Lucille McAllister, the packrat who started OKGenWeb's Maps 'n' More with her parents' 1915 Railroad Atlas, passed away today. I will not label this "Sad News", because it happened as she wished -- at home, surrounded by loved ones. I do plan to maintain <A HREF="http://ceil.rootsweb.com/">Ceil's Corner</A>, our area study centered on northeastern Oklahoma, southeastern Logan, and western Lincoln Counties -- so there is no need to delete any links you may have set. But I expect to be out of touch for at least a few days so ask for your indulgence. Sharon McAllister

> From: Ellen Pack <e.j.pack@natchezbelle.org> > Date: 2003/11/12 Wed PM 07:09:11 EST > To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [STATE-COORD] EC - Call for Volunteers > > To all Project members: > > Please forward this note to all USGenWeb Members and lists. > > The USGenWeb Election Committee is looking for three volunteers who would > like to serve on the Election Committee. > > The "job" includes developing a working relationship with Project members, > SCs, and/or Archives personnel to maintain current Project Membership and > Registration Lists, and to assist in all polls and elections, especially > during the months of June and July when the EC hosts the USGenWeb Project's > Annual Election. > > Volunteers will have the satisfaction of joining an excellent team to > handle a difficult and important responsibility. > > The following one year replacement regional seats are currently open: > > NOTE: You do *not* have to be a member in either of these regions to be > eligible to serve in these regions. > > Northeast North Central Region > Term: Jan 1, 2004 - Dec 31, 2004 > > SouthWest/South Central Region > Term: Jan 1, 2004 - Dec 31, 2004 > > The following two-year Archives seat is currently available: > > NOTE: You must be a member of one of the Archives Projects, but not > necessarily the projects listed below. > > State Archives: Northwest Plains & North East North Central Regions; Plus > OK, KS, & TX; Tombstone Project. > Term: Jan 1, 2004 - 31 December 2005 > > Any member of the USGW Project who is eligible to vote is eligible for > membership in the EC, the exception being that no Advisory Board member may > serve as a working member of the EC. An EC member who is elected to > national office may continue to serve on the EC until seated on the AB. > > EC Members are asked to check mail daily, and must be responsive to Email. > > If you are interested in volunteering, please send a > note to: > <e.j.pack@natchezbelle.org> > with the subject line, "Volunteer EC". > > Please include a brief description of your current USGW participation, > including URLs of any sites you maintain. > > Selected volunteers will be included on a slate that is presented to the > Advisory Board for confirmation. > > More information about the EC is available at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ > > Thank you for your time, and please consider volunteering! > > Ellen Pack > Chair, USGenWeb Elections Committee > >

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Pushmataha county is the winner of the County of the Month Award for November. Congratulations to Redgie Peck, coordinator and Teresa Young, Assistant County Coordinator. 1st - 9 votes - Pushmataha county 2nd - 3 votes - Adair & Payne counties 3rd - 2 votes - Cherokee Nation, Choctaw Nation, Comanche, Garvin, McIntosh, M8skogee, Stephens and Texas counties There were 51 votes for 30 different counties. Ron & Elaine Long ~McIntosh County OKGenWeb <http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmcinto/index.htm> ~McIntosh County Archives <http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ok/mcintosh/mcintosh.html>

Thanks, as it turns out Wilma was an aunt of a good friend of mine and I have access to her books and booklets that direction. Thank you for answering. Blessings, Judy

Hi David, Judy in Roger Mills County here.....do you happen to know if the genealogy books which this Hedrick lady wrote were on her families only -- or were any about Rankin/Reydon, etc.? Blessings, Judy

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 Tdale55@aol.com wrote: > Hi David, > Judy in Roger Mills County here.....do you happen to know > if the genealogy books which this Hedrick lady wrote were on > her families only -- or were any about Rankin/Reydon, etc.? > Blessings, Judy All is know is what was in the obit. David David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org Honolulu Hawaii SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

