Oakie's NW Corner...
 Things
have been busy this Spring week in NW Oklahoma. The mid-70 and 80
degree weather has found this writer out to pasture with digital
camera in tow snapping the new colts, momma mares and other country
scenes.
Do you recognize the 2002 colt from last year? Yep! That is my
2002 sorrell stud that I sometimes call "George"
or "Doc's Sorrell." I have not decided which name to use,
but George is used the most, because last May, 2002, while I was
at Parelli's horse camp in Pagosa Springs -- Big George was the
horse I trained with. So... I named my last years colt after Parelli's
- Big George. BUT... I also like the name "Doc's Sorrell"
because George's father was Doc Bar.
My Cindy
has not foaled her 2003 colt as of this writing, but I am hoping
sometime this month for another precious li'l colt. I will keep
you posted.
There is something special watching the new little colts stumbling,
awkwardly or sleeping nearby their momma mare as she grazes in the
pasture. The following are not my colts, but belong to Clark's Quarterhorses
in Alfalfa County, in Northwest Oklahoma.
 The
first colt to make the scene was Frosty's li'l filly. She is turning
into a golden delight and holds her head so proudly.
 Let
us not forget Bea Pig's 2003 colt, though. He was the second to
arrive around March 29, 2003.
This next photo to the left shows the "Old Grey Mare and her
2003 bay-looking colt that was born around the first part of April.
As more 2003 colts are born, I will no doubt share them with you
all.
If you are interesting in some great looking quarterhorses, you
need to check with Bud & Lovina Clark, in NW Oklahoma - P. O.
Box 803, Alva, Oklahoma 73717.
Before I leave you to Spring ahead your clocks this weekend (Sunday,
2:00a.m.), don't forget to checkout the Indian Guide Monument info
in the Eastern part of the state. Another reader sent me New Mexico
and Mother Nature's version of "Yellow Ribbons" for the
soldiers serving across the ocean.
Did you know that the Pilgrim Bard, Scott Cummins, had a brother
named George Cummins? Another reader sent some information about
her Cummins and Arndt Pioneers that settled in Oklahoma Territory.
Thanks for your patience and understanding as this newsletter is
a bit short and late this weekend. Sometimes there is not enough
hours in the day, days in the week to do everythings, but perhaps
next week will be a bit more settled.
Have a great weekend! Do NOT forget to spring ahead those clocks
early Sunday morning for Daylight Savings Time. AND... Here's a
moment of silence and prayers of support for our troops fighting
over in Iraq and the prisoners of war and those missing in action..
~~ Linda "oaKie" ~~
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NEW Family Member
Precious, playful li'l Valentines Day Pug is Duchess
Jade Rose Chang (Duchess), born February 14, 2003. Duchess' father
is Emperor Chen Chang and her mother is Chubby Jade-Pik. Click
the above picture to see Duchess in the process of rearranging
and making her own bed.
Duchess' li'l playmate was caught in the act of
whispering secrets the other day. I couldn't resist snapping this
shot.
More
History of Chinese Pug
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 Mother
Nature's Yellow Ribbons... "Thanks again for the memories.
While this is not an Oklahoma thing, just wanted to share with you
a couple of pictures from our area. Even though we are in a drought
that is becoming more severe by the day, we have had a little bit
of moisture at just the right time to cause the Mexican Poppies
to bloom. Although they are in bloom from the outskirts of El Paso
up into the White Sands Missile Range area east of Las Cruces, the
two pics are from NE El Paso. Someone mentioned that with the numbers
of soldiers deployed from Ft Bliss, Mother Nature has covered the
area with her own Yellow Ribbons. Also, have a county map of Blaine
County, which shows WELLS in the area of Hitchcock. Scanned it and
sent it to Diana. Possibly it will help in her quest. Again, Thanks,
and keep up the good work." -- Marvin - Email: nmfigment@yahoo.com
 Indian
Guide Monument... " Looking
for any one with info about the Indian Guide Monument which originated
in Pyramid
Corners, Oklahoma. In the late 1800s it was torn down and moved
to Centralia,
Oklahoma. On the Oklahoma map look in the far N.E. corner for
a town named Bluejacket, named after Chief Bluejacket, Shawnee Tribe
that migrated into Oklahoma out of Ohio at the same time all the other
tribes came to Oklahoma from Ohio. This particular area was populated
by the Cherokee and the Shawnee. It seems strange that this monument
is not documented anywhere." -- Ronald Hawkins - Email: hawkins@nationsnetwork.net
Ghosttowns
of Oklahoma... Checkout this unique website with some great
info about some of our Oklahoma Ghosttowns.
