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A Reminiscence of a Methodist Minister's Daughter

Description: Article chronicles the influence of Francis Marion Paine, a minister's daughter, as she worked alongside her husband and immediate family members within the Methodist Church.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Eichenberger, Flora Paine
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Introduction: The First Two Years

Description: Article details the events and laws made by the federal government to open Oklahoma Territory to settlement for American citizens. Included is a chronicle of what living conditions were like during the first two years of the region's settlement history.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Legend of the Tie-Snakes

Description: Article narrates an evening where the author witnesses a church revival within a Creek camp. Many of the tribal members converted into the Methodist church during this event. Included is a folktale of the tie-snakes that was told at the camp.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: Methvin, J. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Important Archaeological and Historical Discovery

Description: Article is a letter detailing the author's experiences at an archaeological dig site within Rice County, Kansas. This dig site held artifacts from the Caddo tribe.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: J. Y. B. & Thoburn, Joseph B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Fort Towson Road: A Historic Trail

Description: Article narrates the author's experiences traveling down the Fort Towson Road that runs from Fort Smith to Paris, Texas. This military road was built to connect people across the Choctaw Nation to valuable resources and to allow easy transport of the military's resources.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: Culberson, James
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Peace Council Celebration at Medicine Lodge

Description: Article chronicles the preparations made to commemorate the anniversary of the great Indian peace council of 1867.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Journal Kept by Douglas Cooper

Description: Article contains journal entries from the Indian agent Douglas Cooper regarding discussing on how best to protect the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes under his protect from invading Comanches.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Cooper, Douglas
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chickasaw Courts

Description: Article details the history the Panola County Court House, a court building that has undergone many name changes and relocations.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: Mashburn, John H.
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

Military Discipline in Early Oklahoma

Description: Article details the punishments soldiers received for "drunkenness" and "disorderly conduct" while stationed at military forts during the early 19th century.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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

Early Post Offices

Description: Article is a list of post offices active during the late 19th century.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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

Interesting Ante-Bellum Laws of the Cherokees, Now Oklahoma History

Description: Article details laws present within the Cherokee Nation during the time period before the Civil War. Included are laws pertaining the interracial marriages, arson, theft, and alcohol possession.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Duncan, James W. & Ross, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some Reminiscences of the Cherokee People: Returning to their Homes the Exiles of a Nation

Description: Article details the political turmoil that took place within the Cherokee Nation at the start of the Civil War and the consequences felt after the war for their actions. The main cause of this turmoil was with regards to which side of the conflict the tribes should align themselves with.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Britton, Wiley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Naming of the Canadian River

Description: Article chronicles how the Canadian River got its name. This river also serves as the inspiration for a county, town, roads, and businesses located within Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 4, December 1927

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding prominent people and organizations within Oklahoma. Included is an announcement for information regarding prominent men within Oklahoma history and a narrative on how the only issue of the Oklahoma War Chief was printed within Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1927
Creator: J. Y. B.; Thoburn, Joseph B. & Harris, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 3, September 1927

Description: Article consists of editorials regarding content contained within previous volumes of The Chronicles. The editorials are Letters to the Editor that contain proof that W. P. Brown was the governor of the Chickasaw Nation. This has been a mystery for several decades.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: J. Y. B. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Single Versus Double Statehood

Description: Article is a speech made by Judge Thomas H. Doyle to the House Committee on Territories within Congress regarding his opinions on admitting Oklahoma as a single state under the Robinson Bill. During this time, there was much debate over whether to admit the state into the Union as a single state or to separate Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Version of a Famous Battle

Description: Article details the historical events that transpired during the Battle of the Arickaree, a battle fought between the United States Army and several Plains Indians tribes. The article attempts to correct statements made by an article within the Kansas City Star.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Lockard, F. M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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