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Genius Is 1% Inspiration
They say, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration [more]... | View or Add Comments (5 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
Man who invented 'Okie' dies in California
"This is too late maybe for the Okie Thread, but until I became acquainted with Richard Reddick, I had no clue this is why we are called Okies. Richard is also a list owner to the Daly site. Ben Reddick who coined the Okie title is the father of Richard Reddick a great friend of mine. Richard also was the editor of the Paso Robles Daily Press, the same paper his dad owned. He is retired now due to health problems. Here is Ben's obits: Man who invented 'Okie' dies in California
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Speaking of Old Photos
We Have a few we would like to share with you this week. AND... You can also see them in our OkieLegacy Photo Gallery. Many of you know that our father, Gene McGill, would venture coyote hunting in his airplane with friends. AND... we are sure that there are a few stories out there that we haven't heard about Gene's coyote hunting days. Honestly, We would love to hear some of those.
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NW Okie - The Perfectionist Goofs Up
"As to your blunder, This "Perfectionist" has done it again! Duchess tells me sometimes to just let it be [more]... | View or Add Comments (0 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
Grandpa and Friends - 1 February 1930
We couldn't resist sharing this next photo with you of our Grandpa Bill McGill standing in front of his automobile parked at his house in the 800 block of Maple Street, in Alva, Oklahoma [more]... | View or Add Comments (0 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
Alva's ATSF Depot
"Three items for the next Okie Legacy - if you have room for them, that is:
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Three Comrades
We just love this next old photo that we found in our Grandmother's treasure chest of photos & memories [more]... | View or Add Comments (0 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
Woods County Question
"I have a book, WOODS COUNTY OKLAHOMA RURAL CEMETERIES, that is a good source for this information [more]... | View or Add Comments (3 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
Sketches of John Jacob & Mary Jane (VANCE) WARWICK
We heard from a lady in California whose family has had two framed Sketches of John Jacob WARWICK and Mary Jane VANCE WARWICK that her husband's father had picked up at an auction. It has been hanging on their wall for 40 years or so and they are looking for some WARWICK family to sell it to. We went back through our WARWICK family and found that Jacob & Mary (VANCE) WARWICK would have been our 6th Great Uncle & Aunt on our grandmother's WARWICK side of the family.
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I Told You NOT To Do That
"Just think of all the experience you are gaining [more]... | View or Add Comments (0 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
Remembering In Last Week's News of the Virginia Loggers
While we were sorting through all our family photos, we did find a few photos of Isaac Eckart (Echart), born in Monterey, Virginia [more]... | View or Add Comments (0 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
Remembering Those Great Old Burma Shave Road Signs
"For those who never saw the Burma Shave signs, here is a quick lesson in our history of the 1930's and 1940's. Before the interstates, when everyone drove the old 2 lane roads, Burma Shave signs would be posted all over the countryside in farmers' fields. They were small red signs with white letters. Five signs, about 100 feet apart, each containing 1-line of a 4-line couplet... and the obligatory 5th sign advertising Burma Shave, a popular shaving cream. Here are more of the actual signs:
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The OkieLegacy's NEW Interactive Format
"CONGRATS Linda! Sounds like you are well on your way to having one of THE best ezine/bogs around! Congratulate your son, Michael, also on his wonderful work! (who said you can't teach old dogs new tricks? snicker) [more]... | View or Add Comments (1 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
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Anxiously Awaiting NEW OkieLegacy Format
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11 Mar 2005: Woods County obit....
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Coldwater Centennial Notebook, Comanche County, Kansas....
"The town of Coldwater is located in parts of four sections. The legal description is the SW1/4 of Section 7, the NW1/4 of Section 18 in Township 32, Range 18 west; and the SE1/4 of Section 12, the NE Section 13 in Township 32, Range 19 west.
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OkieLegacy Guestbook Entry
"I have been away from Oklahoma for a long time and miss it very much [more]... | View or Add Comments (0 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
You Never Know Who You Will Run Into
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NEW Interactive OkieLegacy Look
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