Vol. 41, No. 12 Published monthly by the Oklahoma Historical Society, serving since 1893 December 2010

Fort Gibson Historic Site to host Candlelight Tours Fort Gibson Historic Site is taking reservations for the 2010 edition of its Candlelight Tours. The tours will take place on Saturday, December 11, between 6 and 9 p.m., with tour groups starting approximately every fifteen minutes. This year’s production is entitled “This Land is Whose Land?” and is set in 1824. Visi- tors will see the fort during its first year and hear the views of the officers, enlisted men, government officials, and tribal leaders about what was happening in the surrounding re- gion during that time. The year 1824 was a turbulent time for what would become eastern Oklahoma. While it appeared that the area had become the western part of Arkansas Territory, the issue was by no means permanently settled. There were many who wanted the region set aside for other purposes. While debates were held and decisions were made, the army and Fort Gibson were considered necessary to keep the peace and order. Admission for tours is $7, and reservations are required. For reservations or more infor- mation, contact 918/478-4088 or [email protected].

Murrell Home hosts Holiday Spirit arrives at Chisholm Trail Museum and Christmas Open House Governor Seay Mansion The historic Murrell Home at Park Hill will be hosting its 10th Annual Christmas In the Netherlands St. Nicholas Open House on Sunday, December 12 is know as Sinterklaas. Dutch chil- from 1 to 5 p.m. Visitors are invited to tour dren are told that he arrives from the 1845 mansion and learn about Christ- Spainonasteameronhisfeast mas customs of the mid-Victorian period. day, December 6. The night before, The halls will be decked in Christmas fash- they fill their shoes with hay and ions of the 1800s. sugar for his horse, and in the This year’s theme is “Cherokees and morning the children awake to find Freemasonry.” A special exhibit will high- them filled with gifts such as nuts light the Cherokees’ rich history with the and candy. Masonic order. George Murrell’s Masonic The Chisholm Trail Museum and vestments will be showcased in the library Governor Seay Mansion invites vis- of the home. Live music and craft demon- itors to come and learn about strations will take place throughout the Christmas around the world. day. The Friends of the Murrell Home will Throughout December the mu- sponsor a reception with refreshments. seum and mansion will sport their The Murrell Home Christmas Open holiday finery and on Sunday, De- Houseisfreeandopentothepublic,but cember 12, will host the annual donations will be appreciated. Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. Thehistoricsiteislocatedthreemiles The Pioneer Village will provide guests with a taste of what Christmas was like on the south of Tahlequah at 19479 E. Murrell prairie more than a hundred years ago. Visitors will be able to visualize families decorating Home Road in Park Hill. The home was their cedar trees using such items as bits of cloth and dried apples. built in 1845 as the residence of George The halls of the museum will be decked out with trees decorated by area students. and Minerva (Ross) Murrell, and it is a Na- The Seay Mansion will be adorned with ornaments befitting the beautiful 1892 Victorian tional Historic Landmark. For more infor- home. A special treat will be waiting for mansion guests. The Gift Givers representing the mation, contact 918/456-2751 or traditions of many countries will be visiting again this year from 2 to 4 p.m. They will be [email protected]. wearing the beautiful costumes of their homeland, and each will be telling their own story. From the log cabins to the Victorian mansion and spaces in between, there will be a feast for the eyes and soul—and even some refreshments! The museum and mansion are located at 605 Zellers Avenue, Kingfisher. Hours of operation are: Tuesday through Satur- day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday. For more information, con- tact 405/375-5176. tion Supreme Court Building in New Members, October 2010 Tahlequah. Most of the documents on dis- play are from our collections. *Indicates renewed membership at a higher Two years ago, just as 17.4 percent bud- level get cuts hit us, the Cherokee Nation Associate Director’s steppedupandcontributedagrantto *Mr. and Mrs. Ike Glass, Jr., Newkirk maintain full operations at Sequoyah *Rev. B.E. Henke, Edmond Column Home Site, the Murrell Home, and Fort Friend Gibson. This past year, they continued the Patrick Deaver and Mark Reed, Claremore *Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ellis, Oklahoma City grant so these important Cherokee sites Harold Garvin, Duncan will be accessible to students and tourists. *Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Hale, Stillwater When we opened the Oklahoma History Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hoeffken, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Scott, Claremore Center, tribal partnerships were reflected Mary Steichen, Ponca City By Bob L. Blackburn in the fabric of the exhibits. Every year, we Family Executive Director rotate one of four exhibit areas to another Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ackerman, Edmond tribe. This year, it is the Caddo Nation. For *Mary Lou Adams, Oklahoma City more than a year, our staff worked with Imogene Berry and Guy Smith, Choctaw At the Oklahoma Historical Society, In- Mr. and Mrs. John Biggs, Oklahoma City Caddo employees and museum board Lisa Blubaugh, Ponca City dian national sovereignty is more than just membersonthestorytobetold,theob- an historical theme for interpretation of the *Roger Box, Bartlesville jects to be used, and the design of the Peter Bradford, Oklahoma City past. To us, sovereignty is an opportunity exhibit. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carr, Harrah Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Christensen, Midwest City for partnerships that accomplish a long list In the 1990s we worked with the Na- of shared goals today and in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Davis, Hazel Green, AL tional Chilocco Alumni Association to *Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dillard, Dayton, NV Our partnership with the Chickasaw Na- gather and preserve scrapbooks, year- *Cindy Downes, Broken Arrow Mr. and Mrs. David Duck, Oklahoma City tion goes back to the 1990s when we wrote books, oral histories, and biographical special legislation that allowed us to trans- Marcella Foster, Moore sketches. All of this information about stu- Leamon Freeman, Oklahoma City fer both the Chickasaw Council House and dents and teachers complemented official Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fuller, Yukon *Mr. and Mrs. John Gadberry, Follett, TX the White House of the Chickasaws to the records of the school from 1884 to 1934 al- tribe. *Mrs. Allen Greer, Oklahoma City ready in our collections. *Imogene Harbin, Chandler Since then, we have worked arm in arm On the other side of this partnership, the Velma Herndon, Stillwater with Governor Bill Anoatubby and his staff State Historic Preservation staff worked Jeanie Johnson, Choctaw to duplicate all Chickasaw maps, docu- Aaron Killough, Oklahoma City with officials of the Confederated Tribes of Loretta Kilpatrick, Tahlequah ments, and correspondence in our posses- Chilocco (Osage, Kaw, Pawnee, Ponca, and Clifford Lussier, Oklahoma City sion for use at their new cultural center. In Delois McGee, Checotah Otoe-Missouri) to nominate the Chilocco Laverna Miles, Ada return, the Chickasaw Nation has made school to the National Register of Historic several grants to the OHS to purchase a Mr. and Mrs. Ron Millican, Oklahoma City Places. Then we used grant money to hire a Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell, Grove digital scanner for microfilm, a flatbed historian to write a nomination for status Mr. and Mrs. Berrell Morrow, Collinsville Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Napolitano, Grove scanner that can digitize documents up to as a National Historic Landmark. forty-two-inches wide, and contract labor Ron Palma, Tulsa Yes, to us tribal sovereignty is more than Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Pickering, Pawnee to make the transfers. just a historical theme. It is the opportu- *Dennis Poindexter, Fort Gibson Morris Reichlin, Oklahoma City Heritage tourism has been the common nity to forge partnerships based on respect goal of the OHS and the Cherokee Nation Lou Ann Rice, Oklahoma City and mutual benefit to collect and preserve *James Rothrock, Choctaw in a number of partnerships. As early as our shared history. Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Simon, Jr., Clinton the 1990s, we transferred the Cherokee Suzanne Spradling, Nichols Hills Courthouse at Gore to the nation. Ian Steedman, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Vernon, Altus More recently, our archives staff worked Mr. and Mrs. Ron Wallace, Oklahoma City with the new cultural tourism office of the *Phil Weatherford, Greenville, TX nation to tell the story of the Cherokee Na- Harold Williams, Sapulpa *Pauline Wilson, Edmond

