[Photograph 2012.201.b1301.0928]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Even their best friends at the Eufaula Indian School are sometimes confused by twins Darlene and Arlene Wolf."
Date: November 3, 1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Location of the Battle of Round Mountains (open access)

The Location of the Battle of Round Mountains

Article provides a summary of the information collected by the author from various sources about the location of the Battle of Round Mountain. Angie Debo discusses the debate over its precise location and the work of the Payne County Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Debo, Angie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fishertown (open access)

Fishertown

Article describes the establishment of Fishertown, a village in the Creek Nation that cropped up near North Fork Town in the nineteenth century. Carolyn Thomas Foreman traces the genealogy of the Fisher family who founded the town, and describes its early growth and development.
Date: Autumn 1953
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Planting the "Long-Rooted Grass": The Eufaula Boarding School for Girls, 1910-1962 (open access)

Planting the "Long-Rooted Grass": The Eufaula Boarding School for Girls, 1910-1962

This article tells the story of the Eufaula Boarding School for Girls in Eufaula, Oklahoma. The author focuses on the care for students shown through music, family visits, and the encouragement of Creek cultural activities.
Date: Winter 2010
Creator: Wendel, Linda Ford
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
North Fork Town (open access)

North Fork Town

Article illustrates the history of North Fork Town, its settlement by the Creeks, the religious denominations that took root there, and the schools that were eventually built in the area. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses the missionaries that helped found these schools and the growth of the town.
Date: Spring 1951
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Texanna (open access)

Texanna

Article examines life and business at Texanna, Oklahoma, a town settled by Cherokees who relocated there from Texas. Though now a ghost town, Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the town's history through accounts of travelers who documented it and citizens who lived there.
Date: Summer 1953
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Honey Springs National Battlefield Park Movement (open access)

The Honey Springs National Battlefield Park Movement

Article outlines the events surrounding the centennial anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs, the largest battle fought during the Civil War within present-day Oklahoma. The battle was the catalyst for Federal troops to gain control of the territory through the capture of Fort Smith. A commemorative park was created for the battlefield.
Date: Spring 1969
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Bard to Speculator: Alexander Lawrence Posey and the Muscogee Nation, 1902-08 (open access)

From Bard to Speculator: Alexander Lawrence Posey and the Muscogee Nation, 1902-08

Article explores Muscogee Indian Alexander Posey's role as a speculator and member of one of the Dawes Commission enrollment parties.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Widener, Jeffrey M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History