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On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the Talbot Library and Museum held a fundraiser yard sale on our grounds in Colcord, Oklahoma! It was a hot day, but we appreciate everyone who attended, bought items and volunteered to help! All proceeds are going to the Talbot Library and Museum operating fund. These funds help keep us going! Thank YOU!!

We have just added two new book arrivals to our online bookstore! (They are also available at our Talbot Library and Museum location in Colcord, OK) Book Descriptions Below. Click on title or photo for link to book: The Road To Disappearance: A History Of The Creek Indians - $24..95 By Angie Debo Another classic book, by the late renowned author and historian, Angie Debo. Her contributions to Indian history of Oklahoma and the entire state of Oklahoma are numerous.   This fascinating history was first published in 1941 as Volume 22 in The Civilization of the American Indian Series. This is a compelling story of the history and internal life of the Creek people. Search For The Native American Purebloods, Third Edition - $24.95 By Charles Banks Wilson, foreword by Herman J. ViolaThis is a classic book, first published in 1983, this third edition in 2000, out of print since 2005. Now being republished. Over several decades, the late renowned Oklahoma artist, Charles Banks Wilson created a gallery of portraits of “purebloods” from each Oklahoma tribe. The series contained 77 pencil drawings, with narratives. This third edition contains 13 additional drawings and an afterword by Mr. Wilson.

Many of you may be interested.......This note is from Teresa Parker at the Dickson Cemetery in Gentry, Arkansas. We have attached the list of damaged monuments below her note: "(Below is)....a list of monuments that were damaged during the tornado at Dickson Cemetery. It is listed in alphabetical order so you can look for your family name(s). As monuments are owned by the family and not the cemetery, the monument companies are asking that you call them directly to have repairs done and we are working with them to keep a list. There are still many families that they have not heard from. If you have questions, you can reach out to me at tjparke8@gmail.com or 479-619-5839. There are about 165 stones that are damaged. We have many older stones from the 1800's and early 1900's that do not have any family left and we are taking donations to help with those. You can donate at www.DicksonCemetery.com  or contact us at the phone or email above. 100% of donations go to the upkeep of the cemetery. There are many more repairs to be done. We are working to get cleaned up enough that we can mow as much as possible, repair the pavilion, repair the sign, clean up trees, etc."

We have just added this new book to our online store. It is also available at our location in Colcord, Oklahoma! The title is: The Cherokee Syllabary: An Illustrated Key To The Cherokee Language. This book by Brad Wagnon is a new unique, colorful book, and a great educational tool for children as well as adults!  It would be very helpful for becoming familiar with Native speech.  Each page contains illustration of syllabary character, how to pronounce the word in Cherokee and English. Illustrations are done by Beth Anderson. This is a hardback book with 40 pages. You can order it online now in our online store!

This 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.