Development News Cont'd.onp.7 By Paul F. Lambert Oklahoma Historical Society We have had a number of questions about Membership Office: Alma Moore 405/522-5242 possible contributions to assist the OHS in rebuilding the barracks building at Fort Mistletoe Leaves (USPS 018–315) is published monthly by the Oklahoma Historical Society, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr., Oklahoma City, OK 73105–7917. Pe- Washita that was destroyed by arsonists. riodicals postage paid at Oklahoma City, OK. (ISSN 1932-0108) This facility was one of the most heavily used historic properties of the OHS, and at present, POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mistletoe Leaves, 800 Nazih Zuhdi our plans are to rebuild. We are in the process of determining if the original stone walls are Dr., Oklahoma City, OK 73105–7917. By authorization of the Oklahoma Historical Society’s Board of Directors, safe to reuse or if the heat compromised them in terms of safety. If they can be retained, 6,000 copies are prepared at a cost of $787.00 each month. The publication is financed in part from membership fees and in part with federal funds from that will reduce the reconstruction costs. In addition, we are working with our insurance the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Copies are deposited with the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Publications Clear- adjustors to determine how much of the reconstruction costs can be covered by insurance. inghouse. Contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Finally, once we resolve the situation with the original walls, we can get a total cost for Oklahoma Historical Society or the United States Department of the Interior. Mention of trade names does not constitute endorsement or recommendation rebuilding. by either organization. Once we determine how much we need to raise, we definitely will entertain donations Mistletoe Leaves is published for the members and friends of the Okla- homa Historical Society in partial fulfillment of the Society’s purpose to and will work with local groups who have expressed their intent to help. Fort Washita and “preserve and perpetuate the history of Oklahoma and its people, to stimulate popular interest in historical study and research, and to promote and this particular building are vitally important to the history of Oklahoma, and we appreciate disseminate historical knowledge.” The public and OHS members are encouraged to submit heritage-related all of those who have asked how they can help. Incidentally, three suspects have been ar- items for publication. Students and teachers are invited to share studies and programs and to duplicate contents as desired. Editors are welcome to reprint rested and are awaiting trial. materials with credit. All Oklahoma Historical Society facilities are for the education and enjoy- Other OHS museums and historical sites throughout the state need additional local sup- ment of all. State and federal regulations prohibit unlawful discrimination in port in the form of financial contributions, memberships in friends groups, and state and federally assisted programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, and/or handicap. volunteerism. You may review our sites and museums on our website, www.okhistory.org, Anyone denied benefits should contact the Executive Director of the Okla- homa Historical Society, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr., Oklahoma City, OK and contact the staff person indicated for more information. You can also contact me at 73105–7917, telephone 405/521-2491, and/or the Director, Office of Equal Opportunity, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 405/522-5217 or [email protected] with any questions. 20240. 2 Oklahoma City on Thursday, December from St. Nick himself. Fort Reno is lo- Meetings 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Enjoy the cated four miles west of El Reno.For period holiday decorations while sam- more information, contact Bob Warren at The Oklahoma Genealogical Society will pling treats, making crafts, and visiting 405/262-3987. hold its monthly meeting Monday, De- with Santa! For more information, con- tact Nancy Coggins at 405/235-4058. cember 6, at 6 p.m. at the Oklahoma His- Muskogee’s Honor Heights Park will be tory Center in Oklahoma City.Chairman The Harn Homestead is located near the th and illuminated with more than one million of Acquisitions Paul Quillin will present Capitol building at Northeast 17 Lincoln Boulevard. shimmering lights this December for the an overview of the information contained Garden of Lights Festival. The lights will in the Southern Historical Society Papers be on from dusk until 10 p.m. each eve- (SHSP). The collection, published from Visit Guthrie during December to cele- ning from November 25 until December 1876 to 1943 in fifty-eight volumes, de- brate the holidays! Candlelight trolley 31 and admission is free. Contact Mark scribes the life of the Confederate soldier tours are available Thursdays, Fridays, Wilkerson at 918/684-6302 for more and the conduct of the Confederate ar- and Saturdays during the month of De- information. mies and government during the Civil cember beginning at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 War. Mr. Quillin will also demonstrate p.m. The tours board in front of the State how to use the SHSP and other online re- Capitol Printing Museum. Adults are $3, The citizens of Pawnee will be ringing in sources to search for information on a children under twelve ride for $1, chil- the New Year with a Courthouse Square Civil War soldier. dren under two are free. For more infor- Ball Drop on the evening of December 31, mation call 405/282-6000. Guthrie will with the festivities starting at 10:30 p.m. also host its annual Victorian Christmas Activities include a bonfire, music, and the Publications Walks on Saturday, December 11 and 18, ball drop. Visitors can warm up with hot from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitors can walk chocolate and black-eyed peas, the tradi- The Noble County Genealogy Society has through the historic first state capitol tional good luck dish for New Year’s Day. made The History of Noble County, Volumes I while listening to carolers, sampling the Admission is free. For more information, and II, available for purchase. Volume I was wares from peanut vendors, and looking contact Bill Gosnell at 918/762-2108. published in 1987 and includes seven into more than sixty decorated store win- chapters covering topics including Indian dows with live exhibits depicting nine- Territory, Opening of the Cherokee Strip, teenth-century Guthrie. Admission for Opportunity County Activities, Townships of Noble the Victorian Christmas Walks is free. For County, Communities Past and Present, details, please call 405/282-1947. The Carl Albert Congressional Research Businesses, Family Stories, and has an ap- and Studies Center at the University of pendix of homesteaders and their claim pat- Oklahoma in Norman is seeking applicants ent numbers. Volume II was published in Tahlequah’s historic Thompson House for its Visiting Scholars program. The pro- 2008 and features chapters titled Before the will host a Victorian Christmas celebra- gram provides financial assistance to re- Run; After the Run; Cities, Towns, and tion Friday, December 3, to Sunday, De- searchers working at the center’s archives. Communities; Businesses, Organizations, cember 5. Activities will take place from Awards of $500-$1,000 are usually granted and Clubs; Schools of Noble County; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, as reimbursement for travel and lodging. Churches; Military; and Families. It also and1p.m.to5p.m.onSunday.Charac- Thecenter’sholdingsincludethepapersof contains corrections to Volume I.Ifenough ters dressed in Victorian clothes will take former members of Congress from interest is generated in the county history, a guests around the house and assist visi- Oklahoma as well as documents pertaining third volume will be compiled, so Noble tors through the hundreds of hand- to public policy affecting agriculture, Ameri- County family history submissions are en- crafted items for sale. The Thompson canIndianaffairs,energy,foreignaffairs, couraged. The society members also invite House kitchen will be selling homemade and the economy. A description of the col- people interested in family history to join treats including its famous pepper jelly. lections can be found at www.ou.edu/spe- them at their meetings held on the third For more information, contact Kate Kelly cial/albertctr/archives/. Graduate stu- Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 at 918/456-1595. dents researching for a publication, thesis, p.m. in the Thelma Knox Brown conference or dissertation are encouraged to apply. Professional researchers and writers are room at the Perry Carnegie Library. Mem- Live holiday music, storytelling, crafts, and also invited to apply. There is no standard- bership dues are $15. To order copies of The photographs with Santa will all be avail- ized application, but each applicant should History of Noble County at $76.30 per vol- able at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum submit 1) a research proposal of no more ume, contact the Noble County Genealogy of History in Norman during its Holiday than one thousand words; 2) a personal Society, P.O. Box 785, Perry, OK 73077 or Happening on December 2 from 6 p.m. to 9 vita; 3) an explanation of how the Carl Al- at [email protected]. p.m. The event is free, and special dis- bert Center’s resources will aid the re- counts will be offered in the museum gift searcher; 4) a budget proposal; and 5) a rec- shop to make a dent in that holiday shop- ommendation letter from an established Events ping. Call 405/325-4712 with questions. scholar in the researcher’s discipline attest- The Oklahoma City Train Show will be ing to the significance of the research. Ap- held at the Travel and Transportation On December 19, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., plications are accepted anytime. For more Building at the Oklahoma State Fair- Fort Reno will observe an old tradition information, please contact Archivist, Carl grounds December 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., brought to the United States by German Albert Center, 630 Parrington Oval, Room and December 5, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The immigrants. The firing of the Christmas 101, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK event is sponsored in part by the guns was believed to dispel the year’s evil 73019. You can also call 405/325-5835 or Oklahoma Railway Museum. in preparation for the upcoming holiday. email [email protected] for more Along with the discharging of firearms, information. An 1880s territorial Christmas will come the fort will have storytelling and a visit to life at the Harn Homestead in 3 Christmas Open House at Sod House Museum Christmas Open House at the Sod House Museum will be held Saturday, De- cember 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. Come and see the vintage Santas and enjoy the Christmas carols they will be singing. Friends of the Sod House will be serving cookies and hot cider. The Santa Claus of twentieth-century America is the legacy of Christian tradi- tion, ancient and modern social customs, centuries-old legends, historical facts, and the conception of a long line of writers and artists on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The Oklahoma Historical Society developed this holiday program that depicts many of the historic Santas, who tell their own part of the Santa Claus story. They dress authentically in their time period and country of origin. This year the Santas also will be singing Christmas carols for visitors to the Sod House Mu- seum. Come join the celebration and visit Grandfather Frost, Babushka,Black Peter, Weihnachtsmann, La Befana, Saint Nicholas, and other Santas. TheSodHouseMuseumislocatednorthofCleoSpringsonStateHighway8. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more infor- mation, contact 580/463-2441 or [email protected].

