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Friday
8:00AM-2:00PM
(or other days by appointment for research)
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Stop by and see us!! Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00AM - 4:00PM Friday 8:00AM-2:00PM (or other days by appointment for research)
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The Talbot Library and Museum is holding a quilt raffle for a beautifully handcrafted "state" quilt!
Tickets for the raffle are $1.00 each or get them in bundles of 6 tickets for $5.00! NEW: For this year's raffle you can purchase your raffle ticket online. Click here to get your tickets online! You can also get your tickets at the Talbot Library and Museum or you can purchase them by mail. TO PURCHASE TICKETS--- ONLINE: Click here AT THE TALBOT LIBRARY & MUSEUM: See our operating hours and location. BY MAIL: Send name, payment, and contact information to: Talbot Library and Museum PO Box 349 Colcord, OK 74338
Talbot Library and Museum was recently recognized with the "Cultural Perpetuation Award" at the 2021 Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach Conference. This award was received for our Cherokee cultural and history emphasis and information. We are so thankful to the Cherokee Nation for this award and recognition.
Transcript from award ceremony - Bradley Wagnon, Community Outreach Coordinator: "Our cultural perpetuation award for local organization goes to Talbot Library and Museum. I’ve only been to Talbot Library and Museum once, but I can't say enough about the information that is contained there. I feel like this is a hidden gem for Cherokee culture and history. It's in Colcord and all I can say about Talbot Library and Museum is if you haven't been and you are Cherokee, you need to go! So the cultural perpetuation award goes to Talbot Library and Museum!" We just added to our online store a new book@ The new book is called: Hunter's Home in the Cherokee Nation: The Murrell and Ross Families Of Indian Territory. This book is 331 pages and contains af ascinating history of the Murrell/Hunter's Home, Park Hill, Oklahoma from the 1840's the present time. Includes many photos as well as genealogy charts of the Murrell and Ross families. This is important Cherokee history for those interested in this rich history and genealogy! The book is $38.95 and is a soft cover. It can be purchased at our online bookstore or stop by the Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord and purchase your copy! The Talbot Library in Colcord, OK will be celebrating Old Settlers Day and our GRAND re-opening on Saturday, June 5!
Come and join us for our annual book and bake sale and delicious hamburger and hot dog dinners! Bring your musical instrument if you feel like singing/playing along with others! We hope to see all of you there! Our location is at the link: http://www.talbotlibrary.org/location.html We just added to our online store a new book by author W. Craig Gaines. The new book, Lost Oklahoma Treasure, Misplaced Mines, Outlaw Loot & Mule Loads of Gold, is a 143 page book containing numerous stories and photos about the search for lost Oklahoma treasures. The contents includes: Treasures by County, Wichita Mountains, Traders and Travelers, and much more! The book is $21.00 and can be purchased at our online bookstore or stop by the Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord and purchase your copy! Talbot Library and Museum would like to extend a huge thank you to the family of the late Dusty Richards for the tremendous donation of Dusty's library collection. We are blessed to receive this magnificent collection thanks to the children of Dusty and Pat Richards, Anna Barnes and Rhonda Albrecht, and their families.
