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Latest Issue of TL&M Magazine - 2022, #2
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... New Book Added: The History of Schools in Delaware County, Oklahoma
Our latest book added to the TL&M online bookstore and at the Talbot 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. For more information and link to order book, click here! New Book For Sale: Along Came A Cowgirl - Daring and Iconic Women of the Rodeo & Wild West Shows
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. For more info and link to purchase, click here. Talbot Library & Museum hosts Goingsnake Heritage Association meeting on July 16, 2022The Talbot Library and Museum enjoyed hosting the Goingsnake District Heritage Association's meeting and 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. Read more at this link. Obituary: Glenn Stinchcomb, longtime Talbot Board Member, passes away at 95
Glenn Stinchcomb will be remembered by family, friends and business associates as a man who loved and believed in serving his country, his state, his family and his fellow humans. He also loved ice cream and he believed in serving it, often. Glimpses of Glenn’s early life are a foreshadowing of the kind of person he would become. As a barefoot, overall-clad boy in Northeastern Oklahoma, he delighted in flying down steep hills on his bicycle. In his teens he joined the United States Navy and learned to fly in airplanes, but again at low altitude, carrying out low-level photographic reconnaissance missions of the Russian coast during the early days of the Cold War. He served as a pilot in the Navy for four years and was in the Naval Reserve for 23 more years....... Read the entire Obituary here. Celebrating Old Settlers Day at Talbot!
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Read more stories about preserving history (like those just below) in our "Bit of History" blog.
A Visit To The White House
Remembering "A Bit Of History":
Our Library Founder, Virgil Talbot, worked steadily in politics designing leaflets, writing editorials, and taking stands on issues and candidates. He wrote a book called "A Bit Of History" (available in our online store and at Talbot Library and Museum) that chronicles some of his political efforts, acquaintances, and correspondence. (And many other of his stories and writings about history) On page 131 of the book, Talbot chronicles the moment he shook the hand of President Lyndon Johnson around 1964: "It was a presidential news conference, not the kind you see on television these days, but one for members of the International Labor Press Association (ILPA). We were all part of the working press, editors, writers and publishers of labor newspapers. Security was tight in those days and I assume we had been checked out before being allowed into one of the rooms at the White House. I don't remember which one. President Johnson came in, along with House Speaker Carl Albert and Senate Majority Leader Russell Long. I was struck by the difference in size between Albert and Long - - one small, the other huge, or at least he looked that way beside Albert. The president was even bigger. The three men discussed the issues of the day - poverty, civil rights, etc. - and answered questions. Then we filed past the president for a handshake and picture taking. I remember telling him my name and that I was from Arkansas (We lived in Fayetteville, AR at that time.) And he made some remark and I passed on into history. (Note, written in 1986: I weigh about 100 pounds lighter today than I did 22 years ago. One hundred pounds! No wonder my feet are flat.)" You can shop for this book here. Beautiful Antique Quilts on display at the Talbot Library & MusuemAs you enter the Springtown School House building at the Talbot Library & Museum (TL&M), you will quickly see a beautiful display of quilts donated to our museum.
We are very proud of our quilt collection including quilts from the late 19th century and early 20th century. So many of these types of quilts leave such a legacy and are great piece of American history. Read more about some of the quilts on display at TL&M here. Military Tribute to Colcord graduate, Doyle Howerton, at TL&MNearly 100 years ago, Doyle Howerton was born in Colcord, Oklahoma. He was born on September 24, 1920. He attended grade school at Beck-Prairie and high school at Colcord High School, graduating in 1939.
He joined the Army Air Corps in 1941. He flew gasoline and supplies to many areas including China, Burma, Venezuela and India during World War II. After over 20 years of service to our country, Howerton retired from the military on July 31, 1961. The flag from his funeral was donated to the Talbot Library and Museum by his wife, Dorotha Howerton, on October 14, 2003. We salute Doyle Howerton for his service to our great country! See more of his story in our Bit of History Blog. You may also see more of Howerton's story, his funeral flag and photo when you visit the Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord, OK! Gas Pumps on Permanent Display at Talbot Library and Musuem
From the Talbot Library and Museum Collection:
These gasoline pumps that were lovingly restored by board member Bob Stinchcomb a few years ago. It was a huge undertaking but worth the effort! For years, the old gas pumps had no inside home and were exposed to weather conditions. Bob took them to his home workshop and cleaned, repaired and painted them. They are on permanent display inside of the Adair building on the Talbot museum’s grounds. These are pieces of Americana and now they can be appreciated and enjoyed for years to come, thus upholding Talbot’s motto of “Preserving a Bit of History”. For more details on the pumps and their restoration, go to the "Bit of History" Blog. Early 1900's Elgin Pocket Watch from the Talbot Museum Collection 
his watch belonged to Robert Lee Brown who was born at Rising Star, Texas in 1885. He married Mary E. Hodges in 1908. She was born in Indian Territory in 1888. In 1936, the family moved to Colcord and began taking care of the Colcord Ranch and Lodge.
Lowell Brown, the donor of this watch and the son of Robert and Mary, was about 17 and one of the younger children in a family of 9 children. Living at the ranch gave them many modern conveniences that most families in the area weren’t accustomed to. Lowell remembered having electricity from a Delco system and running water. He also remembered pumping gas from one of the old gasoline pumps from the ranch. These very pumps are located in the Adair Building on the Museum property. The pumps have been carefully restored by Bob Stinchcomb. Lowell recalled a special story about this watch: While in Texas, his father, Robert, needed some money and borrowed it from a local storekeeper. As collateral he gave the man his watch, who in turn loaned his father his own watch to keep time. It was several years before his father managed to pay off the loan and get his watch back. The watch is an Elgin. The watch and the chain have always been together. Lowell made the stand the watch hangs on many years ago. The watch was donated to the Talbot Museum by Lowell Brown in September 1996. We also offer:
* Obituaries/Death Notice Index * Engrave-A-Brick Memorial * Latest Book Store Arrivals * TL&M & Goingsnake Subscriptions Talbot Library and Museum featured in video for "Visit Cherokee Nation"
From "Visit Cherokee Nation": Tucked away in the small town of Colcord is the Talbot Library & Museum. This unique indoor and outdoor museum specializes in the history and genealogy of northeast Oklahoma, northwest Arkansas and Cherokee Nation. Catch a glimpse of what you might see here.
Talbot Library & Museum recognized with "Cultural Perpetuation Award" at 2021 Cherokee Nation CCO ConferenceTalbot 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.
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