“Pink Heals” Tour visits Pioneer Woman Winter Solstice Walks at Museum and Statue Spiro Mounds At Spiro Mounds on Tuesday, December On October 21 the “Pink Heals” Tour visited the Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue. 21, archaeologist and site manager Dennis The Pioneer Woman Statue was added this year to the route for this annual tour that is Peterson will lead guided tours starting at conducted by the Guardians of the Ribbon, 11a.m.,2p.m.,and7p.m.Eachwalkwill who are firemen fighting cancer. These firemen take about two hours and will require a wear fully pink fire gear and tour the nation in mile of easy walking. pink fire trucks to show their support for and During each tour Mr. Peterson will tell offer hope to women battling cancer. They also about this unique prehistoric American In- encourage men to become involved in support- dian mound site, the types of mounds, why ing these women. Survivors are encouraged to they were created, and why some of the meet the tour members and sign the trucks, mounds are lined up for the sunsets of the along with family members who may sign solstices and equinoxes. He will share the names of loved ones who have lost their battle history of the site’s excavations, American with cancer. Indian ceremonies and stories, and tales of Sherry Cable of Ponca City donated a pink unusual events associated with the sash that was placed on the Pioneer Woman mounds. For those wising to see the sun- Statue, and the museum was adorned in pink set, the 2 p.m. walk will end just before when hosting a lunch for the touring firemen sunset, which is when the alignment will and several local volunteers. The Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue will be on the na- take place. tional tour route again in 2011. You can visit www.pinkfiretrucks.org to learn more about YouareinvitedtocometoSpiroMounds the Guardians, their mission, and their touring schedule. to experience one of the most unique his- In December the Pioneer Woman Gift Shop will hold its torical sites in the United States as seen annual clearance sale through the Christmas holiday, and through the eyes of an archaeologist. it will celebrate the Pioneer Woman of the Year at the Re- Thefeeforthetoursis$3foradultsand naissance Winter Ball that will be held at the Marland Man- $2 for children. No reservations are re- sion on Friday, December 17, at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event quired unless you are bringing a large are $40 and are on sale at the Pioneer Woman Museum and group. Be certain to dress for the weather. Marland Mansion. Spiro Mounds is located at 18154 First The Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue is located at Street in Spiro. For more information, con- 701 Monument Road in Ponca City. For more information, tact 918/962-2062 or [email protected]. contact 580/765-6108 or [email protected].

