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10 February 2001, Vol. III, Iss. 6 |
Mertha's 100th Birthday...Beside Valentines Day (February 14th), a real Oklahoma pioneer, Mertha, is celebrating her 100th birthday on February 25th. Please go see Mertha's Birthday web site Betty has put up for this real pioneer. This 100 year old (young ) friend of Betty's will be celebrating her 100th birthday 25th February 2001, Sunday. The web site is a surprise for Mertha's birthday. According to Betty, "Mertha has a remarkable memory. She was born in 1901 in Arkansas and came to Oklahoma in a wagon, to attend The Normal School, which was then a teaching school for teachers. It is now Northeastern State College. She started teaching at a little country school in 1919. Her dad would take her every week, in a horse and buggy to board with a family near the school where she taught. The next year, 1920, she rode the train for a few miles to board with a family to teach school at another little country school. She would walk to the train station up on the hill and ride a few miles then walk from where she got off to board with people near the school." Betty is the author of the web site and lives across the street from the nursing home where Mertha now resides. Betty says, "I am making her guestbook of birthday entries and emails like a web page and printing it out to give her on her special day. Thanks again for your help." Remember... Mertha's 100th birthday, February 25th, 2001! Please Drop by and Wish Mertha a Happy 100th Birthday! You know... Mertha and I do have something in common -- We share the same birthday, but there is quite a few years difference in our ages. I only hope that on my 100th birthday that I have a great neighbor such as Mertha has in Betty. One-Room School Houses...Rhonda McCarver with the Museum of the Cherokee Strip in Enid is working on a project concerning 'One-Room School houses' in early Oklahoma. Rhonda is developing a display in the 'Old Turkey Creek School house' on the museum grounds. She hopes to include every aspect of a one-room school house in early Oklahoma (paying particular attention to the 1910 era because of our one-room school house living history program). McCarver says, "On March 24 (Saturday) at 2:00 p.m., in Enid, Oklahoma, we will host an open-forum at the Museum of the Cherokee Strip to gather information on one-room school houses." Anyone who has photographs, memorbilia, even stories to share for this display is encouraged to attend. Rhonda will share her experiences thus far with the Turkey Creek Project at the museum. It will open the floor for others to share personal stories, stories from family members, or any other helpful information for this display. Go dig through those old albums... Anyone with photographs that pertain to one-room school houses in Oklahoma is encouraged to bring them. They have equipment to copy such photographs without creating any damage from ultra-violet lights (if permission is given). Rhonda plans to document all information and give appropriate credit . She hopes to make this display one that everyone in Oklahoma can be proud of, while also giving those who contributed information and photographs a personal sense of pride. She says, "I'd like to encourage everyone interested to attend, even if you just want to 'listen in'." Rhonda goes on to say, "I have a large map that I plan to display that has the names and locations of the one-room school houses... but I wanted to take it a step further by placing a face with the name so to speak." PEGASYS (the Enid television station) will attend the open forum on March 24th to document verbal histories of one-room school houses in Oklahoma. Rhonda hopes to see LOTS of people there! The Oklahoma Historical Society as well as the Sons and Daughters of the Cherokee Strip Pioneers will send invitations to this event. Anyone with information or questions regarding this project can contact...Rhonda McCarver OR Snail-mail... Rhonda McCarver, P.O. Box 3271, Enid, OK 73702 -- 580-237-5496" Oakie's Column...It has been a busy week around here as we do some fine tuning on web pages and links over at our New web site... OkieLegacy.org. Oakie's Column is going to be a bit short this week because of a couple of special requests that I received in the mail this week from Betty and another from Rhonda. Please stop over at Mertha's Birthday web site and sign her Birthday Guestbook or send and Birthday E-mail. Don't forget to dig through your old photos to see what you can contribute to Rhonda's project concerning the "One-room School houses" in early Oklahoma. AND Remember... Mark this date, time and place on your calendar... March 24, Saturday, 2:00p.m., Cherokee Strip Museum, Enid, Oklahoma. Back to OkieLegacy & OHTH... While you browse and read our NEW format and locations, I could use your help. This issue includes an image of an eagle in the title. Would you let me know if it is viewable in your email browser? Sometimes fine tuning all the links on WWWPubCo and OkieLegacy can be an overwhelming task that never ends. With over 200+ pages to check out, a helping hand and extra eyes are always welcome. E-mail Me a copy of the Link that you found that did NOT work so that I may check it out and remedy the situation. Don't forget to tell me the web browser you use, also. Thanks! Remember... There is always a reason for each path we take! There are valuable lessons to be learned from all experiences, paths and friendships we encounter. Don't be afraid to experience and savory them. -- Linda "Oakie" Love, Life & Lessons... There is a reason to this Life and the paths we journey towards! Never stop or limit your learning process! There is always something out there to learn. |
Punxsutawney Phil...I guess Punxsutawney Phil wasn't wrong last Friday when he made his annual February venture out into the world to find his shadow. Last week, the infamous Pennsylvania groundhog saw his shadow, which legend says, "Winter will stick around for six more weeks." They say, "Some of the heaviest afternoon snowfall came in northern New Jersey with Hackettstown quickly getting at least 11 inches last week." Let's not forget Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut and other New England states. The temperature extremes around the Oklahoma Heartland are something else. It seems like only yesterday that we were experiencing spring-type temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Then last night the Straight-line winds blew through southern Oklahoma damaging homes, businesses & barns. Meanwhile, northwest Oklahoma got hit with the snowy/icy temperatures in the low teens. Closing some of the area schools. Last night the evening temperature in central Oklahoma was 64 degrees. They say the temps in the NW parts of Oklahoma were in the mid-teens last night. Friday morning the mid-20s greeted many across the state. What is the weather like in your area?