Dusty Richards, while being an award-winning author himself, owned an extensive collection of books including topics covering The Southwest, Ozarks, the Apaches, outlaws, fur traders/mountain men, "The West", and states including Arizona, Texas, Wyoming, Montana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico (and many others). This collection also includes many photographic books of the early West, Indian arts, US Presidents, early America, and more. The array of books include the works of Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and Edward S. Curtis. The collection is so great we literally spent many weeks/months perusing, organizing, and categorizing these books. Some books are new, some old, some collectible. We are preserving a large portion of these books in the "Dusty Richards Research Book Collection" in a special area in our Research Library. These are such a great addition to our library and we are grateful for this generous donation. A portion of these books are being offered for sale through our Talbot Library E-Bay Store! All proceeds go to benefit the operations of the Talbot Library and Museum. For more information on Dusty and Pat Richards and/or about this collection, please plan on visiting our library (post-pandemic) or by referring to the following publications: TL&M Genealogy Magazine, Volume XXXVI, #1, 2018 TL&M Genealogy Magazine, Volume XXXVIII, #2, 2020 (For information on purchasing these back issues, please click here) The Talbot Library and Museum (TL&M) was recently featured in Ozarks Farm & Neighbor Magazine. Our board secretary, Donna Clark, recently presented and spoke about the various parts of the library and museum to the story's author, Terry Ropp. Donna is a wonderful representative for TL&M and is featured in several of the photos in the article. Talbot Library Post Office and Native American Artifacts. Pictures from Ozarks Farm and Neighbor, April, 2021 Local resident Virgil Talbot (1927-1998) believed in saving history. He belonged to several historical societies and though was adopted by Cherokees, was the first non-Native American to belong to the Cherokee National Historical Society. His dream was to establish a library and museum with emphasis on Cherokee and local history, including materials from Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. Beginning with his ever-growing personal collection at his home on Flint Creek in Delaware County, Virgil opened the Talbot Library and Museum in 1990 on a donated 2-acre property in Colcord. The main library/museum building was totally constructed by volunteer labor. We are so thankful for the feature on Talbot Library and Museum and want to say Thank You to Ozarks Farm & Neighbor for helping inform others of the facility, documents, items and research of which we are so proud.
You can view the featured story here. (About Ozarks Farm & Neighbor: Ozarks Farm & Neighbor was first published on Sept. 1, 1998, and was originally mailed to livestock-tax payers in nine counties in Missouri. We have now more than quadrupled our coverage area and continue growing, reaching more than 61 counties across the Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma Ozarks. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor has quickly become the Ozarks’ most read farm newspaper. You can subscribe to Ozarks Farm and Neighbor here.) We always love receiving notes, updates, and information from fans of our library and readers of our publications. We love this one from Terry Rose of Westville, Oklahoma. Terry is a retired school teacher and TL&M subscriber. He has contributed articles to TL&M in the past. He sent us note about some of the stories in our last TL&M publication - 2020, Volume 2. "Good Evening...Got my copy of the TL&M booklet today...Was both shocked and excited to see 2 of my close friends had work in the booklet. Jay Hannah was my student for 4 years at Watts back in the 1970s. He told me he grew to love Oklahoma History as a student in my classes. He was a fine young man and a great student and we all knew, even back then, that he would go far in life...so proud of him.
The other one was Dusty Richards. I have know him since 1960 when he and some lifelong family friends came to NW Arkansas because of my dad. Sumner Smith of Phoenix met Dusty in college and talked him into coming to Green Forest to meet with my family. He wanted us to help them find a large, but cheap, piece of land in NW Arkansas. My dad had known the Smiths since the 30's in Phoenix...Sumner's mom is the lady that brought me and my mom home from the hospital when I was born. I have spent many an hour at Winslow visiting with Dusty, Sumner and his brother Monroe Smith...life long friends. Dusty was a great writer and good friend to my dad for many years. Just an FYI--See I do know someone important other than you...lol Love U" New Book! Records of the Moravians Among the Cherokees, Volume 10--Purchase online and in our store!12/10/2020 Our newest book is Number 10 in the series, Records of the Moravians Among The Cherokees! Records of the Moravians Among the Cherokees, March to Removal, Part 5 - "This is Not My Home Any More" Volume 10 (1834-1838) This volume covers the years 1834-1838 and is the newest book in this popular series. This volume covers the " The Treaty of New Echota, which was signed in late December 1835 by a handful of Cherokee head men. This seals the fate of the Cherokee Nation, east of the Mississippi. The Cherokees are now a homeless people in their ancient homeland. The Moravian Church's missionaries record these events. The forced removal begins. Click here to purchase the book online - $40. Volumes 1-9 are all also available at the Talbot Library Bookstore and here online in the section Native American Books for Sale by Title. The books in this series are popular and make great gifts!! |
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