4 History Center to hold movie on electric Santa to visit Peter Conser guitar history Historic Home On Saturday, December 18, from 1 to 3 p.m., the The Peter Conser Historic Home is pleased to an- Oklahoma History Center will present the movie nounce a very special visit from Santa! On Saturday, Electrified: The Guitar Revolution. Produced by the December 18, from 1 to 5 p.m, Jolly Old Saint Nicho- Smithsonian Channel, the movie details the history las will be visiting the Peter Conser Home! Come see of the world’s most popular musical instru- Santa, who will be dressed in late nineteenth-cen- ment—the electric guitar. The movie’s story line tury clothing. Bring a camera to take your picture ranges from the early days of the “Model U” and with him in this historic setting. Then enjoy the his- Rickenbacker Frying Pan to the modern days with toric home, decorated for the holidays, with Mrs. guitars made by Fender and Gibson. Electrified tells ClausplayingChristmascarolsonherAppalachian the fascinating history with vintage footage, inter- dulcimer. End your visit with cookies and hot apple views with rock historians, and live performances cider on the back porch. ontheelectricguitar. Donations will be gratefully accepted and will go Admission is free. For more information, call toward the upkeep of the Peter Conser Historic 405/522-0972 or email ttoney@okhistory. Home. The site is located at: 47114 Conser Creek Road, Heavener, OK, 74937. For additional informa- tion, please call 918/653-2493 or email Gift Shop News [email protected]. Come see Santa; he’ll be look- ing for you! by Russ Haynes

It’s Christmas time here at the History Center. Decorations are going up and they are beautiful. Happy holidays everyone! I am sure you have heard about our Okie Cartoonist exhibit. Many of you have visited the History Center and have seen how many folks from Oklahoma have had an impact on the world of comics and cartoons. It is amazing how talented and imaginative Oklahomans are! Listed below are just some of the items we are now carrying in the Gift Shop related to this exhibit. There are many items just right for the kid—or adult—on your Christmas list who loves comics and cartoons. At this special time of yearIalsowanttosay“thankyou.”Itistrulyajoyformetobeableto serve you as one of the OHC Gift Shop managers. Please continue to offer suggestions and let us know what you would like to see offered in the future. To order you can call us at 405/522-5214. Please make checks payable to the Oklahoma Historical Society. To facilitate orders paid for by check we ask that, if possible, you call or email first to check for product availability. If this is not possible, don’t worry, we will do out best to fill any part of your order that we can. Overseas members must email us for a shipping quote before submitting an order. For questions and suggestions you can call us or email us at [email protected]. Thanks once again for your patronage, and we look forward to hear- ing from each and every one of you!

