Old Settlers Day celebration at the Talbot Library and Museum included lots of food and fun.  Those attending watched the Old Settlers Day Parade, ate hamburgers and hotdogs, bought books, participated in prize drawings, and purchased baked goods like Tana Turney's great fried pies at our bake sale.  

We all enjoyed seeing our won Grace Puffinbarger in the parade as Miss Talbot Library and Museum.

We want to thank everyone who prepared, volunteered, cooked, cleaned, and attended this year's event.  It was a great success.  And congratulations to this year's prize winners:  Drew Clark (Casino Package), Shelly LaRue (Quilt), Tim Cochran (Gift Card Package #1), Brooklyn Pouge (Gift Card Package #2), and Sheri Sharp (Gift Card Package #3).

This book is newly published in December 2016 by D. Bruce Howell.  He is  author of previously published books concerning history of Northeastern Oklahoma, “Echoes From the Past” (two volumes); and a chronological history, “1806, The Exploration and Settlement of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory”.  The pathfinders he talks about in this publication include: Explorers, Early Settlers, Cherokee Transitional Leaders, God’s Emissaries, and Nation Builders.  This book is a fascinating history of well-known and not so well-known “pathfinders” of Cherokee Territory.
Paperback, 191 pages. $20.00

This book is available at the Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord, OK or online here!

This is a a book by Eva Marie Garroutte that examines “some of the many ways that American Indians speak and think about their identity”. She comments about the roles of community, rituals, and the sacred in the interpretation of this knowledge. It also contains a chart “Calculating the quantum of Indian blood”.   Published in 2003 by University of California Press.  Paperback, 223 pages, inc.index. $29.95

To buy, click here!

This book by Gary Chapman was published in 2014, and concerns the life and family of John Francis Bell born 1829 in the Cherokee Nation East. He was born into a mixed Scot-Cherokee family. It is a fictional narrative, based on real people, the descendants of John and Charlotte Adair Bell who intermarried with Starr, Duncan and Watie families, all prominent Cherokee families. The book covers major events, including the infamous Trail of Tears to Indian Territory, the Bell Detachment on that journey, and the rebuilding of their lives afterwards.   The author has done many years of research, as is shown by  the bibliography and acknowledgments sections. This book is 451 pages and is paperback.
To order and read about this book click here!

We have a great new book in our online store!  This book is also available at the Talbot Library in Colcord, Oklahoma.
This is a newly published book (October 2016) by OU Press.  It contains 84 color and black and white illustrations, 160 pages, 9 x 11 inches in size. A beautiful book, containing artwork through nine decades, including scientific illustrations as well as artwork.  Mr Price examines published reports, as well as government workers and artist-travelers drawn to the region by the changing fortunes of the traditional Indian cultures in the wake of non-Indian settlement before Oklahoma statehood. 
The book has a price of $34.95 and would make a great gift for any art, history, or Native American enthusiast!
Order it here!

We have a fun new book in our online store.  The new book, Your Name In Cherokee, is an interesting 50 page booklet, that contains listings of names in English, the Cherokee phonetics of that name according to the Cherokee syllabary, and how the name is written in Cherokee syllables. A name in Cherokee is presented by the tones or sounds of that name. Its spelling in English has no bearing on its sound in Cherokee.  Mr Robinson is a retired school teacher and former Education Director at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

You can purchase the book at our online bookstore here or stop by the Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord and purchase your copy!

The Talbot Library and Museum (TL&M) will be vendors on September 3 & 4, 2016 during the 64th  Annual Cherokee National Holiday 2016. 
We will be offering Cherokee Genealogy and History Books for Sale (Please check out our online bookstore, too!)
TL&M will be located  at the Cherokee Heritage Center grounds.
Please stop by and see us!

From the Cherokee Nation website:
"We invite you to join us for the Cherokee National Holiday, a celebration of Cherokee heritage, cultural awareness and reuniting families. Thousands of Cherokees and visitors from across the United States and abroad make the pilgrimage to the historic Cherokee Nation capital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to renew friendships and celebrate the Cherokee spirit. The holiday has been observed annually since 1953 to commemorate the signing of the 1839 Cherokee Constitution and the Act of Union reuniting Cherokees both East and West after the Trail of Tears. With an exciting array of entertainment, cultural and athletic events, it has grown into one of the largest festivals in Oklahoma, attracting more than 100,000 visitors from across the world."

For more information on the Cherokee National Holiday visit the Cherokee Nation website.

We have recently added 3 new books to our website!  These books are available at our online bookstore and at the Talbot Library and Museum.

Click on each book to find more information on the book and/or to purchase.