Greener Pastures Coming

The horses are grazing on greener pastures this week. AND... It looks like Spring has sprung earlier this year.

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WWI Soldier - Frederick Gayland Sandy, Pvt.

"This morning (actually yesterday) March 15th, my friend Gayland Sandy brought me a complete copy of his family history dating back to 1379 in Cumberland County, England and I've glanced through it some [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Oklahoma Weather & Gas Prices

"We've had two more increases in the price of gas here in Perry this week [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Connor's of Northwest Oklahoma

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Proud To Be A Liberal

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Story Telling & Book Advice

I asked one of my Okie friends how to start my book. My friend said, "I will read the book because I want it to make some kind of sense out of what happened -- from beginning to end -- it's your job to do that for me in your book. During the whole thing, here's a very important thing ... Have fun with it!! This is especially important when telling an Okie story.

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The Rest of the Story

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1998 Obit - Loren Dean Riggs

OBITUARY (Alva Review-Courier, 8 Oct 1998) -- Loren Dean Riggs, 54, passed away Oct [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Happy St. Patricks's Day

"May the wind at your back not be the result of the corn beef and cabbage you had for lunch [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Can't Write Poetry

I wrote a poem once. It was back in my junior or senior year at Alva High ('65 or '66). I wrote it for an english class and if I remember correctly the english teacher's name was Doris Huguely. She sent it to some poem contest for me. It's been over 40 years ago since that time and my memory is a bit foggy of that poem. The title of the poem was "I Can't write Poetry."

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Missouri WWII POW Camps

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Searching Photographs of Old Town Dumps, Trash Wagons

"I am working on an article for the annual report of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, tracing the history of waste management in Oklahoma [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Searching WARRICK/CLARK Deaths

"I am looking for the date and place of death for Mary Louisa (WARRICK) CLARK born 1829 in Beaver County, PA [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe