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The Talbot Library & Museum specializes in historical & genealogical research of Native American history, NE Oklahoma, NW Arkansas, & Cherokee Territory.  Talbot Library & Museum Preserving A Bit of History! Support the Talbot Library - Participate in our current 2025 Annual Donor Campaign! Read our Annual Donor Letter Donate Welcome to the Talbot Library & Museum! The Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord, Delaware County, Oklahoma was established by Virgil and Avis Talbot in 1987. We are a free museum and library available for historical and genealogical research of Native American history and the areas of Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, and Cherokee Territory. Our facilities include a multi-building museum and we are organized to own, possess, and operate the Talbot Library and Museum for the use and benefit of the community, its citizens, and all others who are interested for educational, genealogical, and historical purposes. The Library and Museum operates solely on donations, fundraising, and sales of our book store & gift shop items. At Talbot Library & Museum, the Search for History Never Ends.... "Through history we can extend ourselves beyond the brief span of time allotted to us. History must be recorded.....Unwritten history may be lost forever and leave a blank space in the Chronicles of Time. So if what appears to be fact today, proves false tomorrow, correct it and move on. Errors can be corrected, lost history cannot. The search for history never ends....." --Excerpt from the "Introduction" to the book A Bit of History by Virgil Talbot , founder of Talbot Library & Museum Post Office Saddle Mail Pouch - early 1900s from Row & Colcord, Oklahoma Post Offices The Talbot Library and Museum, Colcord, Oklahoma Post Office - Talbot Library and Museum, Colcord, Oklahoma Post Office Exterior - Talbot Library and Museum, Colcord, Oklahoma Research your family history at the Walkingstick Research Library at the Talbot Library and Museum, Colcord, Oklahoma Talbot hosted the National Trail of Tears Board Members in May, 2023 A beautiful day at the Springtown Schoolhouse on the Talbot Library and Museum grounds. Support us with a Donation Make a donation to Talbot Library & Museum Help us "preserve a bit of history"! **Donations of $35.00 or more will receive a one-year, two issue subscription to "T. L. & M. Genealogy Magazine" publication. You may choose Email/Digital or Print in the form below. * Required Field First name* Last name* Email Address* Street Address* City* Street Address Line 2 State* Zip code* I want to join the E-mail list for the latest updates, events, and news at the Talbot Library & Museum. Enter your Donation Amount* $ In Memory/Honor of: For donations of $35 and over, choose only ONE version of TL&M Genealogy Magazine you would like to receive for your subscription: Email (Digital) Printed How did you find/get to this donation form?* (Choose One) * E-mail Print Letter TL&M Website Internet Search Other Donate Thank you for your donation! Latest Arrivals in our Online Bookstore Quick View New Arrival From Nothing to Something - The Vernon Ted McCombs Story Price $25.00 Quick View New Arrival On The Scout (The Green Country Series #1) Price $11.00 Quick View New Arrival Belle Starr: The Truth Behind The Wild West Legend Price $32.99 Quick View New Arrival Eastern Oklahoma's Forgotten Frontier Price $24.99 Quick View New Arrival Murder and Mayhem in Northeast Oklahoma Price $24.99 Quick View The State of Sequoyah: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Quest for an Indian State Price $34.95 Quick View Civil War Arkansas 1863: The Battle for a State Price $21.95 Quick View The Road To Disappearance: A History Of The Creek Indians Price $24.95 Quick View Search For The Native American Purebloods, Third Edition Price $24.95 Quick View "Cherokee Heritage" and "Memories of Beck Prairie School" - Two-Part Book Price $25.00 Quick View Cherokee History and the Spirit Family Regular Price $28.95 Sale Price $25.00 Quick View New Arrival The Cherokee Syllabary: An Illustrated Key To The Cherokee Language Price $17.95 "A Bit of History"....and News Blog Enjoy our blog which includes Talbot Library and Museum news, updates, events, and, of course, "A Bit of History"! TLM Board Member, Andrea Squires, chosen as President of the Association of the Descendants of Nancy Ward (ADNW) New Book Added To Our Online Store: From Nothing to Something - The Vernon Ted McCombs Story New Book - A Novel - Added To Our Online Store: On The Scout (The Green Country Series #1) Belle Starr: The Truth Behind the Wild West Legend - New Book Added to our store! Two New Books Added to the Talbot Bookstore! Thank You - Old Settlers Day 2025

< Back VOLUME XX, ISSUE #3, 2012 Table of Contents Cover Photo: Pension Papers of John Wadigoo, Having a Senior Moment by Jean Hurt, History of Delaware District, Harriet Potter Linn Burgin, by Donna Clark, American Legion Auxiliary, Colcord, OK by Donna Clark, Obituaries: Mary Amos, Lee Foreman, Clara Nichols, Gerald Griscom, Ruth E. Lawrence, Zachary Riley, Richard Tillery, Melvin Gene Fleig, Norman James Linam, Lois M. Elmore; Thompson Cemeteries, #1 & #2 , Delaware Co. OK by Mike Freels, Fairmount Facts & Frazzles, John Wadigoo/Parchmeal/Parchcorn by Donna Clark, Downum and Ennis Genealogy, Part 1 by Gene Norris, New Sidewalk Addition, Talbot’s, by Donna Clark

< Back VOLUME XVII, ISSUE #1, 2009 Table of Contents Cover photo, Forest Park Hotel, Siloam Springs, AR; Nettie Mabel Jenkins Linam, by Donna Clark; Forest Park Resort/AKA Lake Frances, by Terry Rose; Forest Park Project, $100,000 New Development, by Teresa Allcorn Genealogy—Wilson Frank Medearis, by Glenita Guthrie; Hinds Family Connection; Looking Back (Another Delaware County town Fades into History-Dodge) by Dan D.Draper II; Book Signing, February 15, 2009 Jean Hurt; Responses TL& M Annual Contributions Campaign of 2008; Obituaries=Eufa King Riley Nichols, “Dean” Davis, Christi Hickman Coleman, Jack Gibby, Lorene Bishop, R.C.”Carter” Smith

< Back VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE #1, 2023 Table of Contents Cover: photo of Jack Simmons, Big Rafter Rodeo Company, Colcord, OK National Trail of Tears Assn. Board Members at Talbot’s-Photo Big Rafter Rodeo Company, Jack Simmons Family, Colcord OK and photos Jack Simmons and Sharron Blagg Charles Francis Colcord James Oscar Ramey history and photos by Gayle Campbell Shields Family History by Margaret E. Bradford Contents of Past Issues, T.L. & M. 2022,Vol XXX, Issue #1 , 2022 History and Facts about Oklahoma by Duane Scott Experiences of Roy & Jean Hendrickson Hurt family during Depression & WW II, by Hank Jenks Responses to Talbot Library and Museum 2022 Donor Campaign The Farmer, poem by Faye Roberts, dedicated to Parker Dean Roberts Obituaries: Asher, Billups, Martin, Griscom, Puffinbarger, Gardner, Washington, Marshall, Roberts, Amos, Gardisser, Babst, Potter Memory of Grace Puffinbarger article Resources at Talbot Library & Museum, Colcord, OK Cherokee Heritage, Sabra Beck family, by Elzie Cherry History Note, May 1998-Jennifer Bateman, Samantha Daugherty-pages for OK State Rep. Larry Adair Anti Horse Thief Assn. (ATHA)framed certificates, charters donated by Fred Bingham/Lex Cannon Fort Wayne-One of a Line of Defensive Forts by Terrell Shields Squeezin’ N Pullin, poem by Virgil Talbot Book Reviews

< Back VOLUME XIX, ISSUE #3, 2011 Table of Contents Cover Photo, Ab Beck and his tombstone Ab Beck, by Elzie Cherry Book Presentation, “Confederate Soldiers Benton & WA County AR” Historic Beck Prairie Cemetery, by Donna Clark Interesting Burials at Beck Prairie by Donna Clark Watts, OK by A.D.Lester Barnes Family by Gary Barnes Obituaries; Buster Allcorn, Eula Holland, Carl Brown, Will M.& Nelva Ramsey Lacy Howard Lott by Teresa Allcorn Confederate Home of Oklahoma at Ardmore(Rollman/Box families) Long Tramp (Elizabeth Ramsey, AR 1862)

< Back VOLUME XXV, ISSUE #2, 2017 Table of Contents Cover: Becky Hobbs and Imogene Veach Beals, July 18,2009 Talbot Library and Museum Photo, Taylor School sign donated to Talbot Library & Museum, by Clayton Turner Premier Rodeo Historian, Imogene Veach Beals, by Gail Hughbanks Woerner, and photos Obituary of Imogene Veach Beals Colcord On The Move, by D. Bruce Howell The Most Desperate Characters That Ever Invaded Indian Territory, and photos by Terrel Shields Congratulations Grace , and photo-Grace Puffinbarger award Kansas Masonic Lodge#252 photo, donation to Talbot Library and Museum Snake & Frog Legs, by Keri Parker Obits: R. Hamilton, R. Allen, L. Ellis, W. Chamberlain, H. Doughty, S. Parham,C. Bramlett, C. Coe,L. Scranton, D. King Gentry Journal Advance, January 26,1923-transcribed by Teresa Allcorn Photo, National Trail of Tears Conference, Pocola, OK October 2017 Quilt Donation and photos, from Mary Chivers to Talbot Library & Museum, July 2017 Goingsnake District Heritage Assn. Meeting and photos, Talbot Library & Museum, July 2017 1882 Tornado and Obituary, by Teresa Allcorn (Cherokee City AR, Wm. Whitten) Interview with Edgmon, Allen B, Indian Pioneer Papers, March 16, 1938 104 year Old Colcord Letter Connects Great-Grandsons to Historic Oklahoman, Charles F. Colcord and Helmerich Brothers, by Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World, January 2017 The Butterfly and Yet So Near; Poems by Sue Parham and photo New Books on The Shelf, Talbot Library and Museum Book Reviews by Donna Clark

< Back VOLUME XXI, ISSUE #1, 2013 Table of Contents Cover Photo: William Wiley Obadiah Wilson; William Wiley Obadiah Wilson by Teresa Allcorn; TL & M Genealogy Magazine, 2012 List of Contents; Responses to TL& M Contributions Campaign; Watts, OK Milling Company; Downum and Ennis Genealogy, Part 2 by Gene Norris; Obituaries: Mark Ghormley, Hazel Cantrell, Leonard Woods,Freeman Fletcher, Pearl Joyce Ramsey,James I. Douthit; Cincinnati AR Masonic Lodge, by Glenita Guthrie; Trip to Younger’s Bend by Donna Clark and Teresa Allcorn; Schedule of Upcoming Events; Some Odd Jobs by Jean Hurt; Esther Hoyt Ward by Dr Caldeen Gunter; Roller Skating by Jean Hurt; Memories by Gary Barnes

< Back VOLUME XXVI, ISSUE #1, 2018 Table of Contents Cover Photo: January brothers, Lee, Henry,Walter, Bill and Dave January family, by Teresa Allcorn Showcase donated to Talbot’s T.L.&M Genealogy Magazine, Contents of Past Issues,2017,Vol #, Vol.#2 The Shacklefords of Kansas,OK ,1995 article by Dan Draper Slab Off Community History, 1997 article by Dan Draper Music,Cincinnati,AR Historical Researchers, by Gary Barnes New Life Ranch,Colcord,OK celebrates 60 Years, by Donna Clark Summers AR School Photo, 1920’s Colcord Riding Club,History and Update, by Donna Clark 23rd Psalm For Genealogists, poem Stone Carving Found on Local Property, Gary Williamson, Clarence Lee “Jim” Downing (artist and sculptor) obituary Responses to Donor Annual Campaign Fund, 2017 “Daily Routine for Ages 85 and 90” poem by Jean Hurt Obituaries: Dorothy”Dot”Woods, Frankie Allen, Loretta McMillan, Donna”Jane”Howerton Mickel, Ruby”Rose” Stauber, Dr. Guy W. Logsdon, Patrica Donahoe Richards, Dusty Richards, Carl J.Kindle , Jerry O. Surles, Phyllis D. Earp Inquiry: @ Matthias McGirk from Walt McQuie Adam Lacy, Lacy Cemetery, Westville, OK, by A.D. Lester 1966 Descendants of William T. Edgmon by Glenita Guthrie (Edgemon Interview published Issue #2 ,2017) Historical Factoids about Northeastern Oklahoma & Northwestern Arkansas by Terrel Shields Book Reviews and New Books on the Shelf

< Back VOLUME XIX, ISSUE #1, 2011 Table of Contents Cover photo, Crawford Goldsby aka Cherokee Bill and his mother, Ellen Beck Goldsby Lynch; Ellen Beck & Her Outlaw Kith and Kin, by Allcorn and Clark; Ellen Beck Lineage, by Allcorn and Clark; Delaware County School Records; Surviving the Bad Economy by Jean Hurt; A Tribute to My Brother, by Jean Hurt; Obituaries, Johnnie Van Fleet, Bessie Lou Guinn, Alva Ray Hurt, Velma Linn Chambers, James R.”Dick”Murray, Irene Tevebaugh, Lemuel Cripps, Patricia Louise Griscom, Jerald Phelan, Charley Ray Baker, Rex D. England Puzzle is Solved, Essay Medal Goes Home by Glenita Guthrie; Responses to Annual Donor Campaign; Murrie Genealogy, by Glenita Guthrie; Flood 1892 Siloam Springs, by Fred Bartell; Have You Ever Wished A Tree Could Talk by Gary Barnes; History of Cincinnati by Fannie Dodson Seward

< Back VOLUME XVI, ISSUE #2, 2008 Table of Contents Cover photo, W.T. Poston tombstone; Tragic Story of Simon Sager, publ. in 1899, Siloam Springs AR by Teresa Allcorn; Simon Sager’s Traveling Table, (Arthur and Lela Summers Shields) by Teresa Allcorn; Hico Cemetery, Siloam Springs, AR by Teresa Allcorn Obituaries, Shirley June Willis, Coy Wofford, Lester Dean Hughes, Beulah England, James R. ”Russ” Randolph; Descendants of William Poston by Glenita Guthrie; Odle Log Cabin historical marker, Valley Mills, TX; Poston-Odle Cemetery, Valley Mills, TX by Betty Wood Bob Baker, Talbot’s Board member, to be honored by Oklahoma Museums Assn, as “Volunteer of the Year”; Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame Medallion, posthumously given to Virgil Talbot, accepted by Glenn Stinchcomb; Recollections of an Arkansas Traveler, by David McKay Greer; Looking for Stories (Lake Eucha/Dripping Springs/Natural Falls State Park) by Tyler Tapps, Oklahoma State University; Carter Londagin honored National American Indian Science Fair

< Back VOLUME XVIII, ISSUE #2, 2010 Table of Contents Cover photo, Sequoyah School, Delaware Co. Ok; Sequoyah School by Teresa Allcorn; Visit from Governor Kerr by Teresa Allcorn Foyle Howerton by Donna Clark; 3rd grade students, Colcord Elementary, visit Talbot; 1872 Letter by Thornton Smith Talbot Obituaries, Elsie Reading, John Henry Carter, Darrel D. Ross, Randy Jeffries, Betty Jeffries Reece, Gene Quarles; “Notes on Transportation”, True West magazine Aug.1973; Talbot’s 20th Anniversary Celebration by Donna Clark; Stories told by the Old Folks by Eugene Gibson; John Russell Genealogy by Glenita Guthrie; Westville Bank robbed 1930; Bargain Books and Brick Project order form

< Back VOLUME XXVIII, ISSUE #1, 2020 Table of Contents Cover: Photo of First class of Union School 1912, Delaware Co. OK Photo of First Place Award winning display by Talbot Library and Museum, Western Writers of America Book Display Contest “The Garrett/Stinchcomb House”, by Sheri Stinchcomb Sharp Back Issues of T.L.& M. and Goingsnake Messenger Publications For Sale “Prelude to Tragedy” (Trail of Tears) Gen. Winfield Scott & John Ross, 1838, by D. Bruce Howell “Arkansas, Oklahoma & Western Railroad”, Benton Co., AR by Terrell Shields w/photos Responses to 2019 Donor Campaign Fund Contents of Past Issues of T. L. & M. Magazine, 2019 “Civil War Confederate Soldier, Joseph P. Hill, 1841-1920”, Row Cemetery, by Donna Clark Obituary of Mary Hoose Kirby, 1937-2020 “George Franklin Sims/Simms & Sarah Delilah Cornelison Family,” Delaware Co. OK by Donna Clark ‘The Delaware Tribune,(Kansas,OK) Oct. 14, 1910” Row, OK, transcribed by Donna Clark Map of Row, OK and identification of buildings Obituaries: Norman Baer, Marsha Kirby, Kenneth Owens, Wilma Chamberlin Reese ,Barbara Glenn Hester, Joe “Jake” Barnes, Wm “Bill” Crites, Doyle A. Baer, Charles Chamberlin Photo of OPAA Food Management Directors meeting at Talbot’s, Nov. 2019 Resources List of Talbot Library and Museum “The Decatur Herald (AR), December 1963”, transcribed by Teresa Allcorn Ad for Dr. E.N. McCollum new clinic, Decatur AR from Decatur Herald newspaper “Historical Preservation Project: Flint Valley Farm & Union Church”, Delaware Co. OK by Jessica Studdard Photos to accompany above article “Droke School Which Is No More”, Benton Co. AR, by Glenita Guthrie Photos of students of Droke School, 1941-1942 Book Reviews and New Books on the Shelf

< Back VOLUME XVI, ISSUE #3, 2008 Table of Contents Cover photo, Carnes School; Carnes School, and Carnes family, Delaware Co. OK by Ray Stinchcomb/Donna Clark Senior Citizens+Instruction Manuals=Confusion by Jean Hurt; Bob Baker receives OMA award, September 26 Annual state Meeting Obituaries, John Marvin Hurt, Letty; Jay Bird School, Benton Co.AR ; Some Personal Recollections, (Westville,OK 1920’s-1940’s) by Buell Childress; Descendants of David James Edmiston by Glenita Guthrie; Grandma’s Box by Teresa Allcorn (Whiteside and Trammell families)

< Back VOLUME XIII, ISSUE #1, 2005 Table of Contents Cover photo, Virgil and Avis Talbot, Virgil honored by OK Historical Society; What Was Happening When, timeline; Virgil Talbot honored as Historian by Oklahoma Historical Society; Election Day During Depression by Jean Hurt; Cherokee Hummer, newspaper, Kansas IT 1906, transcribed by Teresa Allcorn; Early Benton County Arkansas marriages; A few Ok and I.T. Census Research Aids; Obituary-French G. Lewis; My Story of Siloam Springs, by Rev. C.H. Hatfield; There and Back Again, Arkansas Ozarks, by David McKay Greer Contribution Campaign donations; Memorial donations; Cincinnati Arkansas School memories by Dave Curtis; Friendship Quilts, article and photos by Donna Clark and Grace Puffinbarger; Descendents of James R. Russell by Glenita Guthrie

< Back VOLUME XXV, ISSUE #1, 2017 Table of Contents Cover: Uncle Rock by Terrel Shields (Aaron Anderson Van Winkle) Easter Egg hunt photos, April 13, 2017 A Mill By Any Other Name, by Terrel Shields Photos of Benton County AR and area Mills Correcting the Record by Terrel Shields (Jehu Chastain) By Benton Family by Nell Murray Photo of Alice Benton Dedman Stage Robbery near Tahlequah, June 14, 1894 Honor roll of Delaware County Ok World War II Veterans, Part 2, by Teresa Allcorn Thank You, and photos , New Life Ranch Volunteers March, 2017 T.L.& M. Genealogy Magazine,Contents of Past Issues, 2016 Responses to Donor Campaign Fund, 2016 Obits: M. Larmon, L. Lawson, F. Porter, G. Hurt, S. Luttrell, E. Cripps, C. Londagain, M. Linn, J. Partain, L. Kendrick, G. Longcrier, B. Rutherford The Yankees Pay A Visit by Doyle Barnes (Cincinnati AR 1862) A Place Called Harrell by Doyle Barnes, and photos (Harrell Cemetery, Cincinnati AR) Recent Donation to Talbot Library & Museum-Goingsnake Massacre 1872, maps and information, by Walter Krit & Rise Proctor Jayhawking Jennison by Terrel Shields Colcord 3rd Grade visit to Talbot Library & Museum, and photos, April 2017 Early Steer Ropers,N.E. Oklahoma, 1947 publication by Donna Clark James Oates Wagon Factory and photos by Catherine “Cat” Hellman Bright Interview, Indian Pioneer Papers-John H. Bright, Westville OK 1937 Douthit Interview,Indian Pioneer Papers-James Douthit, 1937 Photos-Cherokee Genealogy Conference,Tahlequah,June 2017; Old Settlers Day,Colcord, June 2017 Book Reviews by Donna Clark

< Back VOLUME XXVII, ISSUE #1, 2019 Table of Contents Cover: Model of Conklin Hardware Store, Colcord, OK Photos of Easter Egg Hunt, April 19, 2019 Conklin Hardware Store, by Betty Conklin, inc .photos Model of Conklin Hardware Store, made by Paul Lantzer Donated by James D. Conklin, inc. photos Mary Dosha Smith by Andrea Squires, genealogy and photos Responses to 2018 Donor Campaign Fund Poems by Virgil Talbot from his book “In the Shadows of the Hills” The Gene Johnson Gang, by Terrel Shields, inc.photos T.L.& M. Genealogy Magazine, Contents of back issues, 2018 Who was Arizona Clark? By Terrel Shields, inc. photos Goingsnake Messenger and T.L.& M. Genealogy publications, Back Issues For Sale Journal-Advance Newspaper,Gentry,Benton County, AR, 1924 articles By Teresa Allcorn Life in the Cherokee Nation, reprinted from “The Talbot’s Centuries of Service” 1982 book by Virgil Talbot Westville’s Picnics of Yesteryear, reprinted from The Westville Reporter in 1984 by Virgil Talbot Rodeo Begins Today, 1958 ad from Stilwell OK Democrat Cemeteries, taken from “A History of Lincoln, AR 1884-1994 by Berlene Hilton Some West Family News Items,1905-1914, transcribed from Adair County Democrat by Virgil Talbot Five Tribes Ancestry Conference,Tahlequah,OK Sept.19-21,2019 advertisement Obituraries: Gilbreath, Mooney, Pendergraft, Shackelford 1941 Junior & Senior Class photo, Cincinnati, Arkansas Book Series Review: “Records of the Moravians Among the Cherokees” by Gary White Book Reviews and New Books on the Shelf( Walkingstick Research Library)

< Back Volume XXIV, ISSUE #1, 2016 Table of Contents Cover: Nix family 1920’s Sycamore Community, Delaware County, OK My memories of the Nix Family Reunion by Ashley Vann Civil Tragedy-Unionist Family Raided by Both Sides, by Terrell Shields In Collection: early 1900’s Elgin Pocket Watch by Teresa Allcorn In Collection: Official Guide to the Klondyke Country and Gold Fields of Alaska, book. by Donna Clark Contents of 2015 T.L. & M. Genealogy Magazine issues Responses to 2015 Campaign Donor Fund, by Donna Clark Obituaries: B. Dunlap, R. Hurt, B. Smith, V. Richard, M. Wilmoth, E. Myers Jacob Rapp’s 80th Birthday in 1933 by Mike Rapp A Cincinnati Girl: Politics, Religion and Me by Samantha Barnes Paul The Sweet Potato Dryer by Gary Barnes Christian Sager loses his Claim by Terrel Shields Bond of Loyalty to the United States by Terrel Shields James Nichols 19th Century Home Liniment Recipes by Terrel Shields Seeking Pardon After the War by Terrel Shields Excerpts from “Riding on the Wind”book .by Norman Baer The Grand Old Pioneer Doctor Robert L. Sellers, Westville, OK Doctors of Cincinnati AR by Gary Barnes Scrapbook obits by Lillie Smith Book Reviews Report on Jack & Pat Fletcher program at Talbot’s April 20, 2016

< Back VOLUME XV, ISSUE #4, 2007 Table of Contents Cover photo, The Great Turkey Hunt; The Great Turkey Hunt by Teresa Allcorn; It is Academy Award Time (Ben Johnson ties to Colcord) by Donna Clark; Obituaries, Bill Ruble, Delbert Morgan, Phillip Steele, Deamer Thompson; William Tibbs Family Genealogy by Judy Gamble, and Donna Clark; Country Girl and City Bus by Jean Hurt; Journal Advance newspaper, Jan. 10, 1908 transcribed by Teresa Allcorn; Early Day Mail Service and Post Offices in the Area by Donna Clark Beck Prairie School by Donna Clark and Teresa Allcorn; Ingersoll’s Grocery, Siloam Springs Ar contributed by Max Freeman; Civil War Claims-Carter Smith; Last Legal Hanging, Washington County, AR Sept 11,1913, by Glenita Guthrie; Death of Young Man Named Carson, Benton Co. Democrat 189 Descendents of George Burkett, by Glenita Guthrie

< Back VOLUME XIII, ISSUE #3, 2005 Table of Contents Cover photo, A Natural Spring in Delaware County OK; Carter Dalton Genealogy by Glenita Guthrie; There and Back Again, cont’d, by David McKay Greer; Jacob Rapp by Mike Rapp; Poison Antidotes; T.L. & M. Magazine honored with state award by Oklahoma Museums Assn. Obituaries, Lula Beck, Aileen Morgan, Dennis C. Hannah; The Longjohns by Jean Hurt; Adair County Democrat newspaper, Aug 1907 transcribed by Teresa Allcorn; Delaware County Families, Hendren, Kelly, Charles Howerton, Harry Shackelford by Dan D. Draper II

< Back VOLUME XII, ISSUE #2, 2004 Table of Contents Cover photo, William ”Bill” Tilghman and Charles F. Colcord, Deputy U.S. Marshalls; Obituary, Roxie Blagg Kirby; Colcord’s namesake, Charles F. Colcord; Tribute to Charles F. Colcord by Walter Ferguson; George Monroe Hagan by A.D.Lester; Eureka School 1909 Attendance, Washington County, Arkansas ; “T.L. & M. Genealogy Magazine” wins award from Oklahoma .Heritage Assn; Adair County Democrat newspaper by Teresa Allcorn; Cincinnati Arkansas Class of 1947 photo; Maysville Arkansas Facts; Rochelle Allred Ward, WPA Slave Narrative; Genealogy of James Ervin Davis; 1890’s Gleanings; Washington County, Arkansas Marriages 1864

The Talbot Library & Museum publishes the  TL&M Genealogy Magazine and is home to the Goingsnake Messenger.   Subscribe and order back issues of both.   Publications Menu - TL&M Genealogy Magazine: Subscriptions Purchase Current Issues Purchase Back Issues Goingsnake Messenger: Purchase Back Issues The Talbot Library & Museum specializes in historical and genealogical research material of Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas and Cherokee Territory. As part of that research material, our library also publishes the TL&M Genealogy Magazine. You may subscribe online to the TL&M Genealogy Magazine , order current single issues, and order back issues of both publications through the Talbot Library & Museum. TL&M Genealogy Magazine Our TL&M Genealogy publication focuses on "preserving a bit of history" through local stories; the history of NE Oklahoma, NW Arkansas, and Cherokee Territory; genealogical records; local obituaries; and much more. We publish this magazine two times per year. You may subscribe to this publication and/or purchase current single issues and back issues. If you wish to donate to Talbot Library & Museum, donations of $35 or more will include a one-year, two-issue subscription to TL&M Genealogy Magazine. Subscription / Back Issue Pricing Subscription - $30-$35/yr - 2 issues per year Back Issues - $5 to $15 per issue plus $4 S&H & Sales Tax Subscribe to TL&M Genealogy Magazine Subscribe NEW! Purchase the latest single Issues ONLINE digitally (2025) Order Latest Issues Order TL&M Genealogy Back Issues Order TL&M Genealogy Back Issues Donations of $35 or more to Talbot Library & Museum will include a one-year subscription to TL&M Genealogy Magazine . (2 issues per year) Donate to Talbot Library & Museum Goingsnake Messenger Back Issue Pricing Back Issues - $5 to $10 per issue plus $4 S&H & Sales Tax Order Goingsnake Messenger Back Issues Order Goingsnake Messenger Back Issues The goal of the Goingsnake Messenger publication has been to promote the Recounting, Recording, Printing and Preserving of the history of the Goingsnake District area. The Messenger is a treasure trove of history and genealogy not only of the Goingsnake District but of other events and places significant to the District.

