The Okie Legacy: Duchess of Weaselskin This Day In History (May 16) NW Okie's Ancestrial Lineage Col Kirkbride Memories Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Early History of Middle Tennessee Robert Craighead (1633-1711) B-29 Crew Rescued by Submarine Last Born Resident of Fairvalley OU Ph. Assoc. 1936-37 Photo Poor Richard's Almanac

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Volume 13 , Issue 20

2011

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Duchess of Weaselskin

Remember the "hoola-hoops" of 50 or 60 sixty years ago? They are still going strong today. At the "Taste of Durango 2011" held to raise funds for the Manna Soup Kitchen, They were selling hoola-hoops on the downtown Main Street of Durango, Colorado this Sunday afternoon from 11:00am to 4pm, 15 May 2011. When was the last time you tried a hoola-hoop?

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This Day In History (May 16)

On May 16, 1868, the United States Senate failed by one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson as it took its first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment against him. (Johnson was acquitted of all charges.)

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NW Okie's Ancestrial Lineage

Last week I promised a bit more possible information concerning a really distant connection to one of Benjamin Franklin's older sisters. As I have recently found, it turns out that Benjamin Franklin was a brother-in-law of the 1st cousin 3x removed of Samuel Geddes Craighead (husband) of our 2nd Great Grand Aunt, Nancy McGill, daughter of Wm Nathan McGill, Jr. See Notes and Link. In another feature of this week's OkieLegacy newsletter we have included a short biography of the infamous printer, inventor, politician, statesman and free-mason, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).

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Col Kirkbride Memories

~Merrill Schnitzer commented in our OkieLegacy Feature #3899 concerning memories of Col. Bob Kirkbride, "I well remember Col. Bob, including his taffy pulls. In the early '30's he drove a big Buick. In winter snows he would attach a large sled (as wide as the car and about 8 feet long) behind the car and slowly drive the streets of Alva. Kids would run, jump on and drive a spell. According to rumor he finally quit when one youngster broke an arm getting on or off. Col. Bob, an auctioneer, m.c.'ed Yahoo Night (similar to Bingo) at the Rialto theater on Wednesday nights. A large dial was projected on the screen; the pointer would spin, stopping on a number. When a person's card was filled, they would yell "Yahoo" and would win a sizeable (for those days) monetary prize. Needless to say, the theater was full every Wednesday evening. Without a doubt, he was the best known person in the county."

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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

I was checking out some information over at Ancestry.com and found some interesting facts about the inventor, printer and the man that makes up one of our "Founding Fathers." Benjamin Franklin, while on a visit to England in 1758, commenced to collect materials relating to his FRANKLIN and FOLGER ancestry. His mother was Abiah FOLGER, daughter of Peter and Mary (MORRILL) FOLGER of Nantucket and granddaughter of John and Meribah (GIBBS) FOLGER who came from England in 1635 and settled at Martha's Vineyard. You know who Folger is, don't you!

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Early History of Middle Tennessee

The 1908 book of Early History of Middle Tennessee, by Edward Albright, Chapter I explains the first inhabitants of Middle Tennessee as belonging to a race of people called "Mound Builders," because of the mounds or monuments they erected and left behind.

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Robert Craighead (1633-1711)

The Rev. Robert Craighead (1633-1711), was a native of Scotland. Robert obtained his M.A. degree from the University of St. Andrews, Feb. 15, 1653. Robert settled in Ireland where he lived 30 years. He was Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Donoughmore, 1657-1658. He was one of the "immortal thirteen" ministers who comprised the Presbytery of Lagan and was subsequently minister at Londonderry when the gates of the city were closed against the forces of James II. He escaped during the seige and made his way to Glasgow. He later returned to Ireland and died in Londonderry on Aug. 22, 1711.

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B-29 Crew Rescued by Submarine

Ellis Raymer sent us this link of the B-29 Crew Rescued by Submarine after their plane was shot down in 1945, 70 miles off the coast of Japan [more]... | View or Add Comments (0 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe

Last Born Resident of Fairvalley

We heard from Wes Devine this last week who was the anonymous writer that sent in the story about being the last born resident of Fairvalley, Oklahoma. he sent us a couple pictures showing his brother and himself (image on the left) and a photo copy of their genealogy (on the right) written in his grandmother's handwriting. [more]... | View or Add Comments (0 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe

OU Ph. Assoc. 1936-37 Photo

While searching on Ancestry.com I came across a group photo of the Oklahoma University (OU) Pharmacy Association that was a page of the OU yearbook for 1936-37. In that photo my Dad, Gene M McGill, was not in the photo, but his name was listed as a member of the OU Ph. A of 1936-37 (See photo on the left). Also on that list was Howard J. Schuhmacher. Some of you NW Oklahomans might remember Howard through his Schuhmacher Drugstore on the Westside of the downtown square in Alva, Woods, Oklahoma. What were Howard's wife and children's name?

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Poor Richard's Almanac

Poor Richard's Almanack featured bits of wisdom written by Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Richard Saunders, but it was common knowledge that Franklin was the author.

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