Evelyn, thak you, so very much. It really means alot to me. I, really do appreciate your help! Diane from Maine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Grimes" <agrimes@fullnet.net> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Looking for...leginnaires home > Diane > > You are talking about the American Legion Home. When I was in grade > school > and then in high school I went to school with the kids from the legion. > Now the home is mostly a home for juveniles that are placed there by the > courts > I will try this weekend to get a picture for you. > > Evelyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "chuck&diane" <charlesm4@verizon.net> > To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 6:07 PM > Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Looking for...leginnaires home > > >> Evelyn, I, saw your answer to Gracie, that your in North Central >> Oklahoma, >> Ponca City. I'm hopeing you, maybe willing to help me! "Infact your the >> first person I've seen posting anything from Ponca City, O.K.". I, must >> explain why & hope I'm not going to bore you, with this! My, mom was in > the >> "orphanage there in Ponca City, with her 2 other siblings. After her >> mom&dad, Isaac M.& Emma Rice both died of polminary active tuberculosis. >> She was only about 6months when her father died of T.B. & as fare as I, > can >> figure about 5-6 when her mother died of same from catching from Isaac, >> my >> grandfather. My mothers maiden nmae at birth was Lilly,or Lily M. > Rice,born >> in 1923, Tucumcari, N. M., after which her siblings & she was put into >> the >> orphanage. Her sisters name was Edith Rice,born November 7, 1918 in > Barnard, >> Oklahoma, to Isaac&Emma (Stedham)Rice.There brother was Claude Ray Rice >> at >> birth. He, supossidely was adopted by a Bray family. But I've got no >> years >> of birth or family names. Is it posssible to ask you, to get a picture of >> the orphanage and anything you, can find? I'm willing to pay for postage > and >> pictures. If so email me at (charelsm4@verizon.net) and I, surely Thank > You >> , very much. Diane from Maine >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Evelyn Grimes" <agrimes@fullnet.net> >> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 5:25 PM >> Subject: [OKGEN ] Looking for... >> >> >> > Gracie I am in North Central Oklahoma too. Matter of fact I am in >> > Ponca >> > City. Where are you? >> > >> > Evelyn >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "g.winters" <g.winters@sbcglobal.net> >> > To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 6:45 AM >> > Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Looking for... >> > >> > >> > Don't think so. I'm in the north central part of Okla. >> > And you are welcome >> > Gracie in Okla. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== >> > Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! >> > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >> > The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== >> OKGenWeb - The Place To Start Your Oklahoma Search >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/index.htm >> > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! > >