Volume 6 , Issue 38

Duchess & Oakie's NW Corner

Northwestern -- Rediscover the Treasure -- That is what we have been doing all this week. Rediscovering and discovering the treasures of some old Northwestern yearbooks.

It all began when Okie and I made our daily trip to the post office the beginning of this week. What was waiting for us was a book box of treasures. Three old Northwestern Yearbooks from 1926, 1937 and 1938. Can't wait until Oakie gets finished scanning, transcribing them for you all.

< ahref="../../image/castleview.jpg">Yep! This Precious Pug watches the birds, eagles and other mountain creatures while Oakie has been busy cranking up the old scanner -- starting the scanning, transcribing The Ranger 1926 "Castle On The Hill" Yearbook.

Okie has been consumed and transported back in time to the 1926's in NW Oklahoma. Finding, learning more about the Castle on the Hill each day. We are updating our okielegacy.net with the following pages:

Browse through both places and see what ancestors, friends and memories you might remember. Bookmark for future updates. This should keep Oakie busy for awhile, huh?

As to Rediscover the Treasure & Northwestern, You need to mark your calendars for September 30th thru October 2nd, 2004, Alva, Oklahoma. Join us and help rediscover the Treasure as the Community and the Rangers band together for another Cinderella Coronation and Homecoming celebrations at Northwestern's 2004 Homecoming. Hope to see most of you there! Yep! Okie and I will be crowding the downtown square the morning of Saturday, October 2, 2004, for the Ranger's Homecoming parade. We are looking forward to seeing Y'all there!

There has been more Interesting Emails concerning the Photo of Liberty School District. We received an interesting email from Earl Fugit this week concerning the Liberty School photo with my grandmother, Constance Warwick (McGill) as the teacher.

Earl says, "The school was Liberty School located approximately 6-miles South and 1-East of Alva, about 5-miles North and one 1-East of Hopeton. This school was about 5-miles from the Warwick homestead."

We found an answer to the question of the Hendrickson and Runnymede Hotels in Alva. Jim Richey enlightened us on the subject of the Hendrickson, Rhodes, Gunn and Runnymede Hotel. Thanks, Jim!

Remember the Burma Shave signs that kept you busy on long trips? Well! We have added a few of them in this Issue below. If you remembering any more that we don't have listed, send us some more of those sayings.

Okie says it times to wind this down and set the type-setter and punch the key to send this week's newsletter out for the weekend. So this precious political pug says, "See Y'all next weekend with more Okie Legacies!"

The Campus
A Silent message thru the ages
Is delivered to the races passing by,
And the wisdom of the sages
Flashes futily from the sturdy eye,
Watching Life's laughter, song and tears
Thru the eager march of onward years;
With quiet, unperturbed, mobile face
Inspires us to live with equal grace.
[taken from The Ranger 1926 yearbook]

~~ Linda "oaKie" & Duchess ~~

Here's to making America Stronger at Home - Respected in the World! Believe In America! We can do better!
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