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

Eufaula Creek Boarding School

Photograph of music class in Mrs. Layman's 4th Grade class room at the Eufaula Creek Boarding School, Eufaula, OK. Photo by Shepard Studio, Eufaula, OK.
Date: unknown
Creator: Shepard Studio
Object Type: Photograph
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
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
My Pioneer Home in Old Greer County (open access)

My Pioneer Home in Old Greer County

Article describes the author's experiences traveling to and growing up in old Greer County. Laressa Cox McBurney describes the wagon journey, the type of pioneer home they had, neighbors, mail, and school on the frontier.
Date: Spring 1964
Creator: McBurney, Laressa Cox
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History