Volume 6 , Issue 8

Blast From the Past...

I stumbled across this little tidbit from one of your past issues.  Volume II, Iss 87, Seasons Greetings.  (2000) -- 'Here's a little bit of something that one of my readers shared about himself.  He is searching for information concerning a ghost town community that once existed in Major County and located east of Seiling, Oklahoma.  The mystery begins... Many, many years ago and approximately 8 miles or so east of Seiling, Oklahoma there was a small community called Fonda, Oklahoma.  At that time Fonda consisted of a General store, Blacksmith shop, Post Office and several residences.  The store was run by the Tyree family.  Near Fonda, Oklahoma and the Canadian River there was a school called Diamond.  It was a typical elementary school of the era.  A one room, one teacher teaching grades one through nine.  There was a barn for the students riding horses, a windmill for  drinking water and two out houses.  There was no electricity and light came from kerosene lamps. In cold weather  heat was provided by a large wood stove in the rear of the room.  In 1928 there were about twenty students the majority of which were Indian. Today the original site of Fonda is only an open wheat field.  The same can be said for the Diamond school - just an open space.(sent in by Vernon)' -- I just wanted to tell you that I came across a photo of my grandmother, Dorthey Louthan, dated November 15, 1919.  The back of the photo says it was taken in Fonda Oklahoma, on the side of the road.  I went online to try to figure out where in the world is Fonda, Oklahoma.  The first place the wonderful web took me was right to you.  It may sound like a small thing to most, but to me this was a great find.  Thank you AGAIN for your newsletter!" -- Cindy Louthan Powell   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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