I was asked this the other day and as I searched I found there are numerous lists from as few as six signs to as many as sixteen and some wh...

In the movement west, European-Americans found strange and mysterious earthen mounds - some of awesome size - and reflecting a great amount ...

No, not the National Press Club. These are terms used in the newspapers of early Oklahoma City to describe a serious of awful finds in the c...

One of the longest and most intriguing tales of the Sooner state involves a woman who masqueraded as a man.  Various versions have been shar...

The cemetery has now been opened, the final graves appear to all be gone, and only the memories of those who lived, died, and grieved there ...

Top image is late 1960's shortly before it closed at the Bethany location. The sport fields between Route 66 and the front of the insti...

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THE SAINT JOSEPH CHILDREN’S HOME A Brief History based on an entry in the Bethany Centennial History Book (2009) By Marilyn A. Hudson Just...

Spring times are supposed to be about life and renewal and second chances.  Once upon time in central Oklahoma City the spring was dark an...

(March 17, 2011 Stillwater, Okla.) – Great resources for Women’s History Month with an Oklahoma focus are just a click away. The Oklahoma O...

I In Cheswick, PA in 1904 over 100 men were killed when an explosion ripped through the Hartwick Coal Mine igniting gas and trapping the  mi...

Krebs # 11 It was cold that January 7th in 1892 and a cold winter raced across the Indian Territory.  It was to be the last day for many ...

In the landscape of Oklahoma legends and myths one tale continues to rise to the top and be repeated periodically.  A scanning of websites w...

Wondering through an antique mall I chanced upon something I had not seen since a tiny child.  A small class container with an ornamental li...

Having enjoyed a class in the history of photography, when I saw this jewel in a second hand shop, I decided to pick it up for my collection...

Here are a few of the locations brought to my attention.  If you have a story of a fallen, shady, or merely unsteady lady associated with...

Unidentified girl feeds some of the chickens kept on the 'farm' of the Children's Home, c1914

The St. Joseph's Children's Home, or the St. Josephs Orphanage and Industrial School as it was also called, was dedicated Oct. 6, 1...

The orphanage was just a few years old when this photo was taken.  The surrounding areas were still a combination of flat plain and black ja...

In Oklahoma City she is known as 'Effie'.   A poor woman who loved not wise but too well and found herself pregnant with a married m...

The "Good old days" might mean different things to different people. The list of death and murder in a time so often envisioned as...

Meso American history is full of legends of their ancestors and gods who were best described as being tall, thin, and wearing long feathere...

In ancient Greece an art form emerged from the annual worship of local gods. A competition then developed and poets worked through human con...

The idea of a woman as warrior is not merely a 20th century feminist agenda item. From ancient times come tales, images, and facts supportin...