11 Matching Results

Search Results

Advanced search parameters have been applied.
in subjects: "People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians"  
Results: 1 - 11

Hopefield Mission in Osage Nation, 1823-1837

Description: Article describes the establishment and history of the Hopefield Mission, a branch of Union Mission established by Reverend William B. Montgomery, William C. Requa, and his wife. Carloyn Thomas Foreman discusses the hardships faced at the mission while trying to provide agricultural training to the Osage people.
Date: Summer 1950
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Saline Courthouse Massacre

Description: Article describes the events of the "Saline Courthouse Massacre," an event which included the deaths of storeowner Thomas Baggett and elected sheriff Dave Ridge, and the history of the Saline District in the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. Omer L. Morgan uses documentation of the event to construct a picture of what happened.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: Morgan, Omer L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Children's Play Ground. (Cherokee Orphan Asylum, Cherokee Nation), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1881

Description: Supplement to the Cherokee Orphan Asylum Press, a newspaper published at the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, Cherokee Nation, near present-day Salina, Oklahoma. The supplement includes short compositions written by students and lists of student grades.
Date: June 9, 1881
Creator: Cobb, William & Stinson, Lizzie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Newspaper
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Union Mission, 1826-1837

Description: Article discusses the history of Union Mission from 1826 to 1837 through a summary of the Journal of the Union Mission kept in the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Hope Holway discusses the difficulties the missionaries faced in their work, the cost of living there, and the people groups they intended to minister to.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Holway, Hope
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Cherokee Orphan Asylum

Description: Article describes the establishment and history of the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, an institution that provided care and education to orphaned children of the Cherokee Nation. Judge N. B. Johnson describes the evolution of the institution and how the nation secured funds for its creation.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Johnson, N. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Mayes

Description: Article describes the familial history of the Mayes family as they accumulated their wealth and become prominent members of the Cherokee tribe. Mayes county within Oklahoma is named after this family.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
Back to Top of Screen