You may also purchase your choice of a Pulled Pork Sandwich or Smoked Sausage Dinner for $8.00
We hope you will join us at Talbot Library on June 3!
Join us on June 3 for Old Settlers Day in Colcord, Oklahoma. Festivities begin at 9AM. We will have our Bake & Book Sale. We will also have a Silent Auction which is a new event for our Old Settlers celebration!
You may also purchase your choice of a Pulled Pork Sandwich or Smoked Sausage Dinner for $8.00 We hope you will join us at Talbot Library on June 3!
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The Talbot Library and Museum was the site for a recent Easter Egg Hunt for the Pre-K and Kindergarten classes at Colcord Elementary. Our grounds are a beautiful place for egg hunts! So many eggs!! We had a wonderful crowd and the kids had lots of fun!
This is a very interesting, newly released (2023) book about Chief John Ross. This book views the Civil War from the Cherokee capital at Tahlequah in Indian Territory. However, it is not a book about the Civil War. By allowing the Cherokees to tell their own story, we learn that many of the events that took place in Indian Territory between 1861 and 1865 had little to do with the Civil War per se. It becomes an epic tale of how the Cherokee Nation and its leader John Ross withstood the onslaught of white America in an attempt to protect tribal autonomy during the nineteenth century W. Dale Weeks is History Instructor at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas, and has does extensive research for the book, which includes maps, bibliography, notes and index. Also, it would be of interest to any researcher of Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Civil War history. Hardcover, 231 pages. $32.95 This book is also available for sale at the Talbot Library and Museum. You can order online at this link! Our latest issue of TL&M Genealogy Magazine was recently released. This issues includes a fun story and great travel through time at the Twin Springs ranch in Delaware County near Flint Creek! Also included in this issue: *A story about Lona Whitmire Mason and the recent collection of her teaching materials donated to Talbot Library and Museum *Historical information on Oklahoma and Adair Counties in 1907 *Resources and information on the Charles F. Colcord Collection at OU *And so much more! We appreciate all of our contributors to the TL&M magazine! Subscriptions are $20/year with 2 issues per year. Individual copies are $10 each. If you'd like to subscribe, please contact us at talbotlibrary@earthlink.net You may also purchase our back issues of TL&M. More information for purchasing back issues is found here: https://www.talbotlibrary.org/tlm-genealogy-magazine.html The list of contents of back issues are found here: https://www.talbotlibrary.org/contents-of-past-tlm-issues... Take a look at the latest book added to our online and in store library. The History of Schools in Delaware County, Oklahoma was published by the Delaware County Genealogical Society in 2007. This book was first published in 1986 by Bessie Duggan and reprinted with added information in 2007. The book is Paperback, 262 pages, & with index and photos. This is a valuable research source for Delaware County and those interested in the history of schools in this area. The book is $20 and is available online or in our store in Colcord, Oklahoma which is inside the the Talbot Library and Museum. Grace L Puffinbarger, who was a longtime employee of Talbot Library and Museum, passed away on January 5, 2023 at the age of 92. Grace was so much more than an employee. She was a friend to all at Talbot and pleasantly greeted everyone who visited the Talbot Library and Museum. She was 'Miss Talbot Library & Museum" at several of the Colcord Old Settlers Day Parades and rode in her own "Miss TL&M" golf cart. Grace was such a joy to talk to and had an energy and spirit about her that was so much younger than her years. We, at Talbot, are so grateful to have known her and will miss her. Obituary:
