Sunday, April 28, 2024

Freedmen Schools in the Cherokee Nation 1869 - 1907

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  In 2008 I had the privelege of speaking with Dr. James McCullough a professor at the University of North Iowa. He had for several years  t...
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

"Only God Could Seperate Us"

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When reading the interviews of Freedmen seeking to have their names placed on the Dawes Roll, most interviews were simply factual data recor...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

New Chat Schedule for 2024

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  New ZOOM-chat schedule  Afvummi Himona Na Yukpa - Happy New Year!   Beginning in January 2024 the twice-a-week history/genealogy chats wil...
Monday, September 4, 2023

Labor Day Festivities in Black Oklahoma 1915

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  In 1915, the first of several events unfolded in Muskogee Oklahoma when the "Great Agricultural and Industrial Parade" unfolded ...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

"Yall as Free as I am."

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Juneteenth and a Season of Freedom We celebrated Juneteenth yesterday, which is a national holiday honoring the end of slavery and beginning...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Honoring Oklahoma Freedmen: Black History from Indian Territory

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  DAY 1: FREEDMEN HISTORY MONTH Basic Genealogy & History For Choctaw & Chickasaw Freedmen In 1906, the year before Oklahoma Stateho...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Dave Roberts, Creek Freedman Businessman of Muskogee

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 An interesting obituary recently share by history enthusiast and collector Rex Campbell of Oklahoma City recently caught my attention. It w...