The Okie Legacy
Like the Eagle... Be not afraid of the storm! Be as strong! Be smart enough to soar above it!
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The Okie LegacyLike the Eagle... Be not afraid of the storm! Be as strong! Be smart enough to soar above it! |
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| The Okie Legacy - http://okielegacy.org & http://okielegacy.net |
December 6, 2003, Vol. V, Iss. 48
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Mailbag & Links Corner....Dying Towns & Rural Plains of the Heartland... "..... From the Dakotas to the Texas Panhandle, the rural Great Plains has been losing people for 70 years, a slow demographic collapse. Without even the level of farmers and merchants that used to give these areas their pulse, many counties are also losing their very reason to exist, falling behind the rest of the nation in nearly every category as they desperately try to reinvent themselves....." -- NY Times Article, dated December 1, 2003Legate, Oklahoma... "Do you have any information or pictures of the town of Legate, Oklahoma. The info I have shows it in Section 5 of Love County. I own Section 5 and very interested in any history you my have. Thank you." -- Debbie - Email: parts@cartercountydodge.com Kennedy Print... "Probably, our dads were friends. In addition to founding the Stan Ramsey Co. and House of Ideas, my father was also a fine artist, 'creative genius' and absolute revolutionizer of all forms of screen process printing. He worked hours developing the process used on this portrait, and several other paintings. I have the magnifying glass he used to perfect the art -- and is pictured with with Dick Goetz. He and Goetz were close personal friends -- they were dedicated to this portrait and this project. I may have my father's notes on this -- if so they will be very interesing. Dying to discuss later. Meantime, Hang on to that portrait!" -- Vivian. Duchess on the Desktop... "I have Duchess on my desktop right this moment. She is beautiful!" -- Ann OkieLegacy - History of the Area... "Just ran on to your web page. I stayed with it for about and hour . what a great site for the history of the area that I love." -- Sherry Old AHS Classmates & Senior Leaders... It's been a while since I've written and just thought I'd say hey. Still enjoying your e-zine as usual. So Arden Chafee is the Mayor of Alva now. The last I heard, Stan Kline was the Mayor. How is he doing these days. It's hard to believe that our old classmates are now not only leaders of the communities, but are becoming the senior leaders as well. Where did the time go? NC has been very warm this fall. Yesterday, the temps were in the upper 70's. I'm still wearing shorts on the job, but that'll probably come to a halt real soon. I've been a little under the weather of late and probably shouldn't have been wearing them. It's just that the weather has been so nice. Keep up the great work and I'll keep reading." -- CB Wayward Okie's Favorites... "You have a truly wonderful site! It belongs in every wayward Okie's Favorites! I'm stuck in Kansas City, MO for the next few years and can't wait to get back to the finest people on God's creation! Keep up the great work, Linda!" -- Ed - E-mail: edgargarrett@yahoo.com Chiaskia River From Isable to Tonkawa... "After doing research on the Chikaskia River from Isable to Tonkawa for years -- own land -- live along it, my friend and I are pulling the information together and writing a story. How do we get that on the web page? Please let me know. I would appreciate your comments. " -- Verna - E-mail: vern@havilandtelco.com. McBride Family... "Just a very good page . I enjoy it very much. When you where talking about the McBride family I can't wonder if that might have been the McBride I'im looking for. Very close to where they grew up." -- Billy - E-mail: umpire43@umpire.com Guinn Family... "Just discovered your page today. Today is day before Thanksgiving and I am pressed for time but yes I have a few charts on a branch of the Guinn family (my wife's family) and have been looking for more. Her family came to the Meeker area from Missouri and we are lost prior to that time. Since you seem to be from Oklahoma, I would assume you know where to find Meeker. Am anxious to trade information with you after this holiday. Have been searching for months looking for the roots of the Guinn surname (my wifes family). Have sort of a family tree of her branch of the Guinn's and will contact you later to swap stories. Family Surnames: Fergus, Marrs, Guinn, Solomon." -- Jim Fergus - E-mail: jfergus@sirinet.net Denoya, Oklahoma Schools In 1920s... "My father was a teacher/superintendent of Denoya, Oklahoma school(s) in the late 1920s. I have some great pictures of the school and some of students." -- Carol - E-mail: cmassey007@aol.com Past Week's Issue of OkieLegacy... "I am a subscriber, and was disappointed not to receive my weekly issue on this past Saturday. Hope it was just a glitch, as I so enjoy reading it. Thanks a bunch." -- Beverly Hurst Family of Commerce, Oklahoma... "Good website page, looking for family information of Asa H. Hurst and wife Rosella, and their children, they lived and operated a grocery store in Commerce, Ok, for many years till about 1960's. Their children, were Harry, Morris, Sevier, Rosie, Jewell, Fern, and Roy; my Grandfather. I have traced them to this area, particularly looking for history and pictures. Asa died in 1917 and Rosella died about 1966." -- Cynthia steinheimer - E-mail: cynthiabs@ comcast.net Grandpa's Stories... "My grandfather used to tell me about Oklahoma and his adventures there in the 1920's." -- Ronald - E-mail: Lanron78@yahoo.com 1900's Oklahoma Stories... "My grandfather, James Messer, spent some time in Oklahoma in the early 1900's. Probably 1915-20. Where could I find if he owned land in Oklahoma? As a child, I listened to his stories about his venture into Oklahoma. He was especially fond of telling how the wind blew 'hard enough to hold a man's hat against a house' all day! Thanks for your assistance." -- Bill - E-mail: bmesser12@sc.rr.com My Story of the Old Soldier's Bible... "I sent an inquiry to Melba Lovelace of the Sunday Oklahoman. Yippee! The old soldier, Mr. Bob C. Hayes of Okmulgee will receive his Bible for Christmas. He says it is the nicest gift he will get. The kindly gentleman told me that he received 2 of these 'heart shield' Bibles and lost them both in Korea. His mother had inscribed one because she had heard that the shield might save him from being shot... The inscription is still very visible on this one. We both wonder how the Bible got into my attic but it may have been rescued from an auction or estate sale. For me it is a happy ending to a puzzling tale and I am glad that both the Bible and the soldier survived that terrible war. Thanks for your help." -- Bonnie  Waynoka
Bag... "Sometimes we forget what we have. I ran across this little
bag in a book of Wesley’s sermons, printed in 1825 and handed down
to me through my Barnett/Evans family. Wesley was the first bishop of the
Methodist Church in North America. He is said to have performed the marriage
ceremony of an Bedford County, Pennsylvania ancestor of Wealthy Ann Brown
Barnett, the lady of the house. In the past, I posted a photo of this store
on this site." -- Charlie Cook in Louisiana Bayou Country Thanks! You can also view The OkieLegacy online. |
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