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We Never Intend to Stop Serving

Description: Story of the retirement of Rev. & Mrs. Mix from the First Christian Church in Ardmore
Date: 1973
Creator: Adkins, Dot
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Pickett, Bi11

Description: "Black Bulldogger of the 101" by Darlene Baldwin, Orbit, Dec. 3, 1972. Story of life as a cowboy on the 101 Ranch in northern Oklahoma. Pickett is credited as the first man to bulldog a longhorn. Tale of meeting with a killer bull in Mexico City, 1908, is part of the article. When Pickett died, at the age of 71, he was still working at the 101 Ranch and was buried there. 2 pages
Date: 1972
Creator: Baldwin, Darlene
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Old Cemetary Full of Memories

Description: Story of this site near Pauls Valley with first recorded burial in 1868. Work on restoration by John Hazlitt, plots of the McClure family and Smith Paul, and dedication ceremony held in 1953 are included in the story. Photos of three stones, Van Copeland, Smith Paul and old carirn, are seen. newspaper article, original
Date: 2013
Creator: Barron, Donna
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Oklahoma-Home of the Red Man

Description: No Description Available.
Date: 2013
Creator: Beatrice Stahl with map drawn by Vinson Lackey
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Pauls Valley's Post Office oldest still used in county

Description: "Pauls Valley's Post Office Oldest Still Used in County", Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, Nov. 14, 1979. Story about the establishment on Aug. 21, 1871 and the continued usage. newspaper article
Date: 1979
Creator: Bever, M. J.
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Five Civilized Tribes Museum

Description: "Five Tribes Retrace Century" by J. Bob Lucas, Tulsa Tribune, Aug. 18, 1975. Story of the rededication of the cornerstone at the building on "Agency Hill". Originally dedicated Aug. 18, 1875, it was the Five Civilized Tribes Indian Agency atop a hill west of Muskogee, Oklahoma. 1 page, original, published material
Date: 1975
Creator: Bob Lucas, J.
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

90 Pounds Of Human Dynamite

Description: Story of Kate Barnard, the first woman in the United States to be elected to state office. Her election, in Nov. 1907, as the first Commissioner of Charities and Corrections in Okla. And dedication to the poor and needy are part of this article. 2 pages, newspaper section newspaper article, original, with photo of Barnard
Date: 2013
Creator: Bracken, Nell
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Murray Mansion A Time Machine

Description: Article on the historical home of Frank Murray, early settler, located south of Lindsay, OK. History of the home, with photos, and story of the renovation being done by the Oklahoma Historical Society. newspaper article
Date: 1971
Creator: Cavanaugh , Linda
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Fort Washita

Description: "State History Group to See Fort Washita" Daily Oklahoman, June 4, 1959, by John Clift. Story of visit to the fort, and other sites, by the Oklahoma Historical Society, with Dr. James Morrison, Durant, and Boid D'Arc Beams as guides. Description of the area and history of its use is given in the article. At the time of the article the current owner of the land is named as the Charles Colbert family. Photograph of cabin of Douglas H. Cooper is with the article.
Date: 1959
Creator: Clift, John
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Pawnee Bill

Description: Denison Herald, August 26, 1973, "Pawnee Bill Rides Again!", by John Clift. Story of Gordon V. Lillie, great-nephew of Major Gordon W. Lillie, "Pawnee Bill". History of the founder of the "Pawnee Bill Wild West Show" is told along with recollections by Mr. Lillie of his great-uncle.
Date: 1973
Creator: Clift, John
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Y. M. C. A., Ardmore

Description: Daily Ardmoreite, Aug. 8, 1973. Letter to the editor, by Bob Cline, executive director of the Y.M.C.A. Background information on development of the Y.M.C.A. Little League Complex is given. People and businesses involved are listed.
Date: 1973
Creator: Cline, Bob
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Kickapoos Moved South

Description: by Co. C. W. Mooney, Escort, Aug. 24, 1975. Story of move by the Kickapoo tribe from the area of Illinois and Indiana to southwest Missouri. 1 page, original published material
Date: 1975
Creator: Co. C. W. Mooney
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

History Group Member Drive Reaches Goal

Description: Report that the society had reached a total of 501 charter members &16 institutional members. List of projects and plans is included in the article. Society had published three newsletters, the "Oklaholisso", and set up a booth at the Carter County Free Fair.
Date: 1965
Creator: Coffey, Ivy
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Indian Relics Find a Home

Description: Story of establishment of this museum at Pauls Valley by members of the Washita Valley Anthropoloqical Society and some of the artifacts donated. 2 pages, original
Date: 2013
Creator: Coffey, Ivy
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

When Will Ran For President

Description: Story of the campaign initiated by Robert Sherwood, editor of the humor magazine "Life", to elect Will Rogers president on an Anti-Bunk platform. The joke began with an article in "Life" on May 17, 1928 titled, "What This Country Needs Is A Bunkless Candidate". Photos of Rogers are included. newspaper article, original
Date: 2013
Creator: Collins, Reba
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Notorious Gunman Cut Down By Three Bullets

Description: Dillinger, John. Reprinting of article carried originally in the Daily Ardmoreite, July 23, 1934, "Notorious Gunman Cut Down By Three Bullets", by William Conway. Dramatic account of the death of Dillinger and people involved in the Chicago gun battle. This reprinting was issued prior to release of the movie, "Dillinger", filmed partially near Ardmore. newspaper article
Date: 1934
Creator: Conway, William
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Jesse James Unjustly Labeled, Grandson Says

Description: Redlands-Yucaipa News, by Charles Cosgrove. Story from Jesse Lee James, grandson of the outlaw, contradicting history of his grandfather. J. L. James reports his grandfather died in 1951, in Hood County, Texas, and results of the post mortem examination are give. 4 pages photocopied. from Fred Mott, Garland, Tex.
Date: 1969
Creator: Cosgrove, Charles
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

Ardmore Dedicates New Arts Center

Description: Story of the dedication of the Charles B. Goddard Center in Ardmore. newspaper article
Date: 1970
Creator: Crawford, Bill
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

A Creek Indian's Capital Punishment

Description: by Loula Dickerson Arnold, Orbit Magazine, May 1, 1977. Story of the execution of Timmie Jack, Creek Indian, on May 1, 1896 on the grounds of the Creek Council House, Okmulgee, Ok. This was the last public execution in Indian Territory under tribal law. magazine article, published material
Date: 2013
Creator: Dickerson Arnold, Loula
Partner: Ardmore Public Library
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