Bobble Heads: Marvel Comics “Avengers, Captain America” $13.99 Come see some of the Marvel Comics “Fantastic Four, The Thing” $10.99 items available in the Gift Marvel Comics “X-Men, Wolverine” $10.99 Shop at the Oklahoma His- Marvel Comics “Avengers, Iron Man 2” $10.99 tory Center! Star Wars “Yoda” $13.99 Star Wars “Darth Vader” $10.99

Plush Dolls: Justice League “Batman” $9.95 DC Universe “Superman” $9.95 DC Universe “Green Lantern” $9.95 DC Universe “The Flash” $9.95

Dick Tracy: Dick Tracy’s Yellow Hat, Size: Adult Medium $13.95 Movie DVD - Dick Tracy starring Warren Beatty $10.99 Dick Tracy Die Cast Hot Wheels-style Car $8.50 Dick Tracy Buttons, Assorted Styles $2.99 Dick Tracy “Detective Club” Metal Badge $6.99 Dick Tracy Movie Posters $7.99 Chester Gould: A Daughter’s Biography of the Creator of Dick Tracy by Jean Gould O’Connell $45.00

Mugs: Superman, “Man of Steel” $9.99 Star Wars “Yoda” $14.50 Star Wars “Darth Vader” $14.50

T-Shirts: Superman, Sizes: Adult S-XXL $23.99 Captain America, Sizes: Adult S-XL $17.99

Toys: Captain America’s Shield $16.99 Thor’s Hammer $18.95 5 Annual Fund Campaign July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010 In an earlier issue, we listed donors in FY10 (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010) who had donated $1,000 or more and thus were being listed on our Annual Donor Board in the History Center. We also had many who made donations less than $1,000 to the Annual Giving Campaign. Because the list is so large we decided to break it in two sections, with the second group listed in this issue. We are grateful to all who made contributions in addition to their membership dues!