Bobby (Bob) Gene Stinchcomb, 93, of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, passed away on March 9, 2024.  He was born on September 13, 1930, in Yukon, Oklahoma.  Bob was one of seven kids who were raised on a farm in northeast Oklahoma near the Oklahoma/Arkansas border.  Bob learned valuable lessons of hard work while living on the farm.  He was a hard worker and early riser his entire life. Bob attended Carnes School, a mile from their farm on the Moseley Prairie, then attended Colcord School in Colcord, OK where he graduated in 1948. He pursued his higher education with a focus on electrical engineering at Northeastern State University (NSU) in Tahlequah, OK, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Denver, and the University of Tulsa. Bob’s professional career in electrical engineering included employment at Douglas Aircraft, North American, and Gemco in Tulsa and Martin Marietta in Denver.  He worked on the Apollo space program as well as flight simulation systems. In the 1970s, he became an entrepreneur and owned Cash Plumbing in Broken Arrow, Ok and then worked at Heatwave Supply in Tulsa where he retired in 1995. Bob proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1954 during the time of the Korean War. Shortly after his honorable discharge from the armed forces Bob met the love of his life, Alice Joan Lay, while they both attended NSU.  They married in 1955 and were married for 68 ½ years.   Shortly after marriage they moved to Norman, OK where Bob attended the University of Oklahoma.  He had a job picking up stadium seat cushions after OU football games.  He liked to tell the story of being in attendance the day that Notre Dame broke OU’s 47-game winning streak.  He was a lifelong OU sports fan and particularly enjoyed watching OU softball in his later years. Their first child, Regina Kay, was born in Norman in 1956.  Their married life then took them back to Tulsa where their second child, Bobby Lee, was born in 1958. They then headed to Littleton, CO about 1960 where the last two of their children - Keri Lynne and Sheri Ann-- were born in 1963 and 1964, respectively.   Bob and his family settled back in Tulsa in 1964.   After raising their kids in Tulsa and retiring, Bob and Joan moved to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma in 1999. When his children were young, Bob coached many sports teams and attended sporting and extracurricular activities in support of his kids.   In his free time, Bob enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time with his kids and grandkids, and fixing anything and everything around the house. He found joy in these simple pleasures.  Bob had a closely knit and large immediate and extended family and always loved the times he could visit with any of his family members.   Upon retirement, Bob and Joan did some traveling which often included visiting their kids and grandkids living in other states. They were also active in church mission work and Bob volunteered as a board member at the Talbot Library and Museum in Colcord, OK for many years. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Alice Joan (Lay) Stinchcomb; his children Regina Kay Cruze (Wayne), Bobby Lee Stinchcomb (Niketa), Keri Lynne Parker, and Sheri Ann Sharp (George); 10 grandchildren: Jared (Karen) Williams, Zack (Audrey) Williams, Josh Williams, Ryan (Josie) Stinchcomb, Krystal (Stephen) Wiser, Kyle (Brittanie) Stinchcomb, Nathan (Jodie) Parker, Mikayla (Kan) Prawalwichit, Kate Sharp and Keri Sharp;  11 great-grandchildren: Sam, Nathan and Isaac Williams, Wyatt and Hunter Williams, Sarah and Logan Wiser, Ben and Abigail Stinchcomb, and Noah and Jett Parker; sister Mary Ruth (Stinchcomb) McCoy; sisters-in-law Ulele (Rouse) Stinchcomb, Hilda Stinchcomb, Linda (Perry) Stinchcomb, and Walsie (Lay) Fitzgerald; and brother-in-law CH (Patti) Lay. He is also survived by numerous other nephews and nieces. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Osie Mack and Mille Ruth (Garrett) Stinchcomb; granddaughter Jerri Lynn Williams; brother/sister-in-law Glenn and Ruby (Campbell) Stinchcomb; brothers Ray and Bud Stinchcomb; sisters Zona (Stinchcomb) Brenner and Joyce Ann Stinchcomb; In-laws Carmon H. and Ruby (Eaton) Lay; brother/sister-in-law Andrew and Edith (Lay) Jolliff; sister-in-law Donna (Lay) Mitchell; and brothers-in-law Jack McCoy and Bobby Fitzgerald. The funeral service for Bobby Gene Stinchcomb was held at Fellowship Bible Church in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma on Friday March 15, 2024 at 10:30AM with Pastor Steve Dennis officiating. Bobby Stinchcomb, Jared Williams, Ryan Stinchcomb, Zachary Williams, Kyle Stinchcomb and Nathan Parker served as casket bearers. Immediately following the service, Bob was laid to rest, with military honors, at Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma at 12:30PM. 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. Memorial donations may be sent to the Talbot Library and Museum, PO Box 349, Colcord, OK 74338 or www.talbotlibrary.org. The family of Bob Stinchcomb has entrusted his care, service and burial to Clifford D Garrett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Fort Gibson, 918-478-2555. (You can view the online obituary at Clifford D. Garrett Family Funeral Home.)

Talbot Lib​rary recently added this book 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. From Nothing-to Something”,  The Vernon Ted McCombs Story  By Lloyd D. McCombs Mr. McCombs has just recently written and published this book about his father, who grew up in the Colcord, Oklahoma area.  Vernon Ted McCombs later settled in Wichita, Kansas, and became a successful businessman there, through many difficulties. He was born in 1904, died in 1952, at the young age of 48. At one time he also owned a farm near Maysville, in Delaware County, OK, Du Mac Acres, and raised cattle. It was sold after his death. Vernon was the oldest child of Daisy Kirby McCombs Gibby, and was raised in the McCombs family home near Colcord. The book contains many color and black/white photographs and family history of Lloyd D. McCombs.  Also, photos and history of the Du Mac Acres farm are included. He references the Row-Colcord History book and Heritage of the Hills, Delaware County, Oklahoma History book as resources. The book will be a great addition to Talbot’s Walkingstick Research Library, placed in our local history book section.

The 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.