Nov 13, 2009
This on-going article was first published on October 26 and is current through November 13, 2009. It will eventually be filled with articles beginning in mid-September with updates through December 9, the day after the election and perhaps a bit later. As each...
Oct 23, 2009
Initially posted on October 20, 2009; current through November 12. With both credit and apologies to Dr. Seuss, it has been written,Out west, near Hawtch-Hawtch, there’s a Hawtch-Hawtcher Bee-Watcher. His job is to watch … is to keep both his eyes on the lazy...
Oct 10, 2009
Below, two thumbnail images compare what is now called the Oklahoma River, earlier the North Canadian. At left is a photograph contained in Photographing Oklahoma 1889/1991 by Mark Klett (Oklahoma City Art Museum 1991) showing the then North Canadian River near Wiley...
Sep 22, 2009
Updated September 22, 2009 What’s the best source for researching Oklahoma City History? That’s easy — it’s the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library System, MLS for short. And much of it is available in your own home, or in your hotel room while...
Aug 8, 2009
When researching What Became of the Downtown USO?, in the same Sunday Oklahoman issue which described the opening of the Bass Furniture & Carpet Building, June 29, 1930, I happened across the full page collage below, buried on page 14 of Section C. I’ve now...
