Volume 6 , Issue 35

Duchess & Oakie's NW Corner

As the last weekend of August 2004 is beginning, we find ourselves (Duchess included) still enjoying the cool, dry temperatures near Ignacio, in SW Colorado. Is Fall just around the Corner?

We find ourselves waking at 6:30a.m. MDT -- doing our chores -- keeping our hummingbird feeders full for the fluttering occupants that flock towards the feeders filled with the sweet nectar for their energy. At least seven have been seen at one time waiting in line for the sweet nectar. Here is our pink adobe abode we are staying at while here. Our front porch, windows look to the east taking in the morning sunrise -- evening moon rising over the Stone Mountains east of Ignacio, Colorado. This photo was taken looking towards the northwest. If you roll your cursor over the photo to the right, you may see a close-up -- Click photo for a larger view.

For All those Victorian Festival enthusiasts out there... Don't forget to mark your calendars for Labor Day weekend, September 4-6, 2004 for the annual Jersey County Victorian Festival near Jerseyville, Illinois. We would love to be there this year at the Festival, and maybe someday we will get that way. If there are any Illinois residents or anyone interested in going, we have four (4) complimentary tickets for you. Just email us your snail-mail address and how many tickets you want ASAP (As Soon As Possible) -- we shall try to rush delivery by snail-mail the tickets to you. So Hurry! OR... If that doesn't look possible, For more information: Call (618) 498-5590, Historical Steam & Living History (not-for-profit corp.), 25007 U.S. Highway 67, Jerseyville, IL. 62052 -- e-mail: hazel_dell@jvil.com - www.greatriverroad.com. SEE Schedule of Events in Mailbag Corner below.

Congratulations to Freedom (Oklahoma) and its citizens!... You have succeeded once again at your Annual Rodeo, Shootout & Cowhand Reunion! We hear from some of our readers that the Freedom Rodeo, Reunion & Shootout was a great success and the crowd that gathered had a ball. Don't forget to send us some photos of the event to share with our other readers who couldn't make it this year. 2004 Honored Cowhand, Helen Snapp London's Story.

OkieLegacy Remake... Maybe some of you have noticed that we have been busy doing a make-over of our front pages for the okielegacy.net & okielegacy.net. We are doing some cleaning, re-organizing to remove the slow-clutter of our frontpages so they will load a bit faster -- be more trim-line. We have placed the "Legacy Links" of OkieLegacy on their own pages. If there is something you can not find, try out "Our FreeFind Search Engine" listed on both front pages of the OkieLegacy.

WWII German POW Prisoner & Artist in Alva POW Camp... Remember back to the OkieLegacy, Vol. V, Iss. 42, when the son of Friedrich Wilhelm Rohrlack submitted a painting done by his father of a blonde German teenage of one of the other German POW's? Friedrich Wilhelm Rohrlack would sign his paintings with his initials "fwr." Can you help or know of anyone who can help us find the family of this young German girl so Rohrlack's son can give the painting to them? Thanks!

Druces of Slapout, OK... There is a young (25-years of age) lady that is researching history of her biological father, David Druce who passed away in 1979. Stormy Dawn Druce would love to know more about her Druce family history. If you have any information for Stormy, her email is in the Mailbag Corner below.

Edith, Oklahoma Story & Dixon family... Once in awhile you are touched -- overwhelmed by the connections you make across this magnificent world. That is the case with the Edith, Oklahoma story & photos that another one of our viewers from Victoria, British Columbia happened across this week. The grand-daughter of Alice Dixon ran across some photos of her grandmother and other Dixon family in the process of researching, making a collage of family photos for her mother, Icey Batson Huddleston. If you happen to have any photos to share with her, she would love to hear from you. Check out her family story in the Mailbag Corner for her e-mail address.

Remembering Alva's 1st Hospital... Have your ancestors ever passed along any tales of Alva's first hospital?... Doctors? Remember when... the the old Alva Library was used to house the hospital in 1914 and it was privately owned by John Mary Felton? Remember hearing stories about Dr. Bowling, Dr. Herod as the first doctors that established the hospital? Remember when... the first hospital was on the south side of the square in a building owned by Anton Shafer? Remember when... it consisted of 8 or 10 beds and Miss Ada Eaton, a graduate nurse, was in charge? Remember when... Miss Ida Ferguson of El Reno was called in when needed? Remember when... Mr. Glenn Woolley was the first administrator? ... CLICK HERE!

Before we head out of here for the weekend and the last weekend of August... here's what we know so far of Moman Pruiett, Indian Territory (Pauls Valley & later Oklahoma City) Lawyer.

Here's to making America Stronger at Home - Respected in the World!
Believe In America! We can do better! AND... Hope is on the way!

See Y'all next weekend with more Okie Legacies!
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