Duchess Corner

This NW Okie and her infamous Pugs (Duchess & Sadie) waited for a sunshine break in the snow that fell last weekend to begin their venture east to NW Oklahoma.

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Circuit Chautauquas Beginning - 1904...

We have been doing some online research for the term "Chautauquas" to help identify some of the childern in the "1910 Alva - Chautauqua" penny postcard we ran last week.

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Update On Stables Cafe & Cantina...

"Update on the situation with the Stables restaurant, according to that report (it may be available online, I haven't checked) [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Architect of Castle on the Hill...

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Magill's - Lisbon, Saint Lawrence County, NY...

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The Rest of the Story...

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History of Oklahoma WWII Prison Camps...

Corbett presents history of Oklahoma WWII prison camps -- By Patti K [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Alva, OK - Block 29, Lots 17 thru 32...

We are starting something that should keep us busy for awhile... one town block at a time. We have started making, keeping a record of old deeds, etc... of the downtown lots around the square of Alva, Oklahoma. We are starting this week with Block 29, Lots 17 thru 32, located on the northside of Flynn Avenue between 7th Street & 6th Street. This picture on the left shows the northside of Flynn Avenue as it is today. The picture on the right is a Platt of the lots in downtown Alva.

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Avard Hotel Raid of 1927...

Let us take you back to August 16, 1927, to the time of prohibition in NW Oklahoma and the small community of Avard, Oklahoma, at the "Avard Hotel."

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Alva - Chautauqua....

"I think that this might be connected to the Chautauqua educational system that was popular during that time. See these links ciweb.org/history.html [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Raid of 1927 At Avard Hotel (Oklahoma)...

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Class of '61 AHS Goldbugs...

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Gas Prices In Perry, OK...

Gasoline prices in Perry, Oklahoma jumped up some more this morning (Friday, March 17th [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Northwestern Normal School...

[written back when Northwestern Normal School had it's beginnings as the infamous "Castle On the Hill" of the Prairies.] -- Northwestern Normal School, of Alva, was the second normal to be established in Oklahoma. The Law establishing it was enacted by the legislative assembly of 1897, and the purpose of its founding was for the instruction of persons in the art of teaching and in all the various branches pertaining to the public schools of Oklahoma Territory.

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George Alexander Harbaugh...

[This information came from the book, Pioneer Footprints Across Woods County, pg 279.] -- According to the family member who wrote the HARBAUGH history for this NW Oklahoma history book, "George Alexander Harbaugh was born Sugust 27, 1869 at Brighton, Iowa, the thirteenth child of Elias and Catherine Engel Harbaugh."

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Stables Cafe & Cantina Burns (Freedom, OK)...

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March Winter Comes To Vallecito...

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Castle On the Hill Story...

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Photo of Central Park ...

"Even though this photo shows a location very similar to the early days (circa 1910 - 1930) of the courthouse park in Perry, Oklahoma (sometimes identified as Central Park), I'm not quite certain that it was in our town and was wondering if someone could positively identify which city this was located in [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Woodward News - Stable Cafe Fire (Freedom ,OK)...

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