Duchess' Snowy Domain

Have you ever seen a snowflake up close? My son, Robert, took a great photo closeup of a few snowflakes that landed on a wheelbarrow at Vallecito, north of Bayfield, Colorado this last Saturday, February 6, 2010.

Lots of SW Colorado citizens have been busy shoveling snow off of their roofs this past week. As you can see in the picture on the left.

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1935 Letter From Tesla, WV

Recently, I have come across a November 30, 1935 letter from my Grandmother Constance Estella Warwick McGill's GWIN cousin, dated November 30, 1935, Tesla, West Virginia, and mailed to Mrs. Wm. McGill (Constance), in Alva, Oklahoma.

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Baseball & Joe Stanka From Waynoka, OK

Sandie says, "Thank you for writing the Oklahoma baseball book! Joe Stanka, who is included in the book, was from Waynoka. There is a story about him in the current issue of the "Oklahoma Heritage" magazine, Oklahoma.

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Harper, KS 1st Bank

The first banking house in Harper, Kansas was that of Woods, Parsons & Co. which was also known later as Ellis & Bourne's Bank, Oct. 29, 1880. As a private bank, it made no public statement of resources, but the fact that Hon. John G. Woods, of Wellington, was a large owner was sufficient to guarantee the stability of the concern.

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How Capron, OK Got Its Name

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Miles Kelly's Experience At Camp Alva

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Song Sheet - Alumni Banquet 1949

If you or one of your ancestors was attending the Northwestern State Teachers College Alumni Banquet in 1949, you might have sung these school songs at the Alumni Banquet held in 1949.

Besides the Alma Mater and Ranger Fight Song, other songs on the sheet include "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," "Camptown Races," "Wild Irish Rose," "In the Evening By the Moonlight," "Down By the Station," "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "Cruising Down the River."

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Tesla, Braxton Co., WV

Tesla, West Virginia is in Braxton County and appears to be located near the central area of West Virginia and I79, Northeast of Charleston, WV, and on Route 19 [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Mark T., in Lubbock, TX says, "Thanks Linda, I really never thought I would get any replies to my board request but today I have received three replies, and yours has been the best one. Thank You. I sent you an invite to the Town of Capron OK family tree at Ancestry.com - Capron OK 1900 where I am trying to keep the information archived. This is turning out to be a bigger and better success then I had imagined.

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Campbell, I. P., Building - Harper, KS

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Loman's & Knowles, OK

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1949 NSN Alumni Banquet (1900-48)

1949 Alumni Banquet List (1900-48) -- [9.6mb pdf file] This one is for all those family genealogists out there searching for names, places of their ancestors.

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Insight Into GWIN's of Virginia

The image on the left is the Federal Census for Otter, Braxton county, West Virginia; Roll 2527; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 318.0.

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Harper, KS Theatre

The Harper Theatre was built in 1922, and was saved from demolition by a concerned citizens' group. It is now named the Prairie Arts Theatre and the space is used for music, poetry and other live performances.

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Oklahoma Weather & Gas

Roy in Perry says, "Perry's gas prices remained the same (Conoco/Phillips @ $2 [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Ken Updike's Possible Book

We received the following note from Ken Updike about a week ago saying his son had copyrighted his stories, "Growing Up In OKlahoma." We wish Ken and his son the best and hope he lets us know when his book or booklet comes out so we can share that information with you all.

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