< Back VOLUME XIV, ISSUE #3, 2006 Table of Contents Cover photo, Springtown, Arkansas Schoolhouse, original location; Springtown School finds a new home by Randy Moll; Bobbi Ogden, by Teresa Allcorn; Springtown Schoolhouse Moved, by Donna Clark; Obituaries, Chris W. Brown, Maggie Aldridge Smith; William Pasley Genealogy, by Glenita Guthrie; Oak Hill Cemetery, Siloam Springs, Arkansas burials, by Glenita Guthrie; Old Green School photo, 1936 or 1937, contributed by George Richard; Adair Co Democrat newspaper, Nov. 27, 1908 contributed by Teresa Allcorn; Where the “Y” by Terry Rose; The Move to Crazy Holler by Jean Hurt; Obituary, Thelma Keith Howerton Barney; A tribute to my Mother by James K. Howerton; Civil War Lectures on Hildebrand Mill

< Back VOLUME XI, ISSUE #3, 2003 Table of Contents Cover photo, Fellow by Creek, Tales of Cincinnati Arkansas by Gary Barnes; Railway Post Office by Don Warden Barnes Family by Alice Ann Askew; A Doggone Misunderstanding by Jean Hurt; Obituaries-Macie Wofford, Edna Porter, Opal Ellis, Raymon Lawson, Grace Bailey; Samuel H. Hughs; Dr. T.W. Linam, Colcord Ok (record of babies delivered by Dr. Linam) The Daily Register, Siloam Springs Arkansas 1932; Tales of Cincinnati Arkansas by Gary Barnes; Descendents of James Smith Washington County, Arkansas Marriages, 1859; Memorial Donations; Colcord Basketball Team 1941-42 (girls team) photo; G.D.H.A. Cemetery Project

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< Back VOLUME XX, ISSUE #2, 2012 Table of Contents Cover Photo: Joseph Beck’s Masonic Apron, 1860’s, Clear Fork and Mick Dundom by Teresa Allcorn, History of Colcord Gyms, by Donna Clark, True Adventures of Civil War, by Bill Panter, Old Settlers Day & Sam Sixkiller Booksigning by Donna Clark, Obituaries: Chandler”Bub”Gunter, Teddie Maxine Brannan Scott, Leroy Gatewood, Virginia Londagin, Carl W. England, Bessie Cornelison, Goingsnake Meeting,July 2012 by Donna Clark, Joseph Beck’s Masonic Apron by Donna Clark, John David Moore, by Jean Moore

The Talbot Library & Museum Genealogy Magazine is published semi-annually and is dedicated to bringing families together through genealogy and family history. Subscribe to TL&M Genealogy Magazine Please enter your address and other information below. If you choose to receive a print copy, it will go to the address below. First name(Required) Last name(Required) Street Address(Required) City(Required) State(Required) Zip Code(Required) Phone(Required) Email(Required) Year Subscribing For: (Required) Yes, subscribe me to a one year subscription to TL&M Genealogy Magazine . (Required) Current Subscription Member?(Required) Yes No, I am a new subscriber. TL&M Genealogy 1-Year Subscription - Choose one:(Required) 1-Year Subscription -Two Issues - EMAIL ONLY $30 1-Year Subscription -Two Issues - Choose PRINT or EMAIL $35 For subscription of $35, choose only ONE version of TL&M Genealogy Magazine you would like to receive for your subscription: Email (Digital) Print Go To Payment The Talbot Library & Museum Genealogy Magazine is published semi-annually and is dedicated to bringing families together through genealogy and family history. NEW!! Starting 2025: • $30.00 yearly subscription for two issues will be available via EMAIL only! • A $35.00 yearly subscription for two issues will be available via PRINT copy, postage included. (Or you can receive by EMAIL - choose on the form below)

< Back VOLUME XI, ISSUE #1, 2003 Table of Contents Cover photo, Siloam Springs, Arkansas Depot; K.C. Southern Railroad by Don Warden; Guy Logsdon, Adair County, Oklahoma Democrat, newspaper, Dec.1937, transcribed by Teresa Allcorn; Caywood, Delaware County Oklahoma family; Early Twenties-Seen Daily on Streets of Watts, Oklahoma by A.D.Lester; 1937 Siloam Springs Pantherettes, photo; Recent donors, memorial; Adair County Seat Feud by Gayle Campbell; Barnes Stories, by Gary Barnes; Foreman, Delaware County Oklahoma family; Washington County Arkansas Marriages, 1857

The Talbot Library & Museum Genealogy Magazine is published semi-annually and is dedicated to bringing families together through genealogy and family history. Publications Menu - TL&M Genealogy Magazine: Subscriptions Purchase Current Issues Purchase Back Issues Goingsnake Messenger: Purchase Back Issues TL&M Genealogy Subscription The Talbot Library & Museum Genealogy Magazine is published semi-annually and is dedicated to bringing families together through genealogy and family history. NEW!! Starting 2025: • $30.00 yearly subscription for two issues will be available via EMAIL (PDF Format). • A $35.00 yearly subscription for two issues will be available via PRINT copy, postage included. (Or you can receive by EMAIL (PDF Format) - choose on the form below) Subscribe to TL&M Genealogy Magazine Please enter your address and other information below. If you choose to receive a print copy, it will go to the address below. First name(Required) Last name(Required) Street Address(Required) City(Required) State(Required) Zip Code(Required) Phone(Required) Email(Required) Year Subscribing For: (Required) Yes, subscribe me to a one year subscription to TL&M Genealogy Magazine . (Required) Current Subscription Member?(Required) Yes No, I am a new subscriber. TL&M Genealogy 1-Year Subscription - Choose one:(Required) 1-Year Subscription -Two Issues - EMAIL ONLY $30 1-Year Subscription -Two Issues - Choose PRINT or EMAIL $35 For subscription of $35, choose only ONE version of TL&M Genealogy Magazine you would like to receive for your subscription: Email (Digital) Print Go To Payment

