Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Looking Back in Time: The Population in Indian Territory

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Excerpt  from the Indian Advocate, Volume XII No. 5, page 154 Link to page The question often arises about the number of Freedme...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Samuel Chawanochubby & Mason Clark - Children of their Chickasaw Father and African Mother

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Dawes Enrollment Card of Samuel Chawanchubby, Card #93 NARA Publication Number M1186 Many issues arise when discussion of...
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Monday, May 6, 2013

New Collection of Dawes Allotment Records Open Doors for Researchers

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An exciting new record set has recently been digitized that will enhance the research of all interested in Indian Territory and early O...
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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Wallace Roll Affidavits: Additional Resource for Indian Territory Research - Part 1

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National Archives Record Group 75 Entry 578 Box 5 Testimony of Melissa Foster * * * * * Many who research Freedman records are fa...
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Old Muskogee Newspaper Reveals Indian Freedmen Population. Greater Need for Study Emerges

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Source of article: Muskogee Cimeter, Muskogee, I.T., January 4, 1906 p. 2 How many Freedmen from the Five Civilized Tribers were ther...
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Monday, April 8, 2013

The Forgotten Black Hospital of Oklmulgee

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Image from: Abandoned Oklahoma Many landmarks in Indian Territory are long forgotten, abandoned and in some cases lost to erosion, time ...
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

The Value of Sound Genealogical Methods in Native American Research

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The Freedmen Series: Cherokee Freedmen Research Source: Personal Video Channel The recent decision by the US Court of Appeals that cam...
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