Volume 11 , Issue 5

Out East of Aline - The Book

Sandie says, "Linda, are you familiar with a book, Out East of Aline, an adoption memoir by Rex L Wilson? It was published by Uncommom Buffalo Press, Rapid City, SD.

The author was born 4 miles East of Aline, Oklahoma and about 8 miles West of Helena, Oklahoma.

His mother left him at the West Oklahoma State Home for White Children at Helena when he was about 5-1/2 years old. He was adopted by a family in the area when he was about 6-1/2 or 7 years old. He later served in the South Pacific during WWII, and after the war became an archaeologist, and enjoyed a career with the US Department of the Interior. It is a fascinating and informative book. It is out of print, but is available on Amazon.com.

Amazon.com is the only place I know. I bought mine several years ago at the Helena bank, but called there and they don't have any. It is quite a book. In the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma online, there's a photo of the orphanage - room full of perfectly-made beds for babies and older children. The orphanage has been several things. It was originally the high school, and now is inside the prison grounds. I recommend it.

I checked half.com. They have two or three copies. Ebay has a buy it now copy for less than $3 (I didn't notice the shipping cost)."
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