< Back VOLUME XXII, ISSUE #1, 2014 Table of Contents Cover photo: Polly Roughton,Norton Burbage,Myrtle Thompson @1930 Anderson-Key American Legion Post #280 by Jay Hannah American Legion Post #277 by Donna Clark July Goingsnake Meeting by Donna Clark Renovated Gasoline Pumps by Donna Clark New Saddle Display by Donna Clark Martin Crittenden, Wilson Brothers, Grace Barnett Bailey, Obituaries: Belva “Polly” Adaline Willis Meade, Elizabeth Elaine Thurman, Dorotha Dottie Potter, Priscilla McGarrah, Betty Starr Barker, Idabell Cherry Chamberlain, J.D.Johnson, Kenneth D. Cantrel, Janna Sue Londagin Baker, Roger C. Kirk= Eulogy. Commemorative Postmark, Colcord, OK-Annual Old Settlers Day 2014 The Friends Trace by Terrel Shields Responses to 2013 Annual Campaign Fund T.L. & M. Genealogy Magazine, contents of Volume XXI 2013 Issues 13th Annual Cherokee Ancestry Conference, Tahlequah, OK George P. Ballard’s Cincinnati Connections

< Back VOLUME XV, ISSUE #1, 2007 Table of Contents Cover photo, Grampa Baxter and daughter; Baxter, Norris and Binns Families by Teresa Allcorn; Oklahoma’s Historical Markers, Adair Co. by Joseph & Burke; Williams Yellow Jackets, Almost? By Terry Rose; Top 10 List for Old Ladies, Miracle Cures Hard to Resist by Jean Hurt; Oak Hill Cemetery, Siloam Springs, AR 1909 by Glenita Guthrie; Marble City, I.T. Quarries; Cherokee City Star, Mar 1882, transcribed by Teresa Allcorn; Contribution to Donation Campaign; Obituaries, Edna Shackelford, Dennis West, Susie Cockrell

The Talbot Library and Museum (TL&M) operates solely on donations, fundraising, and bookstore sales. We are a 501(c)3. Make a donation to Talbot Library & Museum Help us "preserve a bit of history"! **Donations of $35.00 or more will receive a one-year, two issue subscription to "T. L. & M. Genealogy Magazine" publication. You may choose Email/Digital or Print in the form below. We operate on donor contributions and book sales. * Required Field First name* Last name* Email Address* I want to join the E-mail list for the latest updates, events, and news at the Talbot Library & Museum. Street Address* City* Street Address Line 2 State* Zip code* Enter your Donation Amount* $ In Memory/Honor of: For donations of $35 and over, choose only ONE version of TL&M Genealogy Magazine you would like to receive for your subscription: Email (Digital) Printed How did you find/get to this donation form?* (Choose One) * E-mail Print Letter TL&M Website Internet Search Other Donate Thank you for your donation! We also hope that you will consider TL&M in your charitable bequests, estate planning, memorials, and with planned giving through trusts and wills. The Talbot Library and Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Every gift of any size is tax deductible as allowed by law. The Talbot Library and Museum (TL&M) operates solely on donations and bookstore sales. TL&M has been able to offer patrons free admission to the museum and Walkingstick Research Library. We hope to continue to do so. Our research collections focus on Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, and Cherokee Territory genealogy and history. We have one of the best Cherokee genealogy collections and research facilities in the United States. Our facility includes a bookstore offering new and used history, local, and genealogy books. Some of these books are also for sale online. Our two-acre property contains an old schoolhouse, a post office replica, local antiques and many more items of local and area interest. In order to continue its goal of "Preserving a Bit of History", we ask that you consider donating to the Talbot Library and Museum. We also hope that you will consider TL&M in your charitable bequests, estate planning, and memorials. Planned giving through trusts and wills offer another opportunity to contribute. Memoriams and honorariums are great ways to recognize a loved one as well. The Talbot Library and Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Every gift of any size is tax deductible as allowed by law. You may also mail donations to the address below: Talbot Library and Museum P.O. Box 349 Colcord, OK 74338 Checks made payable to: Talbot Library and Museum Please direct any questions to our staff by phone at (918)-326-4532 or send us a message .

< Back VOLUME XI, ISSUE #2, 2003 Table of Contents Cover photo, 4 Members of AHTA, Coppedge, Cockrell, Burbage, Hicks; Anti Horse Thief Association by Teresa Allcorn Roxie Blagg Kirby, 90th Birthday; Joseph Thomas Family by Glanas Wooten; Journal Advance Transcript by Teresa Allcorn Hoover Hogs-Depression Era Rabbit Tale by Jean Hurt; Facts and Fables by Darrel Mattox, Evansville, Arkansas Washington County, Arkansas Marriages, 1857

he Talbot Library and Museum is organized to own possess and operate the Talbot Library and Museum for the use and benefit of the community, its citizens, and all others who are interested for educational and historical purposes. The Talbot Library and Museum specializes in historical and genealogical research material of Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas and Cherokee Territory.   The facility also publishes TL&M Genealogy and is home to the Goingsnake Messenger.   Our Mission To Preserve "A Bit Of History" The Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord, Delaware County, Oklahoma was established by Virgil and Avis Talbot in 1987 as a free museum and library available for research of the area and local and Native American history. The Talbot Library and Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit facility operated by a Board of Trustees. The Board is dedicated to managing this valuable resource in a professional manner. The Talbot Library and Museum is organized to own, possess, and operate the Talbot Library and Museum for the use and benefit of the community, its citizens, and all others who are interested for educational and historical purposes. The Talbot Library and Museum specializes in historical and genealogical research material of Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas and Cherokee Territory. The facility also publishes TL&M Genealogy. The Library and Museum operates solely on contributions/donations and sales of Book Store and Gift Shop items. Its goal is to "Preserve a Bit of History".

We offer books detailing the history of  the Arkansas / Oklahoma / Missouri region of the United States, Native Americans, the Civil War, gangsters and outlaws, local history, The Trail of Tears and much more! We also offer genealogical information and books including cemetery information, death records, census data and more. Please take a few minutes to look through our books for sale by clicking on the topics below.....there is something for everyone!  New Arrivals Arkansas Books Oklahoma Books Missouri Books Native American Books General/Other Books All Books SALE! Shipping/Tax We offer books detailing the history of the Arkansas / Oklahoma / Missouri region of the United States, Native Americans, the Civil War, gangsters and outlaws, local history, The Trail of Tears and much more! We also offer genealogical information and books including cemetery information, death records, census data and more. Please take a few minutes to look through our books for sale by clicking on the topics below.....there is something for everyone! Also: Visit us at our book store at the Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord, Oklahoma. Go to our Visit Us page for directions.

