Duchess' Domain

The weather and temperature in SW Colorado on Monday morning, August 24th, 2009, was at 52F witht he humidity at 54% and an overcast, cloudy Monday morning. The Albuquerque, NM weathermen were talking last night of the monsoon's coming through SW New Mexico all this next week. Before that our temps were in the high 80's. It is good to see the rain!

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Prairie Home Companion Visits Las Cruces, NM

Marvin says, "Prairie Home Companion came to Las Cruces for a show May 31, 2008. Was the best entertainment I have ever purchased a ticket for, and anytime they are near, will be in the audience again."

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Coy Cemetery

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The Babcock's of Pringey, OK

Carol (EMAIL: cdwsltfrk@kanokla.net) says, "I, Carol Babcock Wolgamott, was born in Freedom, OK in 11-1940 in my grandparent's home. They were Albert Baker Babcock and Myrtle Shelby Litten Babcock. My great grandpa Elia J. Babcock was the postmaster at Pringey, Oklahoma, Woodward County, Oklahoma in the mid-teens, perhaps 1913-1915. The correct dates are available in the Oklahoma Chronicles which is a government document of the State of Oklahoma.

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Freedom OK - 2009 Honored Old Cowhand

The 2009 honored old cowhand of Freedom, Oklahoma is Phillip Schultz. Schultz is a dedicated, hardworking, top-notch cattleman. He has been a familiar face at the Freedom Rodeo since it began in 1938. At the age of 75, Phillip says, "He is Flattered to be part of its legacy."

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Cowboy Cemetery Captures the Past

Have you heard the story of the Cowboy Cemetery north of Freedom, Oklahoma that has been passed down from generation to generation since 1878? The Cowboy Cemetery is located on Wayne and Bonnie Wares ranch, about 12 miles north of Freedom, Oklahoma.

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John Wesley & Martha E. Goodsin Gwin

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Oklahoma Weather & Gas

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Isaiah C. Warrick Family

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Looking Back ... 1909

Orville Wright demonstrates the success of the Wright brothers' airplane and wins assurance of its acceptance by the US Army in July. The brothers would establish the American Wright Company to manufacture aircraft.

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Freedom Rodeo History

The following was taken from the 72nd Freedom Rodeo & Old Cowhand Reunion program and gives a history of the Freedom Rodeo beginnings since September, 1938, when a group of men in Freedom, "The Big Little Town', planned an event, a Rodeo, for the young men in the area to test their skills against the calves, steers and each other. No previous rodeo experience and under 21 years of age was the entry rule.

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Remembering ... Woodstock

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Looking Back ... Marland, OK

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Mary Bukovsky Family Inquiry

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Insight Into Grandma & John C. McClure

This weeks letters are dated August 17-30, 1905, from John C. McClure of Alva, Oklahoma Territory to Miss Constance Estella Warwick, whom is vacationing at her Uncle Paul Warwick's home in Mountain Grove and receiving her mail at Vanderpool, Virginia. In the last August 1905 letter Constance had visited the seashore of Virginia. Also, There was an empty envelope dated August 16, 1905, but no letter. That must have been the empty envelope John was talking about in the August 17th letter.

August 17, 1905 -- "My Little Dearie, I rec'd two letters from you today. I also rec'd that picture, that Ihave been longing for. But I am not satisfied yet. Bet you can't guess. I spect you will think it funny that I don't write but this hot weather has nearly fixed me up. I have been sick for over a week. I would like to have been with you on your trip.

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Freedom's Old Cowhand Reunion & Chuckwagon Feed

This ongoing tradition began way back in the year 1939, when members of the Freeodm Chamber of Commerce decided to sponsor a reunion and chuck wagon feed in honor of the oldtime cowhands of this vast area who braved the perils and hardships of the range in search of their fortune.

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