Descendant of George Cummins... "I very much enjoyed this
web page. I am a direct descendant of George Cummins. Orange Scott
Cummins was George's brother. My grandma called him Uncle Scott. I
am also a direct descendant of Valentine and Parmelia Arndt. It was
told to me that Valentine made the brick and built parts of the "Castle
on the Hill" where my grandma attended Normal School. I will
be bookmarking this page and returning. Thanks for compiling all those
photographs.
My pioneer families were there in Alva. I
grew up in Alva myself, but married a college student who moved me
to 'Indian Territory.' I live in Fairfax, OK now, in Osage County.
I have read Scott Cummins' book 'Musings' at the Tulsa City-County
Library. Since I requested the book to read, it has since disappeared
from the library. I would dearly love to own a copy. Grandma's mother
(that would have been Mrs. Robert Perry Arndt, who was George Cummins'
dau.) had a copy, but Grandma said that it disappeared when her mother
passed on.
The Cummins owned property around Winchester,
which is also northwest of Alva, as you probably already know. I have
information on all of these people some of it is on CD-ROM, compliments
of one of my Arndt descendant cousins. The Arndt's were from Lancaster
County, PA. They were brickmakers. They owned several kilns. Jacob
Arndt was also a photographer and a preacher. Jacob was Valentine's
father. They worked to pave highway from Pennsylvania westward. They
moved to Nebraska. Their women didn't like the harsh climate there
and wanted to go back to Pennsylvania, so they sold their kilns in
Nebraska and bought 50 head of horses.
On their way back to Pennsylvania they met
a man at a watering hole who told them they'd never get that herd
back to PA alive, and that what they ought to do was to head South
to the new land being opened in the Oklahoma Territory. That is exactly
what they did. I believe that they didn't get land in the run, but
that they purchased land afterward. Their horses, I believe, were
stolen from them at some point. It seem as if I recall that they either
purchased land or sold land at Tegarden. I cannot recall so much.
This may not be entirely accurate to what I have written down, but
I can get my resources out and check it all, if you want me to.
I do know that my grandmother, Beulah Estella
Arndt, was born in a dugout house, in Oklahoma Territory. Her parents
were divorced while she was a child and she helped her mother to raise
the rest of her brothers and sisters. They lived with her grandfather
George Cummins at that time. She attended McKeever School and then
Normal School. She married Raymond Shafer, whose parents farmed near
her home. He always teased her about being 'a foreigner' since she
was born in the Oklahoma Territory. He was born in Kansas.
Grandma lived through many trials in her
life, and she took them all as well as she could. She was the sweetest
Grandma a girl could ever ask to have though. I loved her very much.
I an currently attempting to write a novel based on the life of my
pioneer Oklahoman ancestors (not entirely factual, but true to their
natures) and I was searching for background information for the setting
and what life was like back in their day. That is how I found your
web page. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I plan to visit the old homesites
sometime this spring, when my Shafer Family has it's reunion the first
of May. I want to take some pictures, so that I may do some paintings
of the places too. I took lessons in painting from John Hayword, when
I was young. He was another of Alva's old timers. Thanks for your
reply and interest in putting the history of my family in your paper.
Let me know how I can help. I have cousins who are keeping history
notes also, we may want to compare notes" -- Linda Myers - Email:
lmyers@cimtel.net
Love OkieLegacy... "I admire all the work you do on the
Okie Legacy. I am very interested in tracing my family tree but have
no clue how or where to start. Can you give me any tips as to how
to get started. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot"
-- Di
Freedom Rodeo Photos of 2002... "I noticed your article
in the Okie Legacy Volume 4, Issue
35, regarding the Freedom Rodeo Queens. I took pictures that day
but none of the pictures turned out. Did you have anymore pictures
that you wouldn't mind sending me.Thank you." -- Brye
Orphan Train Mailing List... "If you have an interest
in the history of the Orphan Trains which carried thousands of children
to their new homes and families in many states from the 1850's to
1930, including Oklahoma. AND... If you would like to subscribe, send
only the word SUBSCRIBE to ORPHAN-TRAINS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM.'
--Kathleen
Free Topo Foundation...
This is a place where USGS topo maps can be viewed online. This
site currently has images of these states: Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Chinese Pugs... "The
chinese pugs history is traced back to China, 600 BC. The chinese
pug is the largest of the toy breed of dogs. The coat is short, smooth,
and the colors are: black, silver, or apricot- fawn, with a dark face.
The chinese pug has a tightly curled tail and carries it high over
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