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6/23/13
The Classen Corridor: Just beyond Route 66, Kamps Court
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In Oklahoma City, along the broad Classen Blvd. north and south of the juncture of NW 23rd and Classen are many historical gems. They hark ...
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Mystery and Money
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It is the eternal connection and cause of crime - money. The love of it, the shortage of it, and desire for more of it has been the spark c...
6/12/13
HISTORIC ROUTE 66 IN OKLAHOMA CITY: Wesley UMC
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The historic roadway known as "Route 66" takes a small turn in Oklahoma City (map) and as a result offers some interesting site...
5/26/13
Look to the Skies: Kansas UFO Story
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As Rod Serling said, there is a signpost up ahead...or in this case, along Highway 81 in southern Kansas in a small town begun in the cat...
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4/22/13
Tattoos
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Think tats are a new invention? Over the centuries many people groups have chosen to adorn their body for decorative, religious, or social...
Oklahoma Orphanage Plans Reunion
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Here is an invitation for all Former Residents and Staff of St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Bethany, Oklahoma "Did you hear about the ...
4/16/13
LITTLE GREEN MEN
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When did the idea of little men from space first emerge into our consciousness? Why did it arrive, if not from actual visiting alien craft...
4/10/13
RATIONING IN TIME OF WAR- WW2 Revisted
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From 1941-1945 various commodities were rationed to ensure adequate supplies for the war effort, to stabilize the homefront economy, and ...
WAR RATION BOOK FOUR
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This book and the certificate were issues to a 63 year old Minnie Catherine Mulholland, 306 W. Choctaw, Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., Oklaho...
WAR RATIONS
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A page of stamps used to dispense food to registered people during World War 2. The paper looked to be recycled grade.
War Rations - Sugar Ration Book Page
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This sugar ration book was used by Donald M. Wyatt, 306 West Choctaw in Tahlequah, Oklahoma during World War Two.
4/8/13
She Was A Most Lively Preacher
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Representive image - Public Domain One of the fundamental elements in any family's evolution is the influence of religion in crafti...
4/4/13
AN 1861 AX MURDER CASE
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This was submitted by a reader and it certainly does flesh out the scope and history of this most popular form of mayhem in 19th and early ...
3/27/13
The Great Airship Flap of 1896
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Copy drawn from an 1897 illustration In 1896 and 1897 newspapers were reporting sightings of a strange and mysterious airship. The sto...
3/26/13
Rock-a-Bye Baby Ghost: Near Georgia's Mysterious Mountain
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It was late summer in Georgia and stories began to surface of something strange coming from the area of the Summit of Welsh Mountain, betwe...
3/8/13
"Party Like An Irishman": Ethnic Stereotypes
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I was pretty amazed the other day when I heard a St. Patricks Day ad for a local limo service boldly stating you could "party like an...
2/28/13
One of the First Motorcycle Fatalities
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Public Domain, ca. 1910 In 1898 a young man became intrigued by the newest gizmo - a bicyle with a motor! This motorcycle was the hot...
ACTOR DALE ROBERTSON HAD TIES TO OKC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Hollywood actor Dale Robertson was an alum of Eugene Field elementary school in Oklahoma City, according to numerous alums who gathered t...
2/24/13
MORPHINE
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In January of 1907, a young woman took a dose of morphine and a painful day later she was dead. Rose Milton, 25, was an "inmate"...
2/11/13
Undiscovered Country
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Woodward Museum According to the Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture online : "Archaeological surveys for highwa...
1/23/13
Old Zulu : Martha Fleming
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Artist rendering of Martha Fleming by Marilyn A. Hudson, 2015. She stood 6 feet tall; had a low and strong voice; was a leader in the e...
1/18/13
St. Luke's Hospital, Wellington, Kansas
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Personal collection of M.A.Hudson The original hospital opened about 1910 and was sponsored by the Episcopal church. In the 1920'...
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1/16/13
The Dance of Death : An E.T. Connection?
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close-up of figure In the 1860's a surprising mural was revealed during renovations at Totentanz von St. Marien in Berlin, Germany. ...
1/6/13
SW HAD SOME CRAZY CULTS
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In 1904 Oklahoma City there was a strange sight that met residents and visitors looked down South Broadway one chilly spring day. Marchi...
1/2/13
A WELL REGULATED MILITIA
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Ripped straight from today's headlines! Isn't that the way the old movie promos went? " A well regulated Militia, being ne...
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