I am working on a new project dealing with the saloon owners, gamblers, and 'working girls' of early Oklahoma City (1889-1910).  Th...

The story begins with the discovery of town that had no churches.  Violet Springs sounds like it should have been a lovely and peaceful com...

In 1909, the old fashioned Victorian trend of autograph albums had obviously grown a little bit dull.  The new vogue was to collect '...

An enduring tragedy that captures the attention of people each generation. It features a missing young mother, a child, strange events and ...

For years there has been mention of a "Deadman's Crossing" near Oklahoma City.  There has been mention of one near Quapaw b...

Coming Soon! Lots of research going into these and the results are fascinating. Contact the author if you are a descendent of anyone who ...

ca 1908 When the 1900 census came along she was ensconced in her establishment at 422 West 2 nd , a step up from the street of “Hell” a...

In August of 1907 a fire nearly razed an Oklahoma City bawdy house to the ground at 312 E. Grand. Several people died and two were injured. ...

  Most of the attention, deserved or not, in the early days of "Hell's Half Acre" went to Madam Annie Wynn Bailey aka ...

The haunting title, rising from the pages of a newspaper over one hundred years old, was enough to send chills down the back. The brief sum...

On Monday April 22, 1889 the Oklahoma Land Run gave turbulent birth to what would become Oklahoma City.  By day's end there were alread...

When he was killed in a confrontation with the owner of the notorious, "Turf Club" in Oklahoma City on July 4, 1903, an interesti...

On the 1900 Oklahoma Territory Census for Oklahoma City, she was listed in the house overseen by Annie Wynn at 444 West 2nd (now Kerr bet...

Anne Wynn was born in 1863 or 1865 (depending on the census response) in Illinois. According to early records and accounts she was one of 1...

Chances are excellent that a killer or killers came down this road May 31, 1958 and offered a ride or coerced a young bride into their car...

Norman, Oklahoma, June 23, 2015 — Norman author Marilyn A. Hudson announces release of a new work exploring murders, missing persons and m...

Digging around in old newspapers, dusty records, and listening to random comments I learn a lot.  I find all types of wonderful treasures t...

In Pursuit of Excellence:  A Brief History of the Zeta-Theta Chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta and The History Club at the University of Okla...

Cigarette boxes were once a have to have item for every home. Now, in films, they warn of incidences of "historical smoking."  Wat...

In the early spring of April 1953, a Korean War Veteran, 24 year old Corporal Robert Wayne Smith, left Alexandria, La for a 30 day leave. H...