Volume 15 , Issue 13

NW Okie's Corner

We hope we have pulled another interesting histories into this week's "OkieLegacy Ezine" for you all. Do not forget to check out the WWI Native American soldier, Sgt. George Baker (1893-1918), who was Killed In Action (KIA) over in France, 1918. We wish the Baker family the best in achieving their goals to get the "Purple Heart" for their relative Sgt. George Baker.

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One Hundred Years Ago - 1 April 1913

One hundred years ago today, April 1st, 1913, Tuesday, we found this front page article in the The Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma, "Election Today May Be April Fool Joke," because no one seemed to be taking much interest in the school balloting.

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Duchess of Weaselskin

The raccoons continue to use their raccoon playground during the early morning hours this past few weeks. The lone, genius swinger raccoon returned 27 March 2013, between 1a.m. to 4a.m., MDT, at the north end of Vallecito Res., Bayfield, Colorado.

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WWI Native American Soldier, Sgt. George Baker (1893-1918)

Thanks goes out to Sarah and the Baker family for the information concerning The Indian Leader. We wish them the best in their application for the "Purple heart" for their relative, Sgt. George Baker.

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Hemp History In the Virginia Colonies

Hemp and humanity have been linked for over 10,000 years. Did you realize that Hemp was our first agricultural crop, and remained the planet's largest crop and most important industry until late last century? Did you also know that Hemp crops were used as legal tender, to pay taxes in the 17th & early 18th centuries?

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Rockbridge County, Virginia & Hemp Farming

I did not realize this about the history of Hemp until I was reading the History of Rockbridge County, Virginia, compiled by Oren F. Morton, and published in the early part of 1900s. I would assume many of you did not know that Hemp in America from 1631 until the early 1800s was used as legal tender and paying taxes.

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Native Americans & Camp Travis, Texas

Known as the "Alamo Division." Insignia, red monogram of letters "T" and "O", symbolizing Texas and Oklahoma, the native states of the first members of the division. Organized Aug. 25, 1917, at Camp Travis, Texas, under the command of Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen. MORE INFO. This Link will take you to the PDF file of The Indian Leader (1918).

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Camp Travis - World War I

In 1917, a mobilization cantonment with 1,400 temporary buildings was erected in three months generally on the site of Camp Wilson. More than 100,000 soldiers trained here, including the 90th and 18th Divisions.

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Code Talkers of WWI

A website for the Choctaw Nation Indians that mentions the Code Talkers of World War I & II, as written by Phillip Allen. Did Native Americans fight in World War I? The answer is Yes!

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March, 1913 - House Advances Gun Toting Measure

Here is another interesting news article from the Tulsa World, dated 1 April 1913, that appeared on the front page, "House Advances Gun Toting Measure." It made display of firearms in store windows a penitential offense.

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