Grace L Puffinbarger: January 28, 1930 — January 5, 2022, Colcord, Oklahoma Grace L. Puffinbarger, age 92, of Colcord, OK passed away on Thursday, January 5th, 2023, at her home. Grace was born on January 28th, 1930, in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of the late Murray Lee and Nellie Doris (Kell) Bell of Aledo, IL. She married Harley Vern Puffinbarger in Colorado Springs, CO, who preceded her in death on January 25th, 1975. She was of the Presbyterian faith. As many know, she was a very hard working woman; she worked as a cook, security guard, waited tables, and cleaned houses and businesses. Her passion was meeting and talking to people, so of all her employment, being a school grandma and working at Talbot museum were her favorites. She held a very special place in her heart for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Many in the community knew her as Grandma Grace. Grace was also a hard fighter having been a cancer survivor as well. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Nellie Bell; husband Harley Vern; and sister Martha Wagner. She is survived by her one daughter, Gwen Whitmire and husband Steve of Colcord, OK; her son Harley Puffinbarger and wife Luann of Adair, OK; an extra daughter, Ethel Littlefield: a sister, Marilyn Swanson of Geneseo, IL; brother Lee Earl Bell and wife Linda of Aledo, IL; grandkids Stephanie Turner and fiancé Brad Harris, Jerad Whitmire, Dustin Puffinbarger and wife Ashley, Daren Puffinbarger, Shawndell Schreiber and husband Mike, and Nick Frost; 14 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. A Visitation will be held on Monday, January 9, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, AR. A Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 2:00 pm, at Johnson Cemetery in West Siloam Springs. The arrangements were entrusted to Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs, AR. (Grace's Obituary can also be found at the Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home website.) Mark Your Calendars, Veterans! And please plan to join us on Friday, November 11, 2022. Thank you for your service to our country!
New Book For Sale - Along Came A Cowgirl - Daring and Iconic Women of the Rodeo & Wild West Shows10/10/2022 We've added a new book to Talbot Library and Museum Online Store! "Along Came A Cowgirl - Daring and Iconic Women of the Rodeo & Wild West Shows" Compiled by New York Times best-selling author Chris Enss, this informative new book contains stories of the women whose names resounded in rodeo arenas across the nation in the early twentieth century. Rodeo events were mostly confined to men in earlier times, but with the advent of Wild West Shows and Exhibitions, daring women who proved themselves as fearless as the men competed as well. Some of the Cowgirls covered in this new book are Lucille Mulhall, Hazel Hickey Moore, Mildred Douglas, Prairie Rose Henderson, May Lillie, Ruth Roach, Nancy Bragg, Kitty Canutt and others. Their rodeo careers and brief biographies of each are also included. Events listed include Steer Roping, Bronc Riding, Bulldogging, Trick Riding, Trick Roping, Trick Shooting, and others. Paperback, 164 pages, including index, bibliography, and photos. $18.95 plus s/h, available at https://www.talbotlibrary.org/store/p312/Along_Came_A_Cowgirl_-_Daring_and_Iconic_Women_of_the_Rodeo_%26_Wild_West_Shows.html E The Talbot Library and Museum is decorated for the Fall! Come by and see us!
Thanks so much to Jennifer Davis at Talbot Library for her creativity and effort at placing decorations that make us all have that great fall feeling! Talbot Library and Museum is such a unique little gem! Museum and research Library are Open Tuesday- Thursday 8am to 4pm and Friday 8am to 2pm. Location information here. Talbot Library and Museum enjoyed hosting the Goingsnake District Heritage Association's meeting and potluck dinner on Saturday. July 16. The meeting was held in the Springtown Schoolhouse at the Talbot Museum. We had a potluck dinner and were treated to Will Chavez and his amazing team of young Cherokee ladies who sang beautifully (see video courtesy of Billy Jack Shotpouch). They also described their experiences in the Remember the Removal bike ride this summer. This bike ride traced the trail of the Northern Route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears. The name of the Goingsnake District Heritage Association honors the former Going Snake District, one of the original eight districts of the western Cherokee Nation. The 1839 Cherokee Constitution and legislation of 1840 divided the nation into eight districts for governance and elections. The districts included the following: Going Snake, Skin Bayou (later renamed Sequoyah District), Illinois, Flint, Saline, Tahlequah, Delaware, and Canadian. A ninth district, Cooweescoowee, was added later in 1856. Thanks to all who came out to the meeting. It was a great time. |
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