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New Book in Store: Cherokee History and the Spirit FamilyThis new book in our store was written by James Neil Barnes. It is about his own great-great grandmother, Annie Spirit’s life from 1826-1910. The book includes Annie’s grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, children etc. and their lives parallel with the rise and fall of the Cherokee Nation. It contains informative Cherokee history as well as family history.
Talbot Library and Museum was used as one of his resources in researching and writing the book. You can get more information and order the book online here! This book is also available for sale at the Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord, OK. New Book in Store: Ghost Stories from the Murrell HomeJust in time for October and Halloween, we've added a fascinating book for sale in our online bookstore!
Ghost Stories from the Murrell Home: The Murrell Home, built in the 1840's in the Cherokee Nation, is still standing at Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It was known originally as Hunter's Home, then as Murrell Home for many years. The home was built by George Murrell who married Minerva Ross, niece of Chief John Ross. The Oklahoma Historical Society changed the name back to Hunter's Home in 2018. This book contains collected ghost stories of the Home and the area. For more information and to order the book, click here! Three New Books added to our Bookstore! (Available online and at TL&M)We've added three new books for sale to our online bookstore. These books are also available in our bookstore at Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord, Oklahoma.
Book #1 - "Cherokee Heritage" and "Memories of Beck Prairie School" - Two-Part Book by Elzie Cherry and Beryl Spencer Ellis Van Dyke Book #2 - "Wagoner, Oklahoma" by Liz McMahan in the Images of America Series, Arcadia Publishing Book #3 - "Muskogee, Oklahoma" by Roger Bell in the Images of America Series, Arcadia Publishing For more information and to order a book, click here or click on the Book links above. New Book in Bookstore: Cherokee Civil Warrior-Chief John Ross and the Struggle For Tribal SovereigntyNew book in our store online!
This is a very interesting, newly released (2023) book about Chief John Ross. This book views the Civil War from the Cherokee capital at Tahlequah in Indian Territory. However, it is not a book about the Civil War. By allowing the Cherokees to tell their own story, we learn that many of the events that took place in Indian Territory between 1861 and 1865 had little to do with the Civil War per se. It becomes an epic tale of how the Cherokee Nation and its leader John Ross withstood the onslaught of white America in an attempt to protect tribal autonomy during the nineteenth century. The book is available for sale online at our bookstore or at the Talbot Library and Museum. You can order online and read more info at this link. Latest Issue of TL&M Magazine - 2022, #2Our latest issue of TL&M Genealogy Magazine was recently released. This issues includes a fun story and great travel through time at the Twin Springs ranch in Delaware County near Flint Creek!
Also included in this issue: *A story about Lona Whitmire Mason and the recent collection of her teaching materials donated to Talbot Library and Museum *Historical information on Oklahoma and Adair Counties in 1907 *Resources and information on the Charles F. Colcord Collection at OU *And so much more! We appreciate all of our contributors to the TL&M magazine! Subscriptions are $20/year with 2 issues per year. Individual copies are $10 each. If you'd like to subscribe, please contact us at talbotlibrary@earthlink.net You may also purchase our back issues of TL&M. More information for purchasing back issues is found here: https://www.talbotlibrary.org/tlm-genealogy-magazine.html The list of contents of back issues are found here: https://www.talbotlibrary.org/contents-of-past-tlm-issues... |
Obituary: Bob G. Stinchcomb, TL&M Board Member, passes away at the age of 93Bob G. Stinchcomb passed away on March 9. His legacy of service, toughness, love for his large family, and great work ethic will forever be remembered by those who knew and loved him.
He was on the board of the Talbot Library and Museum for many years and was a 1948 graduate of Colcord High School. Talbot would like to express sincere condolences for his family and friends. Read Bob's Obituary here. Book: "From Nothing--to Something" - Great Addition to the Talbot Walkingstick Research LibraryThe Talbot Library recently added this book "From Nothing -- to Something" to our Talbot Walkingstick Research Library. This book is now located in our local history book section at the library in Colcord. (We are not offering this book for sale, but it is for sale on Amazon)
Resources for the writing of this book include the Row-Colcord History book and Heritage of the Hills, Delaware County, Oklahoma History. Please stop by and take a look at this latest addition to our Library. Read about the book here! Online Bookstore Feature: Nancy Ward and Her Descendants
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New! Grace Puffinbarger Memorial Research Area at Talbot Library & MuseumThe Talbot Library and Museum (TL&M) recently did some re-arranging in the library. We added file cabinets that contain past issues of the TL&M Genealogy publication and the Goingnake Messenger publication. We offer these past issues for sale!
To utilize this space well, we decided to put a table top over the file cabinets. George Davis, husband of our valued employee, Jennifer, created a table top for this area. This area creates more room for research work and there is bench seating as well. We also have a copy machine nearby to aid those researching. (Thank you, George, for your great work on this!) We have named our new area the Grace Puffinbarger Memorial Research Area in honor of our late longtime employee and Talbot friend, Grace. She always enjoyed visiting with those who came in to do research and peruse our large collection. Talbot was a special place for Grace and we think she would have been pleased. A Visit To The White HouseRemembering "A Bit Of History":
Our Library Founder, Virgil Talbot, worked steadily in politics designing leaflets, writing editorials, and taking stands on issues and candidates. He wrote a book called "A Bit Of History" (available in our online store and at Talbot Library and Museum) that chronicles some of his political efforts, acquaintances, and correspondence. (And many other of his stories and writings about history) On page 131 of the book, Talbot chronicles the moment he shook the hand of President Lyndon Johnson around 1964: "It was a presidential news conference, not the kind you see on television these days, but one for members of the International Labor Press Association (ILPA). We were all part of the working press, editors, writers and publishers of labor newspapers. Security was tight in those days and I assume we had been checked out before being allowed into one of the rooms at the White House. I don't remember which one. President Johnson came in, along with House Speaker Carl Albert and Senate Majority Leader Russell Long. I was struck by the difference in size between Albert and Long - - one small, the other huge, or at least he looked that way beside Albert. The president was even bigger. The three men discussed the issues of the day - poverty, civil rights, etc. - and answered questions. Then we filed past the president for a handshake and picture taking. I remember telling him my name and that I was from Arkansas (We lived in Fayetteville, AR at that time.) And he made some remark and I passed on into history. (Note, written in 1986: I weigh about 100 pounds lighter today than I did 22 years ago. One hundred pounds! No wonder my feet are flat.)" You can shop for this book here. Beautiful Antique Quilts on display at the Talbot Library & MusuemAs you enter the Springtown School House building at the Talbot Library & Museum (TL&M), you will quickly see a beautiful display of quilts donated to our museum.
We are very proud of our quilt collection including quilts from the late 19th century and early 20th century. So many of these types of quilts leave such a legacy and are great piece of American history. Read more about some of the quilts on display at TL&M here. Preserving A Bit Of History:
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