As to the Rockie Mtn. Snow Report... "We had a complete whiteout for about 2 minutes late this afternoon. It was snowing very hard and then the wind started blowing from the south. The wind mixed snow out of the trees with snow falling from the sky and I couldn't see out of any window. It was all just white. Then the wind just stopped and the snow kept falling down." Mailbag & Links....Genealogy First Campaign... Together we can make Genealogy number one! Sara-Jayne Johnson family history Mike Graham has a site you need to see and read. It is the United Native America and America Indian Made. "Like a trip to the dentist, I put it off as long as I could. But, your FSU window banner is in the mail. Signing day is tomorrow--watch what FSU does there." Check out the computerized records of the Alva Muncipal Cemetery Index at Woods County, Oklahoma OKGenWeb
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Oklahoma Bed & Breakfast Inn Review... Look at the Review concerning their Bed & Breakfast... Visit Their Web site... Dinner Selections... Rooms/Reservations/Map... Area Attractions, events, Great links... More great links... Heritage Manor Bed & Breakfast Inn also hosts special occasions, high teas, weddings, proms, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, celebrations. Did You Know... "1876 was the longest, bitterest and most controversial presidential election in American history. By the end of the year people were wondering whether the election dispute would produce another Civil War. The election of 1876 was held on November 7th, and democratic candidate (Samuel Tilden) won the popular vote by about 250,000 votes. But... He was one electoral vote short of the needed total, while his opponent, republican candidate (Rutherford P. Hayes) was twenty votes short. The problem was that 4 states (including Florida) were in doubt, and they totaled 20 electoral votes. So... Either candidate could still win. The struggle over the 20 disputed electoral votes lasted from November 8, 1876 until March 2, 1877. An electoral Commission, made up of 5 Senators, 5 Congressmen and 5 Supreme Court Justices awarded all 20 disputed electoral votes to the loser of the popular vote, Rutherford P. Hayes.... NOW YOU KNOW!" The above article is taken from page 1 of the January 2001 XXXXXl No. 24 and sent to me by one of my readers. It was printed in the following magazine... "The towntalk magazine", published monthly by Oklahoma Municipal Contractors Association, circulation... 3,4000, Rick J. Moore, Editor. "The weather has felt like Spring both yesterday and today, humid and very warm (up to almost 40 degrees yesterday) with a breeze that reaches down further than just the tiptops of the blue spruces. Clouds roll in and then move on. It snows for a few minutes and then the sunshines brightly." "We got about 12-inches of snow altogether. It's colder today, but we aren't expecting more snow until tomorrow evening and Sunday. I poured bacon grease over stale bread which I had pulled into pieces and set the concoction out for the birds. I'm almost out of feed, just some thistle seed and cracked corn left. The nuthatches have started to become regular feeders at the 2 feeders I have hanging at the kitchen and south window of the living room. The Jays and my unidentified bird with the babushka on her head love the bacon grease bread. I've got to go back out and work on knocking the new icicles off my roof." Someone is looking for, "Information on the First Sod School house in Woods County. I need to to know a close location and possibly a picture." Contact Cody. Linda K McGill Wagner Thanks! You can also view The OkieLegacy online. Copyrighted © 2008 by WWWPubCo & OkieLegacy. All Rights Reserved. |