$999 - $500 Jane Stiehl PatA.Wann Charles C. Tilghman Murrel Wilmoth OK State Chamber of Commerce N. Phillip Truss III Suanne M. Wymer Dr. & Mrs. William L. Beasley Darrel Walker Mary Arkeketa Bill Crawford Jim and Luann Waters Geneva Lumley Coates Betsy Daugherty Ronald and Matha Wilkerson Hall and Lois Duncan Page & Nancy Dobson Mary Ziegler Steven J. Epple Thomas Dunlap Timothy A. and Ann Zwink Oscar Greenlee William B. & Elgenia French $99 - $5 Richard Lowitt William Henderson Laura Evalyn Stevens Kidd Health Mart Drug Co., Inc. June Adkins John Swihart Jr. Mary Ellen Meredith Virgil Earl Watson General Clement A. Evans Chapter #1204, UDC James H. Norick Lois E. Albert Don E. Sporleder John O’Neal Gail J. Barbre Enide L. Adair Donovan Reichenberger Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Blankenship Ralph Tucker Attebery $499 - $100 Patrick and Donna Brady Lynn R. Atterbery Jack and Wynona Brooks Jacob Edingfield Linda A. Epperley John Paul and Alice M. Buzbee R.M. Hart Mr. and Mrs. John Kamp Dr. and Mrs. Carl C. Collier Phyllis A. Linker Jim & Burnis Argo Ronald and Verna Davis Carl Buckner Cliff Meek Jack Dreessen Marina Metevelis John and Marilyn Feaver Eleanor E. Edmondson Phil & Milli Kliewer R.L. Morse Dr. Joe Price Fallin Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kelly Magna Charta Dames Oklahoma Division Ken Fischer Bill Warren - Bill Warren Office Products Mary Alice Foster Allen Wright David W. French Thalia Eddleman Mrs. Eddie Faye Gates Bruce & Jo Ewing Robert J. Hays William C. Hightower Pat Heidlage Pawnee Bill Ranch events for Martha A. Lippert Curtis and Mimi Hendricks Jack & Sue Massey Bud and Marge Hightree the holidays Earl and Joan Naylor Patrick D. Howard Richard Parker Jim and Kathy Huston During December the Pawnee Bill Ranch Jim Sweet Virgil B. Irwin mansion will be transformed for the holi- Mr. & Mrs. Dick Workman Scott and Cathy Kaufman days. The historic home will be decked out Judy & Wayne Dillahunty Barbara Slagle Frank Parman Robert W. King with festive, holiday decorations provided Mary Evelyn Adams Rev. Ross B. and Joanne H. Kirven by ranch staff, community businesses, Mary Lou Adams Dr. Gordon and Sherri Laird families, and individuals. In past years, the Eneth Randolph Banks David W. Levy Bruce and Sheryl Benbrook John D. Luton Pawnee Bill mansion decorations have Robert & Sharon Bish John Franklin Adkisson been featured in the Wall Street Journal. Angela and Roger Box Jo Ann Neher Visitors can enjoy the decorations during Ann Byrd Max J. Nichols Felice Calhoon Georgia O’Hare the site’s normal hours of operation: Ginny Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Phillips Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 Carroll Sue Carter Cecelia Reynolds p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Walter Chapman Doris C. Schooley On Saturday, December 4, at 10:30 Constance Crump Juanita Lee Sims Brent Cummings Victor R. Slavick a.m., the ranch will host a children’s Patricia Ann Cunningham Michael T. Talbot story time, crafts, and a snack hour. Mark and Jackie Darrah Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tilden Children are invited to meet in the mu- Stephen DeVaughn Judith A. Welch-Schmidt June Drabek Larry and Janice Whaling seum conference room for holiday stories Ford Drummond Jerry D. Whitten, Sr. followed by a hands-on crafts session. Tom & Cheryl Evans Genave Rogers Snacks will be served. Photograph oppor- Mary N. Fisher Margaret Kinser William A. Gossett Robert L. Rorschach tunities with Santa also will be available. Wm. T. Hagan Patsy Washburn On Saturday, December 11, the Douglas Hale Carol Eyster Friends of the Pawnee Bill Ranch Associ- Patricia Harper Juanita Kidd Christopher Henry Polly Ishmael Sandlin ation will hold its annual meal and meet- James & Margaret Henry Nancy Benedict ing at 11:30 a.m. in the museum confer- Michael J. Hightower James and Vicki Boyd ence room. A short business meeting will Dr.ErnestL.Holloway Joseph A. Cammalleri Jim and Laurie Hyde Jerry and Alice Cochran be followed by a noon meal. From 1 to 3 J.M. Jackson Denny Cresap p.m. the mansion will be opened for a Keith Jackson Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Decker Mr. & Mrs. George W. James special Santas of the World Tour. Santas Dennis R. Ferrell representing different time periods and Paul F. and Judy K. Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Pat Ferry Nancy & Tim Leonard Attorney and Mrs. John E. Green places from around the world will be sta- Greig Lewis Margaret B. Harlan tioned throughout the mansion to tell Constance Murray-Goble Marie Ellen Havens their stories. Robert D. and Freddie A. Nelon John and Linda Hays Gary and Kay Nichols Janet Hill On Tuesday, December 14, the Joann Nitzel Larry Don Hodges monthly Quilt Block Class will be held at Vickie Norick Maxine Johnson 6:30 p.m. in the museum conference Vernon L. and Linda B. Pierce Milt and Becky Lehr John Points Jim McCullagh room. Martha Ray will instruct the class. Paul and Brenda Porter Bobbie Jo McGee Theclassfeeis$5. John R. Potts Charles and Paula Ming Pawnee Bill Ranch is located one-half Tony Puckett Edward R. Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Richards, Jr. Dr. W. Edward Rolison mile west of Pawnee on U.S. Highway 64. R.J. Richardson Lewis B. Taylor For more information, call 918/762-2513 Edward A. Shaw Ethel L. Thomas or email [email protected]. Jeanne Hoffman Smith Don and Goldie Walther

