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Elizabeth Fulton Hester

Description: Article chronicles the life of Elizabeth Fulton Hester, the oldest resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma when this article was created. Mrs. Hester was a teacher within Indian Territory and a nurse during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Bostic, E. McCurdy
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tradition of the Cheyenne Indians

Description: Article chronicles the history of the Cheyenne tribe as told to the author by a member of the tribe. This history was allegedly passed down through generations through oral storytelling and describes how the tribe adapted their lifestyle before colonization.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Seger, John H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Fly Leaf

Description: Article explains how John B. Beall and some of his fellow service men created the Fly Leaf, a newspaper distributed at Fort Washita.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Methvin, J. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 4, December 1928

Description: Article consists of editorials written by staff members at The Chronicles. Included is a note of appreciation for the historic landmarks within Oklahoma, an announcement of an archaeological dig conducted by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and a philosophical thought regarding how future generations will think about history.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 4, December 1928

Description: Necrology section for Volume 6, Number 4, December 1928. Included are memorials honoring Extus Leroy Gay, a county clerk; Judge Arthur R. Garrett, a county lawyer and judge; Linta Bruner, a service man; Frances Chandler, a congressional representative; Mary Bell, the wife of a senator for the Choctaw Nation; and Andrew B. Cunningham, a missionary for the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Bryce, J. Y. & McCombs, William
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 3, September 1928

Description: Necrology section for Volume 6, Number 3, September 1928. Included are memorials honoring Finis E. Folsom, H. W. Sawyer, H. O. Tener, Arthur Walcott, Clarence Herndon Howe, Dr. William Edgar Crowder, Col. Willie W. Wilson, Dr. J. J. Williams, Doctor Joseph F. Messenbaugh, and Almer E. Monroney.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Conlan, Czarina
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 1, March 1928

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding collection materials within the Oklahoma Historical Society. Included is an announcement of the acquisition of a manuscript from the Sequoyah convention, a call for biographical sketches of members of the Constitutional Convention, an appreciation of the hard work put into making the Chronicles, and an announcement on the relocation of the historical society.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: J. Y. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fort Arbuckle

Description: Article chronicles the establishment of Fort Arbuckle, a military post built to protect the Choctaw Nation from the Chickasaw Nation and to protect emigrants on their way to California.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Removal of the Choctaws to the Indian Territory, 1830-1833

Description: Article details the actions taken by the United States government to remove the Choctaw tribe from Mississippi to Oklahoma during the 1830s. Included are the reactions of the Choctaw chiefs to their ordinances and an appendix of correspondences written to facilitate this change.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some Adventures of Captain Bonneville

Description: Article details the exploits of Captain Bonneville as he explored the western frontier. Captain Bonneville was the focal point of Washington Irving's book "Adventures of Captain Bonneville." This article further explores his adventures.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Ford, Anne E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sketch of B. N. O. Walker

Description: Article is an autobiographical sketch of B. N. O. Walker, an educator within Indian Territory. Walker describes his Wyandot heritage and how it contributed to his studies of American Indian culture.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Walker, B. N. O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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