Oklahoma History Refresher...
 Did
you know... That until 1819 on the north and 1824 on the east,
Arkansas claimed the boundaries of northern and eastern Oklahoma
indicated by the broken lines in the Oklahoma map view to the right.
From 1855 to 1866... state lands were divided among the
tribes of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Leased Indian Land, Chickasaw,
Choctaw, and the Quapaw - Seneca - Shawnee. As seen in this1855
to 1866 Oklahoma Map. (Click Link for Map View)
By the time of the "Run"... In April, 1889, Oklahoma
had been divided as shown in the 1889
Map of Oklahoma. (Click Link for Map View) The Unassigned
Lands in central Oklahoma were opened for homesteading at that time.
It included the Unassigned Lands; the Cherokee Strip in the northwest;
the Osage (Pawhuska); the Cherokee (Tahlequah); the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe (Ft. Reno); the Creek (Okmulgee); the Wichita Caddo; Greer
County; Kiowa, Comanche and Apache (Ft. Sill); Chickasaw (Tishomingo);
Choctaw (Tuskahoma); etc...
Prior to statehood... In 1907 there was Oklahoma Territory
in the northwest and Indian Territory in the southeast... As shown
in the Oklahoma
Map prior to 1907 statehood. (Click Link for Map View)
According to a history of "Watonga 1892-1992",
by Frank J. Moudry, Oklahoma was originally the land of Indians.
It was occupied almost solely by Indians from the early 1800's until
1889. As progress and civilization moved westward it was opened
to white settlement. There were nine great land openings...
- April 22, 1889... The Unassigned Lands or "Old Oklahoma."
- May 2, 1890... No-Man's Land or Panhandle was opened
by the Organic Act.
- September 22, 1891... Sac and Fox Reservation, Iowa Reservation
and Pottawatomie-Shawnee Reservation.
- April 19, 1892... Cheyenne - Arapaho Reservation.
- September 16, 1893... Cherokee Outlet, Pawnee Reservation
and Tonkawa Reservation.
- May 25, 1895... Kickapoo Reservation.
- January 1897... Old Greer County, by the Greer County
Homestead Act.
- August 6, 1901... Kiowa - Comanche - Apache Reservation
and Wichita - Caddo Reservation.
- 1906... Big Pasture, 500,000 acres reserved from original
Kiowa - Comanche - Apache Reservation.
Oakie's NW Corner...
 Twas
couple of weeks 'fore Christmas... And all through the state
of Oklahoma the inhabitants were bundled for this weeks cold, misty
weather to deck their halls with balls of holly, lights and finish
their christmas shopping before heading towards the Snowy Rockies.
Some Oklahomans had their lights, halls and balls decked already
and were busy shopping for stocking stuffers. Including this NW
Okie!
More NW Okie Christmas Lights...
 Here's
a view of one my NW Oklahoma neighbors to the east with their halls
decked out with an American spirit lighted flag down front and other
traditional christmas lightings adorning the front of their home
and roof. The outline of the home is in a string of red lights.
I suppose you all have been busily getting in the holiday spirit,
huh? If NOT, then maybe some of these Christmas Spirit photos taken
around NW Oklahoma, in Woods County will help you get in the Spirit
of Peace, Happiness, Love and Hope.
Besides snapping photos of christmas lights in NW Oklahoma, I have
dug out my grandmother's album of "Old Penny Postcards"
and found a couple of old Christmas postcards that I thought you
might enjoy.
 This
first one is a penny postcard put out by the Bank in Ingersoll,
Oklahoma (a few miles east of Alva on hwy 64). The writing
on the card reads as follows... "No wonder he is Merry.
Santa Claus has a Bank account, If you wish to write Bigger checks
some day you must regularly make Little personal deposits now. When
life's December comes, if you have been putting money in our bank
little by little, you can be more independent. The Bank of Ingersoll.
Ingersoll, Oklahoma. J. A. Stine, Predsident; C. E. Nickel, Vice-President;
and J. C. McClure, Cashier."
The other christmas postcard you can see on my Seasons
Greeting Holiday page and in the "Mailbag"
section below.
May you have... The Spirit of Christmas which is Peace;
the Gladness of Christmas which is Hope; and the Heart of Christmas
which is Love.
~~ Linda "OaKie" ~~
And... David, Michael, Robb &
Aunt Dorthy
Moon, Kassie, Cindy, Daisy, & Rosie
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