Volume 12 , Issue 34

Oklahoma Links

Homer sent us the following links: All National Register Sites By County - Properties on the National Register of historic places in Oklahoma by county. Interact with the map of National Register Properties. View list of multiple property listings in Oklahoma. View list of address restricted National Register Properties by county. National Register of historic places in Oklahoma homepage.

America In 1939-1943 - America in Color from 1939-1943 - These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on Americaâ's rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color.

Calanan Park In Nevada City - Mel's Memories of Calanan Park, By Bonnie McGuire - "August 1, 2010 would have been George H. Calanan's 138th birthday, except that he passed from life in 1951 seven months after the park was named honoring him for all his good deeds. Most of us are aware of the tiny, downtown Nevada City park. This little green spot has relics tied to his life: a hydraulic gold mining nozzle, and gate valve used in that type of gold mining, a shaft core from the quartz Idaho-Maryland Mine, an ore car and other memorabilia. Wonderful reminders of Nevada City's history. But those who were born and raised here have other memories to share about the place before it became a park."

Homer also reminded us about the History of Honor Flight that we listed several years ago. Homer Hawkins of Lawton, Oklahoma, made the trip to Washington, D. C., was fortunate enough to be selected to make the inaugural flight with 96 others on May 17, 2010.

(Oklahoma Honor Flights) headquarters is in Midwest City. They have a website with a host of videos of the trip. They are planning future trips and veterans can access the application online.- "Honor Flight is a non profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices. We fly our heroes to Washington, DC to visit and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to the senior veterans. WW II survivors along with those other veterans that may be terminally ill. Honor Flight first flew in May 2005 with six small planes flying 12 WW II veterans, departing out of Springfield, Ohio. In 2006, with a waiting list of veterans expanding rapidly, we transitioned to commercial airline carriers to accommodate the maximum number of veterans as possible. Partnering with Honor Air in Hendersonville, North Carolina and Hero Flight in Provo, Utah, we formed the Honor Flight Network. Together, we are aggressively expanding our programs to other cities across the nation in 2008. Based on recent statistics, we are losing WW II veterans at the rate of 1200 per day. Honor Flight will continue do whatever it takes to fulfill the dreams of our veterans and, very importantly, our senior heroes travel absolutely free....." -- History of Honor Flight Inc.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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