Duchess' Domain

It has been cool up here in the SW Mountains of Colorado.

Waynoka's Stampede and Rodeo was this last weekend. How did it go? Was there a crowd? Who was the big winner of each event?

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Where Is Vanderpool, Virginia?

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The Cherokee Strip Museum website says, "Perry was generally considered to be the "queen city of the Cherokee Strip" after the great land rush of 1893 which opened a choice area of the future state of Oklahoma to non-Indian settlers. The event attracted nation-wide interest. It lured to this area a marvelous mixture of humanity. Some were adventurous and recklessly daring; some were professional people and entrepreneurs looking for a new start; some were just hungry for a piece of land to call their own."

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Albert Linton Inquiry

I recently heard from one of my readers that is researching 1,234 Civil War soldiers of the 8th Iowa Cavalry. One of them was an 18 year old, Albert Linton who died December 17, 1935 and buried in the Alva Cemetery. Dale was wondering if any relatives were still around the Alva area so he might contact them for additional information and photos. I am CC: Dale Talkington a copy of this email. If you know of any Linton relatives that Dale could contact, would you please give them a copy of this email? Thanks for your help!

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Blue Laws

Joel says, "I was in college when the Blue Laws were in effect in Massachusetts [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Insight Into Grandma & John C. McClure

As the Summer of 1905 begins, it looks and reads as though John C. McClure is becoming stuck on his sweetheart, Miss Constance Estella Warwick.

John C. McClure's letter continue from June 7-29, 1905, from Alva, Oklahoma Territory to Miss Constance Warwick who is spending the Summer of 1905 near Vanderpool and Mountain Grove, Virginia with her Warwick relatives.

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Great Grandpa Wm. Fechtig Warwick

The picture on the left is an old photo of William Fechtig & Pheobe Anthea (Pray) Warwick, parents of John Robert (great-grandpa) and Paul (great-uncle) Warwick, of Mountain Grove, Virginia [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Bliss/Marland, Oklahoma

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Bliss (now Old Bliss) was an unincorporated community near Marland in Noble County, Oklahoma. Bliss was one of the 101 Ranch towns. The post office opened November 4, 1894, but was moved to Marland April 8, 1922.

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Williams & Fish Family Inquiry

Constance Fay (McInnis) Isham says, "I keep stopping in to read the different posts [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Looking Back ... 1904 Friends University Baseball

Back in 1904, while Grandpa Bill McGill was playing baseball at Friends University, Constance Estella Warwick was in Alva, Oklahoma Territory going to Northwestern Normal and teaching in rural schools in the area and communicating through letters with John C. McClure.

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That's The Way It Was - 1904

The Peoples Chronology, edited by James Trager, mentions on page 699, "Helen Keller was graduated magna cum laude Radcliffe College and began to write about blindness, a subject taboo in women's magazines because so many cases were related to venereal disease.

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Miller Brothers 101 Ranch

Oklahoma Historical Society's website says this about the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch, "In 1881 George Washington Miller first used the 101 brand on his cattle, establishing what would become one of the most recognizable names in ranching and western entertainment.

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1901 American League Version - St. Louis Browns

The American League version of the St. Louis Browns started out as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901. After finishing in the American League (A.L.) basement, the franchise was moved to St. Louis for the 1902 season and renamed the Browns."

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Looking For ... Pringey OK Residents & Students of 1905

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