Duchess of Weaselskin

Bayfield, Colorado - Hello, Doli! AND . . . Goodbye, Doli! It was so nice seeing you once again for a short while! Doli (photo on the left) is our two year old paint filly in NW Oklahoma.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, David (photo on the right)! Hope you feel like a Captain of your Ship on this day in history!

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Old Freedom Express Newspaper

Oklahoma - Francis says, "This is The Freedom Express Newspaper, printed under an Elm Tree, close to where Anderson and Bull Creek meet. News was from Old Freedom and the New Farry communities. I believe the printing press was about halfway between the two communities."

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Henry Louthan Family & Slaves

Okielegacy, Vol. 10, Iss. 47, 2008-11-23, Feature #3999 Jessica Green asks, "I am trying to find the parents of Henry Louthan born in Virginia and by 1837 was in Shelby and Marion counties of Missouri. I thought his birth year was around 1818, and possibly in Frederick county.

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Ghostly Spirits of Alva's Old Hospital

Alva, Oklahoma - This Ghostly tale come to us from another Alva, Oklahoma citizen that experienced a ghostly encounter while walking by the old Alva General Hospital on the South end of 14th Street.

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This Day In History (October 10)

America - On Oct. 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pleaded no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion and resigned his office. Go to article

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An Old Cherokee Strip Pioneer

Oklahoma - Concerning "An Old Cherokee Strip Pioneer," William McFadden, Jr [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Oklahoma Historical Society & J. O. Walker Collection

Oklahoma - I did a search online for the J. O. Walker Collection to see what I could find what was in it. The following is a listing of the J. O. Walker Collection, Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division.

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Pleased to report that the Artesian Well northeast of Cherokee is still alive and kicking! I stopped by there yesterday (9/17) and the water was good and cold! [more]...  ~Scott Downs regarding Okie's story from Vol. 8 Iss. 37 titled UNTITLED

NW Okie's Corner

Bayfield, Colorado - We are running late this evening, because we were peacefully getting involved with others on the Main Street of Durango, Colorado this afternoon, as Duchess of Weaselskin wrote about above. It felt good!

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McNeely Family Connection

Colorado - OkieLegacy Vol. 5, Iss. 11, 2003-03-15, Feature #5148 Marge Naumann writes, "I come from the family of McNeeley. They settled here in Colorado. I am interested in the book T. W.McNeeley wrote. If you have any info I would appreciate it."

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Texas In 1930's - Magill Family

Texas - The following comment was made in response to an Inquiry concerning the Brownesville, Texas Magill family in 1930's by tkennedy@our-town.com, in which he asks information on the following people: James Earl or Carl magill Sr. (1888-1978), Calla or Cally Lilly (1897-????), Jeanne Magill (1921-), James Earl or Carl Magill Jr. (1922-????).

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