Sep 1, 2006
Note: Edited on 10/19/2007 to add info about Henry’s 1st wife and Edward’s mother, thanks to an Overholser family member generally identified below, and to add and replace some earlier images and revise and expand the text. This post is really a tale of...
Aug 29, 2006
My city has had 35 Mayors since the April 1889 Land Run (* are provisional/temporary mayors before the city’s incorporation): MayorFromUntil1* William L. CouchApril 27, 1889November 11, 18892* Andrew Jackson BealeNovember 27, 1889December 30, 18893* D.W....
Aug 26, 2006
Edited & Updated 6/19/2007: The Oklahoma Heritage Association’s Website has been majorly revised. Some quotes here are from the former website which do not exist in its current website. Also, see Oklahoma Hall of Fame. From 1909 and ninety years thereafter,...
Aug 22, 2006
Perle Mesta This child of Bill Skirvin was mentioned in the last post on the Skirvin Hilton. Though not an Oklahoman by birth or by much of the time in her life, by reputation, at least, she was an Oklahoma City girl. Born October 12, 1889, in Sturgis, Michigan, she...
Aug 20, 2006
Also, see Skirvin Hilton Preview, Skirvin Hilton: The Day Before, and Grand Reopening. ORIGINS William Balser “Bill” Skirvin, a Michigan native, made the Run of 1889 but then moved to Texas where he made a fortune in land development and oil. In 1906 he...
