Duchess & Sadie's Domain

Bayfield, Colorado - I suppose with just four days left to get your income taxes filed, your kitchen tables, desks have been lined with last years receipts, income papers, and other necessary deductible items. Maybe some keep a bottle of water and tylenol handy along with a calculator, pencil and notepad or computer. Do Not fret! If you do not get the taxes done by April 15th, then get the IRS extension form

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Mattie Beal's Lucky Day

Wichita, Kansas - This was a late addition in last week's newsletter and we were not sure everyone got to read "Mattie Beal's Lucky Day." So . . . we have stuck it in this week's newsletter, also.

In 1901, one lot in one town went to one very fortunate telephone operator. By then, the government had given up on the colorful but chaotic land runs in favor of a more orderly lottery system. Would be claimants registered with land officials, then waited to make their choices as names were drawn in order.

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Captain William Bradford's History of Plimoth Plantation

Plymouth Plantation, Plymouth Planta - Captain William Bradford's History of Plimoth Plantation As hand written from William Bradford's collection of letters and writings concerning the history of the Plimoth Plantation. We skip to page 531, Appendix showing Passengers of the Mayflower that came over first, in the year 1620. These were the first beginners and the foundation of all the Plantations and Colonies in New England and their families.

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Roots & Waynoka Historical Society

Waynoka, Oklahoma - Sandie Olson (Email: waynokahs@hotmail.com), with the Waynoka Historical Society sent us the following message and a link to the Waynoka OK website. We found this photo on the left in one of our earlier OkieLegacy Ezine volumes.

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This Day In History (April 11)

America - On this day in history, April 11, 1951, president Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of his commands in the Far East. The Times headlines read: "Truman Relieves M'Arthur of All His Posts; Finds Him Unable to Back U.S.-U.N. Policies; Ridgway Named to Far Eastern Commands."

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Grave of Dorothy Brewer

Oklahoma - An anonymous comment was left in the The OkieLegacy Ezine, Vol. 7, Iss. 26, Feature #426, concerning the "Grave of Dorothy Brewer."

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America In 1745

America - For those of you family genealogists who have traced some of your ancestors to the Highland County of Virginia, this is what the History of Highland County Virginia, by Oren Frederic Morton, Chapter IV, it says the following about "America In 1745 - "Relation of the Colonies to one another - Their Small Population - Industries Institutions - Character of the Colonials."

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Ace The War Dog

Stillwater, Oklahoma - This is a very interesting World War II story that Dale Talkington shares with us this week. It concerns an Australian Shepard named "Ace." "Ace the War Dog." A World War II pilot with ties to Oklahoma State University made good on a promise he made 54 years ago to a combat comrade.

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NW Okie's Ancestrial Lineage

Bayfield, Colorado - [Sometime back Linda Hurt and Jeanine Baringer sent us some HURT information and photos. The photo on the left is one of those photos of the HURT men.]
5th Great Grandfather, Edward PARIS (1699-?), which we are still working to gather more information.

Have you been watching, keeping up with the NBC/Ancestry.com series Who Do You Think You Are? Each episode of the series gives you some hints to help find out more information about the lives of your ancestors and what their lives were like as immigrants and pioneers of the New World!

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NW Oklahoma Sunsets

Eagle Chief Ranch, NW Oklahoma - The following slideshow are snapshots of sunsets in Northwest Oklahoma, as taken by our youngest son, Robert L. Wagner, 7 April 2011, at Eagle Chief Ranch, a few miles West and South of Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma.

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Pioneers & Sub-Pioneers of Highland County Virginia

Highland County , Virginia - The History of Highland County Virginia in Section VI, page 256, has an outline sketch of pioneer families and sub-pioneer families (whatever sub-pioneer meant). It showed pioneer families and each surname was followed by particulars, as far as their information permitted. Such as, given name of settler; his residence before coming here; the year in which was found the first mention of his being here; the place of his settlement; the section of the county in which his descendants in the male line were chiefly or wholly found. A very few names were omitted owing to a want of precise information. See the Google books link below.

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