Volume 14 , Issue 24

Duchess of Weaselskin

NW Okie just noticed this butterfly hanging around her greenhouse and flowerbed. It is (I believe) a black and white, Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. We did notice a faint yellow on the wings and spots of blue and orange near its tail. At first glance in the sunlight, it appears to be all white and black, but closer look you can see the light yellow and the blue and orange near the tail.

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100 Years Ago Today - 11 June 1912

In The Washington Times, dated Tuesday evening, 11 June 1912, the headlines one the frontage were: "No Nomination Now Looked For On First Ballot," "Marines Help Cubans Resist Rebels' Attack," "Legislator Who Was Killed by Train," Much Mystery In Wickliffe's Tragic Death," "Clayton Names Men To Conduct Beef Trust Probe," "Railroad's Ships Cannot Use Canal," "Goldsborough party Motors To Chicago."

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NW Okie's Corner

[Pictured on the left is a photo of my Grand Aunt Reuhama "Hami" Gwin Eckard.]

Do you have any SIMMONS and ECKARDs out there with ancestors settling in the Highland, Virginia area in the 18th & 19th century?

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Highland, Virginia - Biographic Paragraphs of Highland Men

This week we learn from reading Chapter XXIII, of the "History of Highland County" something about the biographical details of particular Highland men of more or less prominence. We ran across our HULL (HOHL) ancestors. I have found those names and the following names: Hiner, Sitlington, Stephenson and Keister lineage. There is also mention of the Ruckman lineage.

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Threshing Machines & Cook Shacks

There was mention of memories of Threshing Machines and Cook Shacks in our Archives of the "OkieLegacy Ezine, " Vol. 8, Iss. 5 -- 2006-02-04, when Earl Fugit remembers, "In the 1940's I worked on Jay Leepers Thrashing crew. The grain bundles were brought to the thrashing machine on slat sleds pulled by tractors.

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Henry Morgan Tomlinson & 1884 Lynching In Monterey, VA

This week there was a comment in The OkieLegacy, Vol. 14, Iss. 20 - 2012-05-14 left by Kevin Fansler on 2012-06-06, where he says, . . . .

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The Western Normal College

The Western Normal College that sprang up in the northwest parts of Oklahoma Territory around 1893 or so, inspired this poem written by the Pilgrim Bard (Scott Cummins), Pg. 39 - Musings of the Pilgrim Bard.

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Susan B Anthony & 2nd Woman's Congress of 1895

The Inauguration of the Woman's Congress at Golden Gate Hall, took place 20 May 1895, in San Francisco, California, with the following women: Rev. Ada C. Bowles, Rev. Anna H. Shaw, Sarah B. Cooper and Susan B. Anthony.

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