Volume 14 , Issue 4

Duchess of Weaselskin

We hear that NW Oklahoma is still in a drought this winter, with very little moisture and lots of wind. Wonder what April will bring? Remember the Spring of 1971 when a big snow storm blew through and shutdown everything with huge drifts of blowing snow? our oldest son, Michael, was just a baby back then and we were enjoying the warm sunshine of January in Hatfield Park back in 1971.



Our SW Colorado Weather Cam has a new look where you can view the archives and present views and choose which webcam (weaselskin or southward) that you want to check out.

In Vol. 13, Iss. 2 - Feature #5867, of last year we mentioned that the Ensor / McClure Mansion was undergoing a restoration with it's new owner, Mark Bellah. We recently heard from a grandchild of a cousin of Grace McCurley Ensor that had visited the Ensor Mansion in her earlier years.

Corey Koehn, says, "My grandfather is Grace McCurley Ensor's cousin. My mother told me she went through the house in the late 70's when I was quite young and said the house was fantastic! I'm so glad to hear the house is being restored. I would love to see the house since I was in it at a very young age. My mom said the ball room was amazing! Grace also had a full time housekeeper who lived in the house, so she thought. I would give anything for a tour."

Hey, Mark Bellah, if you are reading this online, maybe you could add this research to the historical archives of the mansion that sets on the southwest corner of 13th & Locust Street, in Alva, Oklahoma. How is the restoration going and the collecting of its histories and legacies. We would like to know more. Thanks for any update that you might share here with us.

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