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Memorial Day's history stretches back to 1868 Published: Mon, May 28, 2012 Memorial Day has offered a day to remember the sacrifices of veterans since its creation in 1868. Read More
Blu-ray Review: 'The War' Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 Blu-ray Review: ‘The War' Read More
Art Anthony will have book-signing in Valley Brook Published: Fri, Dec 2, 2011 VALLEY BROOK -- Author and Tuttle resident Art Anthony will be signing copies of his new book 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 10 at Joe's Addiction, 1806 SE 59 in Valley Brook. The book, Sulphur River, is western fiction. As the end of the Civil War, the Confederates draft fifteen-year-old Art Logging in place of his dying... Read More
Remnants of Kansas' violent origin beckon visitors Updated: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 LECOMPTON, Kan. — One-hundred and fifty years ago, the nation was on the verge of the Civil War and transfixed by the bloody fighting in Kansas over whether the territory would enter the Union as a free or slave state. Now as Kansas celebrates its sesquicentennial, the region is promoting its ties to the era... Read More
All Wars Are Crimes Updated: Tue, Oct 12, 2010 Civil War descendant reviews current conflicts with historical perspective. Read More
Black history in Oklahoma Updated: Tue, Jun 29, 2010 In the struggle for civil rights, few states have contributed as much as Oklahoma. Oklahomans pursued landmark civil rights cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, while Clara Luper pioneered the “sit-in,” helping to build the momentum which ended segregation. Read More
Muscogee Creek history in Oklahoma Updated: Tue, Jun 29, 2010 Muscogee Creek Indians descended from South Appalachian woodland dwellers in Georgia and Alabama. Early ancestors of Creeks constructed distinctive flat topped earthen pyramids as part of their ceremonial complexes, some of which still survive today. Read More
Chickasaw History in Oklahoma Updated: Mon, Jun 28, 2010 The history of the sale of Chickasaw lands in western Kentucky and Tennessee began in 1818 with the signing of the Treaty of Old Town. The process of removal proceeded fitfully throughout the following decade, with Congress failing to ratify successive treaties. In 1832, President Andrew Jackson’s treaty... Read More
Cherokee History in Oklahoma Updated: Mon, Jun 28, 2010 Before European colonization, the ancestors of the current Cherokee nation government presided over much of the southern United States. Today, the Cherokee people live primarily in 14 counties in northeastern Oklahoma. In the 18th century, the Cherokees numbered about 10,000, occupying about 60 villages on the... Read More
Seminole history in Oklahoma Updated: Thu, Jun 24, 2010 Seminole Indians are descended from Lower Creeks who severed their political ties in the late 18th century and relocated from the Chattahoochee River to northern Florida, which had been largely stripped of its native population by European colonization. Read More
Army: Mix-up at Arlington Cemetery Published: Thu, Jun 10, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army investigation has found that potentially hundreds of remains at Arlington National Cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced, in a scandal marring the reputation of the nation's pre-eminent burial ground for its honored dead since the Civil War. Army Secretary John McHugh announced... Read More
Craftsmen give wood a second life Updated: Tue, Jun 8, 2010 Amid the tony crowd at this year’s Architectural digest home design show in New York, the guys in jeans and work boots were like rock stars, chatting to their fans. Many works were showstoppers, among them pieces crafted from historical woods or repurposed antiques. Virginia-based Bill Jewell brought his... Read More
Kiamichi Country Updated: Tue, Mar 9, 2010 Where: Southeast Counties (7): Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain, Pittsburg, Pushmataha. Includes: Broken Bow, Heavener, Hugo, Idabel, McAlester, Poteau, Spiro, Talihina and Wilburton. 10 Places to visit: * Beavers Bend Resort Park — Six miles north of Broken Bow on State Highway 259A. The... Read More
Antique plate is a recent discovery Updated: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 Q: The pictured porcelain plate belonged to my grandparents. They were married in 1902 and it may have been a wedding gift. Their home is still in our family, and during a recent remodel of the kitchen, we discovered the plate in an upper cabinet. It is in perfect condition and measures 8 inches in diameter. Marked... Read More
THE UN-COMFORT ZONE with Robert Wilson Published: Sat, Oct 10, 2009 Thrown into the Driver’s Seat On June 29, 1863, a 23 year old First Lieutenant received an unexpected promotion. The freckle faced, strawberry blonde, who graduated at the bottom of his class at West Point, was elevated directly to the rank of Brigadier General in the Union Army. He completely skipped over the... Read More
History preserved at Arkansas sites Updated: Thu, May 21, 2009 If history holds a fascination for you, it’s only a short distance to some of the most colorful eras in America’s past in Arkansas. From Civil War lore to that of one of the most famous courts in the nation, these locations are easy to access and offer plenty to learn. Here are... Read More
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Ken Burns says public TV lets him avoid commercial concerns. Updated: Thu, Aug 30, 2007 Ken Burns, the documentary filmmaker best known for "The Civil War,” "Baseball” and "Jazz,” is committed to public television. On Wednesday, Burns and Paula Kerger, president and chief executive officer of the Public Broadcasting Service, said during an Oklahoma Educational Television Authority dinner... Read More
Paving way to unified nation Updated: Sun, Jul 9, 2006 WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the United States will become more geographically stable than it has ever been. It will have been 17,126 days since the admission of Hawaii to statehood on Aug. 21, 1959. The longest previous span between expansions of the nation was the 17,125 days between the admission of Arizona on... Read More
Curator recalls Civil War stories Updated: Sun, Jun 4, 2006 Beau Cantrell remembers when his great-grandmother told him about seeing ghosts marching down a dirt road during the Civil War. Confederate Gen. Sterling Price's column marched in the midst of a white dust cloud. Caked in the dust, only the soldiers' mouths and eyes were visible. "They looked just like white... Read More
Civil War book more than names, dates Updated: Mon, May 22, 2006 Oklahoma genealogist and author Linda Hare recently published her book, "Seven Hares in the Civil War." Hare has done an exceptional job of demonstrating how a variety of Civil War records can be researched and combined to enhance a family history. The seven men included Pvt. Joseph Wilbur Hare, Sixth Iowa... Read More
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