6 The following is a list of new Individual Annie Hicks, Norman October New Members, Cont'd. Members from September 2010. Due to Dianne Hill, Muskogee Cheryl Hille, Edmond Individual space constraints in the November issue, Rex Hodges, Oklahoma City Travis Hoffman, Edmond Brian Archer, Elk City theyareappearinginthisissueofMistletoe Sam Barrett, Tulsa Leaves. Lynn Horton, Arcadia Shirley Howard, Oklahoma City Terry Berry, Pleasanton, CA Individual Steve Hunt, Oklahoma City Phyllis Billy, Oklahoma City Bob Blasing, Oklahoma City Jessie Abraham, Yukon Stanley Hupfeld, Nichols Hills Phil Clark, Nichols Hills Tishia Agee, Oklahoma City Rebecca Hutton, Blackwell Melita Davis, Tulsa Carolyn Alexander, Oklahoma City Diane Isbell, Oklahoma City Jesse Dillon, Oklahoma City Rachel Allen, Oklahoma City Debra Ithal, Yukon Katherine Hale, Blair Adam Alli, Kansas City, MO Mahler Jandali, Reading, MA J.R. Irwin, Woodward Sara Allison, Oklahoma City Cookie Jennings, Edmond Linda Lancaster, Ada Azhar Amil, Edmond Jason Jewell, Oklahoma City Robert Lifset, Norman Sherry Anderson, Oklahoma City Diane Johnson, Oklahoma City Richard Lillard, Miami Amy Ankrom, Oklahoma City Don Johnson, Oklahoma City Janet Little, Maysville Gov. Bill Anoatubby, Ada Leslie Jones, Broken Arrow Kjeld Mikkelson, Kolding, Denmark Amy Anthony, Edmond Zachariah Kanaa’, Oklahoma City Bob Pletcher, Claremore Thomas Antrim, Oklahoma City Kristi Kenney, Oklahoma City Russell Robinson, Oklahoma City Christy Aquino, Guthrie Barbara Kerwin, Oklahoma City Clyde Wilkens, Oklahoma City Cindy Ardrey, Ada Yousef Khanfar, Edmond Atif Asal, Oklahoma City Tara La Clair, Oklahoma City Rita Baird, Edmond Ann Lacy, Yukon Riad Salem, Chicago, IL William Banner, Oklahoma City Renee Lamberson, Oklahoma City Debbie Sauerwine, Oklahoma City Joan Barker, Oklahoma City Darsi Landsberger, Oklahoma City Jimmy Schaffer, Ardmore Brooks Barr, Austine, TX Rose Lane, Edmond Violet Schlegel, Del Norte, CO H.C. Bauman, Wyandotte Lyn Larson, Oklahoma City Ira Schlezinger, Nichols Hills Belinda Bell, Oklahoma City C. Bruce Lawrence, Oklahoma City Elliott Schwartz, Edmond S.K. Bhatia, Oklahoma City Jamie Lee, Bixby Shiloh Sherrill, Oklahoma City Karen Blakeburn, Oklahoma City Oran Lee, Yukon Louise Siddons, Stillwater Vicky Blaske, Edmond Erica Leiker, Oklahoma City Gary Sigle, Edmond Kimber Bohard, Meridian Jan Locklear, Oklahoma City Becky Skidmore, Oklahoma City Brad Britton, Oklahoma City Claudine Long, Oklahoma City Tracy Sligar, Edmond Crystal Brockwell, Elgin Larry Long, Ardmore Sherry Smallwood, Mustang Justin Brotton, Oklahoma City Leah Long, Oklahoma City Daniel Smith, Oklahoma City Dorothy Brown, Oklahoma City Brenda Lopez, Oklahoma City Marshall Snipes, Oklahoma City Jo Brown, Oklahoma City Noel Lowell, Waukomis Georgianne Snowden, Oklahoma City Michele Buthion, Oklahoma City Dennis Luckinbill, Enid Nieta St. Clair, Yukon Joseph Byrd IV, Cumming, GA Leslie Lynn, Oklahoma City John Stallings, Fairborn, OH Gayla Calhoun-Wilson, Oklahoma City Heather Maloy, Moore Janene Stewart, Norman Sandy Case, Oklahoma City Pattie Manning, Oklahoma City Douglas Stowell, Tulsa Kenneth Catlett, Oktaha Dorothy Manship, McLoud Tracy Struck, Oklahoma City Kirsten Chapman, Edmond Terri Marschik, Oklahoma City Shirley Thomas, Oklahoma City Julie Choate, Moore Edmund Martin, Oklahoma City Steve Thomas, Oklahoma City C. Joseph Chouteau, Grove Faye May, Oklahoma City David Thompson, Oklahoma City Jamison Cleaver, Oklahoma City Ellen McClain, Oklahoma City Chris Tornquist, Edmond Courtney Clever, Norman Sara McDade, Yukon Bali Tucker, Bethany Carissa Collins, Oklahoma City Sue McGaha, Oklahoma City Christopher Turner, Oklahoma City Jennifer Conceicao, Oklahoma City Regina McMillon, Oklahoma City Robert Turner, Oklahoma City Tom Coniglione, Oklahoma City Eva Melrose, Oklahoma City Christina Ward, Yukon Jodie Conner, Oklahoma City Linda Merkey, Edmond Debbie West, Oklahoma City Luke Corbett, Edmond Greg Meyers, Oklahoma City James White, Oklahoma City Price Coyle, Nichols Hills Joe Miller, Oklahoma City Phyllis Williams, Oklahoma City Harold Crain, Oklahoma City Marc Miller, Oklahoma City Rose Williams, Oklahoma City Ruth Crawford, Oklahoma City Wentz Miller, Oklahoma City Franklin Willis, Oklahoma City Karen Crespo, Oklahoma City Stuart Mitchell, Oklahoma City Alexandra Wilson, Oklahoma City Robert Cross, Oklahoma City Lily Moody, Oklahoma City Mary Wilson, Oklahoma City Sami Dahr, Nichols Hills Karen Moore, Oklahoma City Tyler Wilson, Oklahoma City Sue Dameron, Oklahoma City Charles Morgan, Oklahoma City Helen Woitchek, Oklahoma City Bansi Daniel, Yukon Lovina Morgan, Oklahoma City Lauren Wood, Oklahoma City Marla Desmukes, Oklahoma City Stacy Morgan, Oklahoma City Brenda Wooten, Oklahoma City Heidi Diver, Oklahoma City Philip Mosca, Oklahoma City Holly Wright, Oklahoma City Paul Donat, Oklahoma City Jason Munoz, Oklahoma City Stanley Yellseagle, Oklahoma City Annette Dover, Oklahoma City Angela Munson, Oklahoma City Susan Young, Oklahoma City Rebecca Dugan, Oklahoma City Michelle Murphy, Oklahoma City Adam Zuhdi, Oklahoma City Carl Dunbar, Oklahoma City Lisa Musgrove, Oklahoma City Christopher Zuhdi, Shawnee Max Edgar, Oklahoma City Betty Naismith, Oklahoma City Selma Zuhdi, Oklahoma City Jose-Mari El-Amm, Oklahoma City Karl Nelson, Oklahoma City Zachariah Zuhdi, Oklahoma City Patrick Elder, Oklahoma City John Nettles, Oklahoma City Rusty Elkins, Edmond Dara Norris, Choctaw Lenzi Elliott, Yukon Jeffrey Oliasami, Oklahoma City Erin Embree, Oklahoma City Rhonda Owen, Oklahoma City Larry Evans, Oklahoma City Jon Parrish, Oklahoma City Mona Feirl, Sacramento, CA Sarah Parrish, Oklahoma City Carl Fields, Ardmore Beth Pauchnik, Edmond Eric Fields, Ardmore Susan Paul, Oklahoma City Nancy Freeman, Oklahoma City Karen Perry, Oklahoma City Carrie Fricker, Oklahoma City William Perry, Oklahoma City Kim Garbutt, Edmond Ryan Piersol, Edmond Clay Gates, Shawnee Aisha Pitts, Oklahoma City Carol Gaunt, Weatherford Mindy Price, Oklahoma City Susan George, Oklahoma City Craig Prom, Moore Terrie Gibson, Edmond Robert Przbylo, Oklahoma City Trish Gillett-Boyles, Oklahoma City Nikki Randolph, Edmond Deana Glenn, Oklahoma City Carolyn Rea, Oklahoma City Damon Godfrey, Fort Gibson Steven Reiler, Oklahoma City Allison Goode, Oklahoma City Mary Rice, Midwest City Cathy Gorman, Oklahoma City Yvette Richardson, Oklahoma City Berta Graham, Edmond Mrs. Gene K. Ritchie, Atlantic Beach, FL Rita Harden, Norman Jennifer Rodriquez, Oklahoma City Angela Harland, Oklahoma City Rosemary Rogers, Oklahoma City Mark Hayes, Wagoner Elizabeth Ann Rosales, Norman Cindy Heinrich, Piedmont Al Ruble, Arcadia Maria Hernandez, Oklahoma City Shelley Rutherford, Edmond Lyn Hester, Oklahoma City Ray Hibbard, Edmond 7 Oklahoma Historical Society 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105-7917 PERIODICALS

