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Shortchanged: Uncovering the Value of Pre-Removal Cherokee Property

Description: This article estimates the value of the Cherokee's land and other property that was lost due to the tribe's removal to Indian Territory. Economist Matthew Gregg has performed a detailed mathematical analysis of land sale records in Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia around the time of removal. He arrives at an assessment that is consonant with Cherokee Chief John Ross's 1838 figure.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: Gregg, Matthew T.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 2009

Description: Notes and Documents column including "The Karen Daniels Petersen Collection" which highlights the collection of photographs collected by Karen Daniels Petersen over the course of her research and writing career that was donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society in 2009. Most of the donated images depict persons who were associated with David Pendleton Oakerhater, who was a Cheyenne warrior turned artist. Several photographs from the collection are included in the section.
Date: Autumn 2009
Creator: Everett, Dianna & Welge, William D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Schools

Description: Photograph of Antoinette Snow's (Mrs. D. C. Constant), a missionary to the Seminoles, class she taught at an African-American school.
Date: 1890~
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Mrs. Urgie Ammann

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Urgie Ammon on the cover page of the 9-TIL-5 July issue of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company's publication, vol. 3 no. 3 July Edition.
Date: unknown
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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