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The Carolinas - Another Detour
Just thought I would share:While vacationing in the Carolinas (North and South) I recently took a peaceful walk along a beautiful river's edge in Conway, South Carolina.
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Carolina "Low Country"
While vacationing in the Carolinas recently my husband and I spent a few days at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - a place where we vacationed with our families when we were kids. Yes, it is a...
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A Very Peculiar Mystery!
I really enjoy learning about the histories of people, places and things, but the topic I am writing about today is a real stretch......way back......to anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 years ago. I...
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Back from a Long Break
It has been quite a while since I have posted here. My vacation was hard to give up this year, especially with our "baby girl" home from college. So this blog took a 'back seat', if you will.While...
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Rainy Mountain
It was Kiowa LandBack in the car after our inspection of the Babbs Switch memorial site, my family would have continued on our drive south from Sentinel on Highway 183. Looking east over the vast...
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The Rainy Mountain Boarding School
Indian SchoolsBeginning in the colonial era of the United States, people and religious groups attempted to assimilate Native Americans into the white man's culture through schools and...
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More Schoolin'
Prairie SchoolsSchools were important to the early settlers in Oklahoma Territory. In fact, establishing a school site was one of the first decisions each new community made when the land was opened...
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Roosevelt
Continuing on our drive south, we would have reached the town of Roosevelt, Oklahoma. Although now only about 250 people live there, at the time we passed through the population would have totalled...
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Odd Stuff
Because I live far away I am taking this trip on Oklahoma's Highway 183 via the internet. I sometimes resort to the maps at bing.com or google.com to get down to the street level and look around....
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Skeletons
Located just east of Roosevelt are the remains of the community of Cooperton, Oklahoma. Planned by Confederate Officer George Cooper, the town grew to almost 200 residents when the land was first...
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The Year the Stars Fell
The Kiowa people call it "the year the stars fell." It was 1833 - the year a magnificent meteor shower was visible in the November sky. It was also a year that included "the summer they cut off...
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My Apple
I love my iPhone, my iPad, my iPod, my desktop computer, my laptop, and I love Pixar movies!Courtesy: digiGroup.us
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Home Economics
This week for the first time I have decided to participate in Sepia Saturday. I have been following the Sepia Saturday posts by others for quite a while after being introduced to the site on one of...
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Rock Climbing the Great Plains
The Great Plains region of North America is generally defined as the sweeping region of steppe and flatland covered with tall and short prairie grasses. It ranges from the Mississippi River west to...
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Making War Fun
I spent untold hours the last few days going through boxes of old photos and memories my parents have left behind. I didn't know what I was looking for specifically, but I knew I would find...
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Golden Buckshot
There have been tales of treasure in southwestern Oklahoma ever since it was known as Louisianna. Explorers and miners have been searching to find this treasure throughout the years. During the time...
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Boys Will Be Boys
When I first looked at this week's Sepia Saturday prompt I thought I was seeing a group of girls and boys together on a class outing. I thought I would dig up some photos of my mother as a teacher in...
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Stealing Tracks and Trees
While taking this trip on the internet I have been reminded how pivotal the railroads were in the development of many parts of the western U.S. Being selected as a station location gave a town key...
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The Lennox Municipal Band
When I first saw the prompt on this week's Sepia Saturday post my thoughts went immediately to Lennox, South Dakota, home of the much acclaimed Lennox Municipal Band! Lennox is a small community of...
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1911 - One Hundred Years Ago Where I Was Born
I have struggled with this week's Sepia Saturday prompt. I struggled, in part, because I wanted my topic to be "special" in honor of the special achievement of reaching the celebrated 100 mark. In...
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