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New Oklahoma National Register Listings The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office is pleased to announce two new National Register of Historic Places listings. The newest listings are located in Tulsa and include one commercial property and one historic district. The National Register of Historic Places is our nation’s official list of properties significant in our past. Casa Loma Hotel, also known as the Max Campbell Building, is lo- cated on East Eleventh Street in Tulsa. It is significant for its role in commerce and transportation as it is associated with Historic Route 66. Casa Loma Hotel is also significant for its architectural merit. The hotel is representative of the Mis- sion/Spanish Colonial Revival style. The building remains a significant reminder of the Route 66’s presence along Eleventh Street in Tulsa with Twenty-year Members Renew in October its automobile-related architecture Casa Loma Hotel, or the Max Campbell and commercial strip. Cathy Ambler Listed below, with the date they joined the OHS, are people and organizations that, Building, in Tulsa (photo courtesy of SHPO). when they renewed their memberships in October, have been members twenty or of Tulsa prepared the nomination for more years. Their long-term loyalty is most sincerely appreciated! the property owners. Also in Tulsa is the Brady Historic District. Located along East/West Cameron and East/West Archer streets between North Boulder and North Detroit streets, the historic Samuel Allen, Sapulpa, September 21, 1955 Joe Ford, Lawton, October 31, 1986 district is significant in the areas of Commerce and Community Planning/Development. David Walter, Eufaula, September 1, 1972 Frank Heaston, Norman, November 4, 1986 Langston University, Langston, October 1, 1972 Tim Morgan, Norman, November 4, 1986 The Brady Historic District grew in response to its proximity to and local dependence on Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL, David Huff, Killeen, TX, November 5, 1986 the railroads that served Tulsa beginning in the late nineteenth century. Its strategic loca- December 1, 1972 Pat and Betta Ferry, Little Rock, AR, tion, adjacent to multiple railroad corridors, was critical to Tulsa’s growth and enabled Bertie Mitchell, Oklahoma City, August 1, 1980 November 10, 1986 the area to thrive for more than sixty years. Cathy Ambler of Tulsa and Rosin Preservation Darrel Walker, Konawa, October 1, 1981 David Petty, Guymon, November 10, 1986 of Kansas City, Missouri, prepared Stanford University, Stanford, CA, November 2, Janice Johnson, Edmond, June 13, 1988 the nomination for the City of Robert and Mary Haught, Reva, VA, 1982 Tulsa. Clarence Petrowsky, Weatherford, December 1, September 13, 1988 1983 Sallie Rae Andrews, Decatur, TX, September Listing in the National Register L. Ernestine Maphet, Gate, October 1, 1985 15, 1988 is an honorific designation that Lois Turk, Bethany, October 2, 1986 Checotah Landmark Preservation Society, provides recognition, limited pro- Charles Stuart, San Francisco, CA, October 15, Checotah, October 17, 1988 tection, and, in some cases, finan- 1986 Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Parrott, Okeene, cial incentives for these important Jerry Koelsch, Locust Grove, October 20, 1986 September 20, 1989 properties. The SHPO identifies, Francis Briscoe, Ardmore, October 20, 1986 Gary Gallagher, Ponca City, October 27, 1989 Rob Hammons, Sallisaw, October 20, 1986 Jean Phillips, El Reno, January 4, 1990 evaluates, and nominates proper- Alva Public Library, Alva, October 24, 1986 Spencer Historical Society, Spencer, ties for this special designation. Wayne Harris, Shawnee, October 27, 1986 September 28, 1990 For detailed information, con- Marjorie Couch, Oklahoma City, October 27, J.M.Jackson, Oklahoma City, October 9, 1990 tact Lynda Schwan at 1986 Richard Lowitt, Concord, MA, October 15, 405/522-4478 or email Jack Welsh, Oklahoma City, October 28, 1986 1990 [email protected]. The Brady Historic District, Tulsa (photo cour- John Lillibridge, Boiling Springs, PA, October 30, Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum, tesy of SHPO). 1986 Woodward, October 31, 1990