Volume 13 , Issue 31

NW Okie's Ancestry Corner

Since we got back to SW Colorado Rockies the middle of last week, it has been light afternoon and evening rain showers around this parts. My six "little" tomato plants have taken over my round, portable green house that probably measures 6 to 7 feet diameter. So far we have picked four small early girl tomatoes that have had a REAL BIG tomato taste. Unlike the tomatoes you buy in the grocery stores.

An Oklahoman told me that they have been having spotty rain and it was suppose to be the hottest week of the Summer with temps around 106F. I saw where Tyler, Texas reached 111F today. WHEW! That is to hot for this old lady!

I received an email from Sandie Olson that showed an ebay postcard of the 1907 Oklahoma Plaster Mills that was located in Alva, Oklahoma. The bidding has ended on that item, but if you scroll down the page you can see the photo image of the Alva Plaster Mills.

I think someone told me a few years back that the Alva Plaster Mills stood in the North part of town, South of the railway tracks and on the East side of 6th Street. Does anyone out there have an exact location of the Oklahoma Plaster Mills in Alva, Woods county, Oklahoma?

Sandie also sent us a link to another ebay item that showed an envelope that had a return address from Whitehorse and was cancelled in 1899.

Occasionally on our OkieLegacy webpages that have been up since 1997 you might come across a broken link. Amy Young was researching history topics and found such a broken link on our Fairvalley Oklahoma History Links page dated 25 November 1997. Amy found an updated article online that could be a useful replacement for the link to "The American West." That link is Online Schools Guide to the History of the American West.

If anyone else finds a broken link, we would love to hear about it. Thanks to Amy for sharing the alternative link for the History of the American West!

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