What We Would Like This Group To Be

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Permalink Reply by Sheri Fenley on July 18, 2009 at 3:34pm

Sue- This group certainly fills a need for this area of research. I'm trying to learn more about Kay and Dewey Counties, the history and such. Only then will I know what kind of records may have have generated that might include the people I am researching. Only then will I know what brought them out to Oklahoma to begin with, to leave established farms and homes for the wild Indian territory. There are a few websites that deal with Oklahoma history in general but have yet to find any in depth on Kay and Dewey counties.

Permalink Reply by Charles Donaghe on August 19, 2009 at 9:57am

Sue, I like your vision. for this group. There are very few sources for information on Indian Territory. In trying to trace my Great Grandfather who brought his family into Indian Territory in 1880, the pickens are slim. I will admit I still have a lot of the Dawes films at the history center to go through.

Permalink Reply by Sue Tolbert on August 19, 2009 at 8:37pm

Charles, Thanks for posting! You are right about the slim pickens too! lol I will be at the OK History Center Friday and Saturday to tackle the land tract books and indexes and maybe a couple of other things if I have time.

Permalink Reply by Charles Donaghe on August 20, 2009 at 6:46am

Sue looking forward to your talk Saturday at the history center. The one in July for researching Indian Territory was great. With your help maybe I can get all my documents ordered so I can find them in less than a month lol.

Charles

Permalink Reply by Sue Tolbert on September 25, 2009 at 4:44pm

Charles...did I meet you at the History Center???

Permalink Reply by Abachi on September 25, 2009 at 11:58am

I have an assortment of photos, books, and related information from roughly the mid 1800's extending to today over the Oklahoma/IT area. Mostly the information is related to what's now the OKC area, central to southeast Oklahoma, and the main family lines involved are Morgan, Long, Chubbee, McClure. I would suggest folks wanting to research native american lines in the area to check the website for the National Archives Southwest Region, www.archives.gov/southwest/. This archive has the actual enrollment packets for at the Dawes roll.