Duchess' Snowy Domain

Have you ever seen a snowflake up close? My son, Robert, took a great photo closeup of a few snowflakes that landed on a wheelbarrow at Vallecito, north of Bayfield, Colorado this last Saturday, February 6, 2010.

Lots of SW Colorado citizens have been busy shoveling snow off of their roofs this past week. As you can see in the picture on the left.

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1935 Letter From Tesla, WV

Recently, I have come across a November 30, 1935 letter from my Grandmother Constance Estella Warwick McGill's GWIN cousin, dated November 30, 1935, Tesla, West Virginia, and mailed to Mrs. Wm. McGill (Constance), in Alva, Oklahoma.

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Mark T., in Lubbock, TX says, "Thanks Linda, I really never thought I would get any replies to my board request but today I have received three replies, and yours has been the best one. Thank You. I sent you an invite to the Town of Capron OK family tree at Ancestry.com - Capron OK 1900 where I am trying to keep the information archived. This is turning out to be a bigger and better success then I had imagined.

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Harper, KS 1st Bank

The first banking house in Harper, Kansas was that of Woods, Parsons & Co. which was also known later as Ellis & Bourne's Bank, Oct. 29, 1880. As a private bank, it made no public statement of resources, but the fact that Hon. John G. Woods, of Wellington, was a large owner was sufficient to guarantee the stability of the concern.

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How Capron, OK Got Its Name

NW Okie says, "Here is some information that I found online about Capron, Oklahoma: 'Capron is a town in Woods County. The community was named for Capt. Allyn K. Capron, officer in the Spanish-American War. The latitude of Capron is 36.896N. The longitude is -98.577W. It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,293 feet. The estimated population, in 2003, was 39.'"
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Miles Kelly's Experience At Camp Alva

Aaron Horton (Email: greatsasuke88@hotmail.com) says, "Hello, I'm currently doing research on German POWs in the US during WWII, and I found the paper on Miles Kelly's experiences at Camp Alva very interesting. However, I can't seem to find the author's name. I know the person that wrote it was Kelly's child, but would you happen to know their name? That way, I can cite the paper properly in my footnotes and bibliography. Thanks!"
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Song Sheet - Alumni Banquet 1949

If you or one of your ancestors was attending the Northwestern State Teachers College Alumni Banquet in 1949, you might have sung these school songs at the Alumni Banquet held in 1949.

Besides the Alma Mater and Ranger Fight Song, other songs on the sheet include "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," "Camptown Races," "Wild Irish Rose," "In the Evening By the Moonlight," "Down By the Station," "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "Cruising Down the River."

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Tesla, Braxton Co., WV

Tesla, West Virginia is in Braxton County and appears to be located near the central area of West Virginia and I79, Northeast of Charleston, WV, and on Route 19.

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Baseball & Joe Stanka From Waynoka, OK

Sandie says, "Thank you for writing the Oklahoma baseball book! Joe Stanka, who is included in the book, was from Waynoka. There is a story about him in the current issue of the "Oklahoma Heritage" magazine, Oklahoma.

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Campbell, I. P., Building - Harper, KS

The I.P. Campbell building, can be seen still standing at 116 W. Main St, Harper (Harper County), and listed on the National Register since 07/12/2006.

It was Constructed in 1881. The I.P. Campbell building is a two-story sandstone commercial building. It was nominated for its architectural significance as a vernacular interpretation of the 19th century Gothic Revival style. The building was constructed using native red sandstone while the windows were trimmed with gray "Winfield" or "Magnesia" limestone as it was referred to by historic newspapers of the time.
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Loman's & Knowles, OK

For those interested in Knowles, Oklahoma and the Loman line, Lyn says, "The Loman line is part of our research .... I have some photos and info."
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1949 NSN Alumni Banquet (1900-48)

1949 Alumni Banquet List (1900-48) -- [9.6mb pdf file] This one is for all those family genealogists out there searching for names, places of their ancestors.

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Insight Into GWIN's of Virginia

The image on the left is the Federal Census for Otter, Braxton county, West Virginia; Roll 2527; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 318.0.

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Harper, KS Theatre

The Harper Theatre was built in 1922, and was saved from demolition by a concerned citizens' group. It is now named the Prairie Arts Theatre and the space is used for music, poetry and other live performances.

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Oklahoma Weather & Gas

Roy in Perry says, "Perry's gas prices remained the same (Conoco/Phillips @ $2.499 with independents at $2.449 or thereabouts) all last week. The weather folks were almost right except it started earlier than predicted. A light rain began last night changing to snow this morning (instead of the afternoon), Monday 2/08/10."
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Ken Updike's Possible Book

We received the following note from Ken Updike about a week ago saying his son had copyrighted his stories, "Growing Up In OKlahoma." We wish Ken and his son the best and hope he lets us know when his book or booklet comes out so we can share that information with you all.

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