Happy New Year 2009

As we wound down the last week of 2008 by bringing in another New Year, we have been enjoying some much needed sunshine that helped compact and melt a few inches of the snow that fell in SW Colorado during Christmas week.

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Red River Historian

The Red River Historian link was submitted by Homer Hawkins. It is about the history of "Where the South Meets the West."

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Barnett Family Info & Photos

Ronald Lee Barnett Jr [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Restroom memories of the 1940s

"In the 40s a favorite restroom for me was the one in the basement of the courthouse [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Caves & Treasures In Oklahoma

"Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales" by Steve Wilson mentions that the caverns are many in the Arbuckles in Southern Oklahoma. Any one of them might be the treasure cave.

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Kansas Photo Past

This pps file concerning photos of Kansas's Past was sent to OkieLegacy by Ellis Raymer [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Memories of Downtown Alva, OK

Jerry Crenshaw of the Class of Alva High 1954 mentions memories of, "Hillcrest Dairy; Golden Crust Bakery; Smitty’s Shoe Shop.

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Sam Bradford Is The Face Of A Nation

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Fort Arbuckle's Lost Payroll

This little tidbit of history was found in the book, "Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales," page 244, concerning Fort Arbuckle's Lost Payroll.

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The Red River War of 1874

It was during the summer of 1874, the US Army launched a campaign to remove the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian tribes from the Southern Plains and enforce their relocation to reservations in Indian Territory.

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The Moon & Venice

Our youngest son, Robert L. Wagner, took this great shot around the the first of January, 2009 up in the San Juan mountains of Southwest Colorado.

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