< Back VOLUME XII, ISSUE #4, 2004 Table of Contents Cover photo, Hildebrand-Beck Mill, Hildebrand-Beck Mill by Ray Stinchcomb, Obituary , Dan D. Draper Jr, Home Demonstration Clubs of Benton County, Arkansas by Mike Rapp, Teepee Club Home Demonstration Club, Westville, OK; Lucy Jane Moore Ross, Washington County, Arkansas Genealogy of James Moore; Peter Carnahan of Washington County, Arkansas; Westville American newspaper, transcribed by Teresa Allcorn School District Clerk’s Records, Early 1900’s, Row Indian Territory., cont’d; A Good Man and A Good Miller by Virgil Talbot Kurt Stonebraker Memorial; Siloam Springs Arkansas 1936 phonebook by Don Cundiff

< Back VOLUME XI, ISSUE #4, 2003 Table of Contents Cover photo, “Osieville” parents of Ray Stinchcomb; “Osieville” Oklahoma by Ray Stinchcomb; Cherokee Hummer, newspaper 1907, transcribed by Teresa Allcorn; 1812 Pension Claims, Washington County, Arkansas; Ewing House, Siloam Springs, Arkansas by Virgil Talbot From Clark to Marrs to Ruble by Bill Ruble; Colcord High School Superintendents and Teachers by Dan D. Draper Union School, including photo by Imogene Cockrell; Bushwacking in Benton County by Terrel Shields; Hildebrand-Beck Mill Ornament; Heel or Healer by Jean Hurt; A Few Cemetery Curiosities by Gary Barnes; Descendents of Ross Andrew Brady by Glenita Guthrie; The Watts Watchman, newspaper, transcribed by Teresa Allcorn; Washington County, Arkansas Marriages, 1880; Obituary-Bobbye Hannah

Virgil Talbot was the founder of the Talbot Library & Museum.  He was also publisher of the Goingsnake Messenger and TL&M Genealogy magazines. Virgil's motto was "Preserving a Bit of History".  He was very dedicated to this purpose.  He worked very hard at collecting and preserving historical and genealogical material that would be available for generations. 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, as depicted in the photo. Our Founder Virgil Talbot was the founder of the Talbot Library & Museum. He was born on March 13, 1927. In addition to founding the Talbot Library and Museum, Virgil Talbot was also publisher of the Goingsnake Messenger and TL&M Genealogy magazines. He also wrote several books regarding his family and his wife's (Avis) family, as well as local history books and poetry. Virgil's motto was "Preserving a Bit of History". He was very dedicated to this purpose. He worked very hard at collecting and preserving historical and genealogical material that would be available for generations. Mr. Talbot belonged to several historical societies including the Cherokee National Historical Society. He was placed on the Historical Society Board by the Cherokee Nation--the first non-Indian to hold a position on the board. Virgil was very proud of this honor. Virgil Talbot died June 17, 1998. He was posthumously named to the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2005 by the Oklahoma Historical Society. He was an avid collector of historical records of this area and was so very proud of the Talbot Library and Museum.

You are invited to purchase a brick paver, which will be joined with others and be displayed on the walkway connecting the Talbot Library and Museum building with the historic Springtown Schoolhouse in Colcord, Oklahoma. A great way to honor your family or business and remember loved ones in this permanent memorial. Engrave A Brick Memorial Brick by Brick! Step by Step! You and your family or business can be a permanent part of the walkway connecting the Talbot Library and Museum building with the historic Springtown Schoolhouse in Colcord, Oklahoma.! You are invited to purchase a brick paver, which will be joined with others and be displayed on the walkway. This is a great way to honor your family, business or remember loved ones in this permanent memorial. Engrave A Brick Order Form Get one to remember loved ones, family, veterans or to recognize friends, clubs, businesses & more! The cost of each paver ordered is $75 Please fill out the lines below EXACTLY as you would like it to appear on the paver. Leave a blank space between words. Each space counts as a letter. Each crimson Brick Paver may be engraved with either: * 5/8" letters (up to 16 letters per line/4 lines) or * 3/4" letters (up to 14 letters per line/3 lines) Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 I have reviewed the personalization for accuracy and approve it. Your First Name Your Last Name Your Email Street Address City State Postal / Zip code Order Now Thanks for ordering!

Talbot Library Online Book Store Shipping Information Talbot Library Online Book Store New Arrivals Arkansas Books Oklahoma Books Missouri Books Native American Books General/Other Books Shipping Book Store / Shipping Info / General / Other Books New Arrivals Arkansas Books Oklahoma Books Missouri Books Native American Books General/Other Books All Books SALE! Shipping/Tax Book Store / Shipping Info / Shipping & Sales Tax Info Sales Tax: Oklahoma Sales Tax will be added for orders that include books and magazines shipping to Oklahoma. Shipping and Handling Rates: Shipping time is generally 3-5 business days. We do not ship outside of the United States. No International Sales. Order Total Shipping & Handling Rates $0-$25.00 $5.50 $25.01 - $50.00 $7.50 $50.01 - $100.00 $9.50 $100.01 - $150.00 $11.50 $150.01 - $200.00 $13.50 $200.01 - $300.00 $15.00 Over $300.00 $20.00

< Back VOLUME XXVI, ISSUE #2, 2018 Table of Contents Cover Photo: Ray Stinchcomb 1928-2018 George Monroe Hagan: Pioneer in Education( Adair County, OK) by Luke Williams T.L.&M Original Board of Trustee member, Ray Stinchcomb passes away at age 89 Remembering Our Roots (Ambrose McGhee & Judith Cochran family) by Janie McGhee-Cook “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” poem by Jean Hurt Obituaries: David L. Cannon, Henry”Howard” Porter, Everett “Dannie” Amos, Nellie “Sue” Hurt, Roger Dale Silcox, Grace Porter Wolf, Phyllis “Sharon” Okerson Wood, Billy Dowd, Clark Trent Ellis, Loreta Allen Yeager, Elda “Bo” Mae Allen, Carolyn”Arlene” Keeter Smith Derek Clark, Colcord,OK, 2018 Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductee Moving To Oregon by Norman”Mannie Baer Russell Randolph and Mrs Roy Baer, 1952 Sale Bill, Cincinnati, Arkansas Swicegood Gamily, transcribed by Donna Clark Edmondson Family of Benton County AR and recent 1928 tractor donation Colcord FFA Class, Photo of a vintge tractor delivered to Talbot’s for storage Edward England family Genealogy(inc. Wingfield and Rutherford family) The Edmondson Family of Cherokee Nation/Delaware County, Oklahoma by Donna Clark Journal Advance,Gentry, AR, March 1924, articles transcribed by Teresa Allcorn Brick Order form, Book Reviews, New Books on the Shelf (Walkingstick Research Room,Talbot Library)

< Back VOLUME XXI, ISSUE #2, 2013 Table of Contents Cover Photo: Cincinnati(AR)United Methodist Church; 1951 Cherokee Assemble at Old Shrine, 1925, Where Missionary Founded Orphanage; Recent Donated Items to Museum(from Sue Parham family). by Donna Clark; Roller Skating by Jean Hurt; Young Farmer Ambushed,John W. Murray; 1908 Colcord, OK; Class of 1932 and Prophecy by Donna Clark; Obituaries: Juanita Hendren, Frances Marie Duncan, Daisy Blagg, Donna Mae Barnes, Linda Bramwell, Doyle Lee Guthrie, Wendell Kirby; Barnes Family Chuckles,Stories and Facts by Gary Barnes; Odd Jobs by Jean Hurt; Henry Covel Holderman by D. Bruce Howell; James Robinson, MD by Glenita Guthrie; Cincinnati United Methodist Church by Glenita Guthrie; Bryant Family Information by Teresa Allcorn; Cherokee Citizens Living in IT, 1840’s by Donna Clark; 1941 Westville News by Glenita Guthrie; American Legion Post 277,Colcord Oklahoma by Donna Clark

