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 >