Wilma Ann Garretson Hedrick Wilma Ann Garretson Hedrick, 82, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Ural Cemetery in Elk City, Okla., with Dwight Garretson, her brother, officiating. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mrs. Hedrick was born Aug. 12, 1921, to Francis Marion and Janie Cherry Garretson at Lake Creek, Okla. She started school at the age of 4 and attended several one room schools including "Old Rankin" and "New Reydon." In 1939 and 1940 she attended Southwestern Bible College in Enid, Okla. She married Cyril Hedrick in 1948 at Sayre, Okla. They were married 50 years. Mrs. Hedrick was a genealogist and writer who had compiled over 100 genealogy books. She also published a genealogy newspaper from 1969 through 1972 called the "Garretson News." She traced her lineage to the famous "Rembrandt" of Lyden, Holland, and also Will Rogers, a famous humorist, singer and entertainer in Oklahoma. She and her husband also had a crafting business for many years, specializing in wooden rocking horses, cutting boards and Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. She was also known in Oklahoma for her ability to restore old dolls. They also published a cookbook called "What's Cookin Grandmama" in 1989. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1998 and by three sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Conway and husband, John, of Amarillo; a son, Danny Luther Hedrick and wife, Beth, of Amarillo; an adopted daughter, Tran Bach Yen of California; three sisters, Gladys Stone of Elk City, Lilly Anthony of Tulare, Calif., and Betty Garretson of South Carolina; two brothers, Harlan Garretson of California and Dwight Garretson of Dallas; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and her caregiver, Geneva Solis. Sign our online guest book at www.rectorfuneralhome.com. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 25, 2003 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/102503/obi_allobits.shtml � The Amarillo Globe-News Online

[Fwd: Black Town Tours of Oklahoma - link] > From: "Linda Haas Davenport" <lhaasdav@cox.net> > Date: 2003/10/17 Fri AM 06:25:47 EDT > To: "Sue Tolbert" <tolbert6@cox.net> > CC: "Marti" <okgenweb@cox.net> > Subject: Black Town Tours of Oklahoma - link > > Morning Sue and Marti - Yesterday my Historical Society's newsletter mentioned that the Oklahoma Black Town Tour was one of three finalist in the Smithsonian's Best Tours. I followed up with the link mentioned and thought you might want to add this to the Muskogee and Oklahoma sites. I'll include both the award link and the Black Town Tour link for you to look at. The awards will soon be over but if Black Town Tour wins a link to the Smithsonian site about it might be nice. > Awards: http://www.sustainabletourismawards.com/ > > Black Town Tour: http://www.blacktownstour.com/

I have also uploaded the Broken Bow cemetery. Enjoy all. Harold D. Massey St. Louis, MO hmassey@cablemo.net

I have uploaded several cemeteries to the McCurtain County site. They are The Bokhoma, Canfield, Eagletown, Hochatown, Crown Hill, Glover, Rock Hill, Sherwood, Oak Grove & Sweet Home cemetery. Enjoy all. Harold D. Massey St. Louis, MO hmassey@cablemo.net

Who: Sharon Crawford When: Now Where: Online As many of you know Sharon created the OKBits site several years ago and has collected many many obituaries and photos for the Oklahoma genealogical community. She has helped many researchers. She is also the talented creator of our Genie Angles graphics as well as several on the OKGenWeb site. She has always been a giver. Now Sharon needs us to give. Sharon has lung cancer and is just starting her chemo. Very soon she will be in need of hats and head coverings. Many of us want to "do something", but aren't sure what to do. So!!! We're giving her a Hat, Cap & Do-Rag Shower. See <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~angels/hats.htm> Feel free to pass the link to other mailing list and friends. Marti OKGenWeb State Coordinator

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Sorry, hope my message to list wasn't why you wanted to unsub. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Kim Vieyra" <mkvieyra@sbcglobal.net> To: <OK-IT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:11 PM Subject: [OK-Coordinators] unsubscribe > unsubscribe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon" <okbits@cox.net> > To: <OK-IT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:47 PM > Subject: [OK-Coordinators] Update on Me (Sharon) > > > > Thought I would update everyone about my progress. Yesterday was the > > beginning of chemo which got off to a bumpy start as I turned out to be > that > > of the 5 % that has a bad reaction to chemo meds. This has been fixed but > > because of it, my radiation treatments will be put on hold for a week or > > two to let my body regain strength from the chemo reaction. > > Within two weeks they said I should be bald, so cuz'n Billie you may want > to > > dig out your camera <LOL> > > On an up note, it looks like I have lucked out by not suffering any nausea > > affects of chemotherapy. Another up side to this is how many times does > > doctors tell you to eat as much as you can, lay around, sleep and put on > > the weight? > > Thanks for all your prayers, Sharon Crawford > > > > > > > > ==== OK-IT Mailing List ==== > > Oklahoma Mailing List > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OK/ > > > > ==== OK-IT Mailing List ==== > OKGenWeb Resources > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/resource/index.htm > >

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon" <okbits@cox.net> To: <OK-IT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:47 PM Subject: [OK-Coordinators] Update on Me (Sharon) > Thought I would update everyone about my progress. Yesterday was the > beginning of chemo which got off to a bumpy start as I turned out to be that > of the 5 % that has a bad reaction to chemo meds. This has been fixed but > because of it, my radiation treatments will be put on hold for a week or > two to let my body regain strength from the chemo reaction. > Within two weeks they said I should be bald, so cuz'n Billie you may want to > dig out your camera <LOL> > On an up note, it looks like I have lucked out by not suffering any nausea > affects of chemotherapy. Another up side to this is how many times does > doctors tell you to eat as much as you can, lay around, sleep and put on > the weight? > Thanks for all your prayers, Sharon Crawford > > > > ==== OK-IT Mailing List ==== > Oklahoma Mailing List > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OK/

Hey cuz, I got a couple wigs if you need one. You know, in some circles bald women are considered VERY sexy. (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on!

Thought I would update everyone about my progress. Yesterday was the beginning of chemo which got off to a bumpy start as I turned out to be that of the 5 % that has a bad reaction to chemo meds. This has been fixed but because of it, my radiation treatments will be put on hold for a week or two to let my body regain strength from the chemo reaction. Within two weeks they said I should be bald, so cuz'n Billie you may want to dig out your camera <LOL> On an up note, it looks like I have lucked out by not suffering any nausea affects of chemotherapy. Another up side to this is how many times does doctors tell you to eat as much as you can, lay around, sleep and put on the weight? Thanks for all your prayers, Sharon Crawford

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Wendy, I get the Tulsa World everyday. It isn't in the 7th or the 8th's Tulsa World. Katy -----Original Message----- From: SBD [mailto:kssooners@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:36 AM To: OK-IT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OK-Coordinators] Tulsa World anyone? Wendy...did you get the Tulsa World online? I know that several Oklahoma newspapers put the obits online. Don't know for sure about the Tulsa World. There's a link to the Tulsa World here: http://www.50states.com/news/okla.htm Sheridan --- Wendy Barry <maxssake@yahoo.com> wrote: > Anyone out there get the Tulsa World Newspaper? I am looking for my great aunt's obituary, it's > listed on 10/7/03. Her name is Virginia Mae Mullikin Van Kleer. > Holler back ifn you have it. > ===== Football is in the air! Go SOONERS! ==== OK-IT Mailing List ==== Updating Your E-mail Address at Rootsweb http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/addresses/

-----Original Message----- From: SBD [mailto:kssooners@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:36 AM To: OK-IT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OK-Coordinators] Tulsa World anyone? Wendy...did you get the Tulsa World online? I know that several Oklahoma newspapers put the obits online. Don't know for sure about the Tulsa World. There's a link to the Tulsa World here: http://www.50states.com/news/okla.htm Sheridan --- Wendy Barry <maxssake@yahoo.com> wrote: > Anyone out there get the Tulsa World Newspaper? I am looking for my great aunt's obituary, it's > listed on 10/7/03. Her name is Virginia Mae Mullikin Van Kleer. > Holler back ifn you have it. > ===== Football is in the air! Go SOONERS! ==== OK-IT Mailing List ==== Updating Your E-mail Address at Rootsweb http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/addresses/