< Back VOLUME XIX, ISSUE #2, 2011 Table of Contents Cover Photo, Union Soldier, 6th Kansas Cavalry and James Beaty Whiteside, The Old Confederate; Pre Oklahoma Statehood Letters & Documents Collection; New Fence at Talbot Library and Museum by Donna Clark; Old Settler’s Day, June 2011, by Donna Clark Correspondence Corrections by Donna Clark; Union Soldier, 6th Kansas Cavalry, William W. Clark by Donna Clark; James Beaty Whiteside by Teresa Allcorn; Captain George Gibson, Civil War Experiences by Deanna Gibson; Obituaries, Ida Mae Linn, Marshall Randolph; Table of Contents for T.L. & M., 2010 issue; John K. P. Dobson, Confederate; Barnes family by Gary Barnes Great Mattress Making Project by Teresa Allcorn; Cincinnati AR Reunion; Health Care by Jean Hurt; Flint Creek, Watershed of the Ozark Borderland by Shirley Willis

The Talbot Library and Museum is located on a two-acre property in Colcord, Delaware County, Oklahoma.  Our facility is part Museum and part Research Library. The property includes: A museum of historical items of the area (Main Building), The Walkingstick Research Library room (Main Building), A Book Store (Main Building), The historic one-room Springtown Schoolhouse, The Adair Building containing large museum items & farm machinery, A Blacksmith Shop, and A Post Office Building. About Our Library & Museum Preserving a Bit of History The Talbot Library and Museum is located on a two-acre property in Colcord, Delaware County, Oklahoma. Our facility is part Museum and part Research Library. The property includes: A museum of historical items of the area (Main Building), The Walkingstick Research Library room (Main Building), A Book Store (Main Building), The historic one-room Springtown Schoolhouse, The Adair Building containing large museum items & farm machinery, A Blacksmith Shop, and A Post Office Building. The Library contains a unique, large collection of materials relating to Cherokee genealogy/history, Indian Territory, Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. Our founder, Virgil Talbot, started collecting, many years ago, some of the research material that can only be found at Talbot Library and Museum. New items are continually being added. The Talbot Bookstore is an important part of the facility, offering new and used books for sale. The topics include a wide array of interests related to local history, Cherokee genealogy/history, Indian Territory, Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, the West, and so much more. A collection of new books are available for purchase at our location in Colcord and at the Talbot Library Online Bookstore . We also sell a similar variety of interesting and valuable used books at our EBAY bookstore. We produce the TL&M Genealogy Publication twice annually. We carry back issues of TL&M Genealogy Magazine as well as back issues of the Goingsnake Messenger . A list of contents and ordering information for Back Issues of these publications are listed on the website. We charge no admission to our facility. Visitors, School Groups, and Researchers are always welcome. We are an independent non-profit, (501-C3) organization that does not receive government funding. We operate on donor contributions and book sales .

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Awards and Honors for the Talbot Library and Museum Awards and Honors for Talbot Library & Museum Andrea Squires, Talbot Library & Museum Board Member, was chosen as the President of the Association of the Descendants of Nancy Ward (ADNW) , September 2025 Talbot Library & Museum dedicated part of the library as the Grace Puffinbarger Memorial Research Area in honor of our late, longtime employee and Talbot friend, Grace, 2024 "Cultural Perpetuation Award" at the Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach Conference, 2021 "Historical Preservation Award" given by the Cherokee Nation Community and Cultural Outreach (CNCCO ) at the 16th annual Conference of Community Leaders, August 31, 2020 Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant by the Oklahoma Historical Society, February, 2020 "Indian Territory Award for Preservation of State and Local History" given by the Oklahoma Heritage Association The Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Heritage Preservation The Oklahoma Department of Libraries Models of Archival Administration Program Grant The "Outstanding Publication Award" for the TL&M Genealogy Magazine from the Oklahoma Museums Association A Restoration Grant from the Oklahoma Centennial Commission for the Historic Springtown Schoolhouse "Outstanding Volunteer of 2008" to Bob Baker, Board Member of Talbot Library and Museum from the Oklahoma Museums Association

Visit us for on-site genealogy and history research, purchasing historical and genealogical books, perusing museum artifacts, school and group trips, events, and much more! Visit Talbot Library & Museum Book Store Research/Genealogy Visit-Book Store Visit Museum Visit Research-Genealogy Talbot Library and Museum has a great bookstore located at 500 S. Colcord Ave. in Colcord, OK! Stop by during our business hours and shop in our store. (We also offer these books in our online bookstore !) We offer books detailing the history of the Arkansas/Oklahoma/Missouri region of the United States, the Civil War, gangsters and outlaws, local history, the Trail of Tears and much more! We also offer genealogical information and books including cemetery information, death records, census data and more. Museum Our main museum building includes artifacts and displays of local history, including kitchen antiques and Cherokee artifacts. We also have a group of saddles on display, including side saddles and a cavalry saddle. Our museum also includes other displays/buildings including the beautifully restored Springtown (Arkansas) Schoolhouse with old schoolhouse artifacts & an autographed quilt collection; the Adair Building, which serves as an antique farm machinery shed; and a Post Office building with Colcord’s original Post Office boxes and window. The two other buildings include a blacksmith shop and a grocery store. Visit us free of charge. Donations welcome! The Talbot Library and Museum specializes in historical and genealogical research material of Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas and Cherokee Territory. Our Walkingstick Research Library is home to vast resources that can be utilized for genealogical and historical research. Some of our collection is unique to our library. We can help you find materials for your family history and genealogy right here in our library! Plan to visit or call us to make an appointment. Visit School Groups and Tours Visit Location Directions Visit-TLM Hours School Groups & Tours TLM Hours Location/Directions The Talbot Library and Museum welcomes school and group tours of our facilities and property. Read about our bookstore, library, museum and Walkingstick Research Library above. Lots to see and do! For school and group tours, Currently, there is no charge for these tours. Contact Us Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00AM - 4:00PM Friday 8:00AM-2:00PM (or other days by appointment for research Contact Us The Talbot Library and Museum is located in Colcord, Oklahoma. The library is located about 80 miles east of Tulsa and 7 miles west of the Arkansas border. Physical Address: 500 South Colcord Avenue Colcord, Oklahoma 74338 Get Directions

< Back VOLUME XX, ISSUE #1, 2012 Table of Contents Cover Photo, A.J. Hawk Home, 1908, 2011 TLM Genealogy Publication contents, Colcord Church of Christ celebrates 100 years, Walter H. Helmerich III, Obituaries:Travis Ellis, Lurana Duncan, Barney Wilkerson, Jason Shackelford, Jerral Shelley, Elzie Caywood, Dustin Chamberlain, Gene Bird; Donation to Museum of side saddle by Bud Edmondson family; Responses to 2011 Annual Donor Campaign Fund, The Hawks Family of Springtown, AR by Teresa Allcorn, Old Settlers Day, by Donna Clark, Elzie Ronald Caywood family by Donna Clark, The Cherokee Hummer, by Teresa Allcorn, J. F. Bates, genealogy, by Glenita Guthrie, Descendants of James Alexander Bates, by Glenita Guthrie