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Early History of Webbers Falls

Description: Article discusses the history of Webber Falls and the early inhabitants of that region of Indian Territory on the Arkansas River. Carolyn Thomas Foreman highlights the life of the Cherokee Walter Webber, for whom the falls were named, and investigates early documentation of the area.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

French Explorers in Oklahoma

Description: Article explores the journeys of French explorers in early Oklahoma, relaying their interactions with the tribes in the area, the trading posts they established, and the national scale of their expeditions.
Date: Winter 1977
Creator: Schafer, Delbert F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The United States Army as the Early Patron of Naturalists in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1803-1820

Description: Article explores the participation of the United States Army in Naturalist expeditions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Early explorers who documented the flora and fauna of the western world were Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark, General Zebulon Pike, and General Randolph B. Marcy.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Thomas, Phillip Drennen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Genealogy of Jesse Chisholm

Description: Article investigates the descendants of Jesse Chisholm to clear up some of the confusion about his family line. Stan Hoig uses careful documentation to trace Chisholm's genealogy in a follow-up article to the biographical tribute to the man in The Chronicles of Oklahoma 1988 Winter issue.
Date: Summer 1989
Creator: Hoig, Stan
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jesse Chisholm: Peace-maker, Trader, Forgotten Frontiersman

Description: Article describes the life of frontier trader and explorer Jesse Chisholm, a man who left quite a legacy. Stan Hoig highlights the man's contribution as an interpreter and intermediary for the tribes of the plains in peace-making missions during the Civil War, earning him close relationships and respect.
Date: Winter 1988
Creator: Hoig, Stan
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lieutenant Simpson's California Road Across Oklahoma

Description: Article provides an introduction to and includes the report written by Lieutenant James H. Simpson, a member of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, providing an analysis about the route called the California Road. It includes references to texts of previous reports by Lieutenant A. W. Whipple and Randolph B. Marcy.
Date: Summer 1960
Creator: Dott, Robert H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A History of Cimarron County

Description: Article constructs a picture of the history of Cimarron County through coverage of major events that occurred there and examination of archaeological evidence. William E. Baker examines accounts of the area by various parties and discusses early trading expeditions, United States Army occupation, and interactions with American Indian tribes.
Date: Autumn 1953
Creator: Baker, William E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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