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Pottawatomie County Historical Society

Description: Article explains the significance of the speech given by Joseph B. Thoburn, a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society, at the Pottawatomie County Hall meeting held on February 18, 1926. During the speech, Thoburn talked about the importance of preserving the state's historical documents.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Drake, Florence
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Old Timers Swap Yarns as Part of Celebration

Description: Article narrates how a sheriff named Mr. Thornton came into a town to arrest an outlaw, but was killed before he could.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Some of the Pioneers of Pottawatomie County

Description: Article chronicles the history of settlement within Pottawatomie County and the prominent people who helped build a community within the county.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Drake, Florence E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Trials of Will Johnson: Race-blind Justice in the First Year of Oklahoma Statehood

Description: Article describes the state of race relations in Oklahoma during the early 1900s through the examination of the trials, appeals, and execution of Will Johnson, a black man charged with the murder of an elderly white woman. Though African Americans held nearly equal status in the territorial period, the case's proceedings indicate the trial as a "benchmark" that indicated the switch to the rigidity of the Jim Crow era.
Date: Autumn 2003
Creator: Hedglen, Thomas
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Shawnee Friends Mission

Description: Article briefly details the establishment and progress of the Shawnee Friends Mission. The mission school was established by the Society of Friends two miles south of the City of Shawnee.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Thompson, S. Carrie
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Fifty Years Ago in Shawnee and Pottawatomie County

Description: Article discusses the thriving town of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie County at the turn of the century. Ernestine Gravley highlights the growth of businesses, feuds by railroad companies over the town, and popular pastimes such as horse racing made possible by Shawnee's expansion.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Gravley, Ernestine
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Benson Park: Shawnee Citizens at Leisure in the Twentieth Century

Description: Article describes the beauty and history of Benson Park near Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kenneth R. Bain, Rob Phillips, and Paul D. Travis explore its attraction as a recreational area and the many leisure activities that were possible there until its eventual decline in the face of industry.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Bain, Kenneth R.; Phillips, Rob & Travis, Paul D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Willard Johnston: Homesteader and Frontier Banker, 1881-1904

Description: Article studies the development of frontier banking as exemplified in Willard Johnston's interests, which began in Shawnee and expanded to include numerous financial institutions and communities around the state.
Date: Winter 2009
Creator: Hightower, Michael J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2

Description: The second part of this two-part article continues the evaluation of the problems in Indian healthcare and the campaign led by Senators Fred Harris and Dewey Bartlett to correct a record of neglect. The healthcare problem after 1970 was linked to a new federal policy of tribal self-determination.
Date: Spring 2008
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tecumseh at the Turn of the Century

Description: Article describes the process of homesteading Tecumseh after the land run of 1889. Florence Drake describes the growth of the town, its establishment as the county seat, and the people who settled there.
Date: Winter 1960
Creator: Drake, Florence
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

McLoud, 1895 to 1949

Description: Article discusses the founding and development of McLoud, Oklahoma from 1895 to 1949. Klaris Molder discuses the men who founded the townsite, the tribes who originally owned the land, and the creation of business and industry in the area.
Date: Spring 1950
Creator: Molder, Klaris
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sacred Heart Mission Among the Potawatomi Indians

Description: Article narrates the author's search for information on the Sacred Heart Mission School which served the Potawatomi tribe in Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Summer 1972
Creator: Fightmaster, Maxine
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The New Deal Comes to Shawnee

Description: Article describes the impact of public works programs created by the Civil Works Administration in the town of Shawnee as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal relief measures during the Great Depression.
Date: Summer 1985
Creator: Soden, Dale E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Oklahoma Mineral Exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair

Description: Article details the construction and display of a mineral exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. This fair was hosted within Oklahoma Territory and brought together the brightest minds of the day from all over the world.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Gould, Charles N.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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