sources/genealogy/findagrave-frauenthal-missouri.txt

Find a Grave — search for Lillian Gapen (maiden name)

403 Forbidden — needs browser
findagrave.com — Lillian Gapen
  1. Search for Lillian Gapen (no state filter first, then try Missouri)
  2. Look for birth/death dates, cemetery, any connected family members
Save to: sources/genealogy/findagrave-lillian-gapen.txt

Find a Grave — Barney W. Frauenthal (the ticket agent)

403 Forbidden — needs browser
findagrave.com — Barney Frauenthal
  1. Born Feb 27, 1869, White Haven, PA. Worked in St. Louis.
  2. Note cemetery, death date, any family links
Save to: sources/genealogy/findagrave-barney-w-frauenthal.txt

CWGC — search for Alec Ebsworth’s father (WWI death)

403 Forbidden — needs browser
cwgc.org — search Ebsworth
  1. Search surname "Ebsworth" — look for anyone killed ~1918
  2. Check Grenadier Guards or any Guards regiment
  3. Note: the autobiography says he received the Military Cross and was killed 6 weeks before the armistice
  4. Try variations: Ebsworth, Ebswirth, Epsworth
Save to: sources/ebsworth-parents/cwgc-search-results.txt

Access Genealogy — Frauenthal surname page

403 Forbidden — needs browser
accessgenealogy.com/surname/frauenthal-genealogy
  1. This page has a biographical entry for Barney W. Frauenthal
  2. Copy the COMPLETE text — it likely has his parents’ names, education details, and family connections
Save to: sources/frauenthal-history/access-genealogy-frauenthal.txt

Priority 2 — Titanic Frauenthals (full biographies)

Encyclopedia Titanica — Henry William Frauenthal

403 Forbidden — needs browser
encyclopedia-titanica.org — Henry Frauenthal
  1. Copy the COMPLETE biography — every fact, date, family detail, Titanic account, aftermath, suicide
Save to: sources/titanic/encyclopedia-titanica-henry.txt

Encyclopedia Titanica — Isaac Gerald Frauenthal

403 Forbidden — needs browser
encyclopedia-titanica.org — Isaac Frauenthal
  1. Copy the COMPLETE biography
Save to: sources/titanic/encyclopedia-titanica-isaac.txt

Encyclopedia Titanica — Clara Frauenthal

403 Forbidden — needs browser
encyclopedia-titanica.org — Clara Frauenthal
  1. Copy the COMPLETE biography
Save to: sources/titanic/encyclopedia-titanica-clara.txt

Priority 3 — Paywalled articles (major profiles)

Seattle Met — “The Collector” (2009, major Barney profile)

403 Forbidden / paywall — needs browser or library card
seattlemet.com — The Collector
  1. This is the most detailed published profile of Barney outside the autobiography
  2. Try opening in browser — may work without paywall
  3. If paywalled, try: Seattle Public Library digital card, or Google the title for cached versions
  4. Copy the COMPLETE article text
Save to: sources/seattle-met-the-collector-2009.txt

Seattle Times — SAM controversy article

403 Forbidden — paywall
seattletimes.com — SAM/Christie’s controversy
  1. Full article about the broken SAM promise and Christie’s sale
  2. Try opening — sometimes ST allows a few free articles
  3. Copy COMPLETE text
Save to: sources/seattle-times-sam-controversy.txt

Seattle Times — “It’s a sad day in Seattle”

403 Forbidden — paywall
seattletimes.com — sad day in Seattle
  1. The post-auction reaction article
  2. Copy COMPLETE text
Save to: sources/seattle-times-sad-day-in-seattle.txt

Quartz / Natasha Frost — Chop Suey controversy

403 Forbidden
qz.com — Chop Suey controversy
  1. Detailed article about broken SAM promise
  2. Copy COMPLETE text
Save to: sources/quartz-chop-suey-controversy.txt

Artnet — Christie’s sale results ($318M)

403 Forbidden
artnet.com — Ebsworth sale results
  1. Detailed lot-by-lot results with all prices and artist records
  2. Copy COMPLETE text
Save to: sources/artnet-christies-sale-results.txt

Seatrade Cruise — “Cruise industry mourns visionary Barney Ebsworth”

403 Forbidden
seatrade-cruise.com — industry mourns
  1. The cruise industry’s obituary/tribute — has details about Royal Cruise Line and Clipper not found elsewhere
  2. Copy COMPLETE text
Save to: sources/seatrade-cruise-industry-mourns.txt

Priority 4 — Video/Audio

NGA — Conversations with Collectors video page

403 Forbidden (Cloudflare) — needs browser
nga.gov — Conversations with Collectors: Ebsworth
  1. We have the MP3 audio already (from your NAS)
  2. Check if there’s a VIDEO version or transcript text on this page
  3. Copy any text/transcript that appears
Save to: sources/videos/nga-conversations-transcript.txt

Priority 5 — Physical items to acquire

Buy: Christie’s “An American Place” catalog (393 pages)

Physical book — not online
Argosy Book Store, NYC — or search AbeBooks
  1. The definitive record of all 85+ artworks sold at Christie’s November 2018
  2. 393 pages with provenance, essays, and lot photography
  3. This is irreplaceable for the 4th edition

Buy: “Barney’s Information Guide to St. Louis” (1902)

Family heirloom — written by the man Barney was named after
AbeBooks — or Amazon reprint
  1. Written by Barney W. Frauenthal, the Union Station ticket agent
  2. Original or reprint — either is valuable for the project
  3. Library of Congress has a copy: LOC catalog

Priority 6 — Ask Roger Mueller

Facebook Messenger conversation with Roger Mueller

Only Paul can do this — Roger is Paul’s contact
  1. Roger, do you have any family tree documents or records from the Frauenthal or Ebsworth side?
  2. Do you know when Grandpa Edward and Grandma Lillian Gapen Frauenthal died? Where they’re buried?
  3. What was your father’s (Muriel’s husband’s) first name?
  4. Do you have siblings? What are their names?
  5. Does the family know about the Titanic Frauenthals (Henry and Isaac, 1912)?
  6. Does the family know about Max Frauenthal who founded Conway and Heber Springs, Arkansas?
  7. Do you know how Barney W. Frauenthal (the Union Station ticket agent) was related to Grandpa Edward?
  8. Do you have any of Grandpa Alec Ebsworth’s military medals or documents from England?
Save Roger’s answers to: sources/mueller-family/roger-mueller-interview.txt