Below is an original brick from the old Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home I made into a history brick. I asked the courthouse maintenance crew to save me a brick to make it. The old funeral home was torn down a week ago to make way for more parking spaces at the courthouse. After doing some research…

Doug Williams sent in an interesting history information sheet on the Henderson Ferry at Gene Autry, Oklahoma. Plus other historical facts. Map showing location where the Henderson Ferry was located northeast of Gene Autry, Oklahoma. GPS 34.30319, -96.99812 Below is a hand drawn map by Ardmoreite Ben Scott Sr (1887-1967) who drew the map in…

Tomorrow, Friday October 10th, the contents of the 1911 time capsule will be on display at 2:00pm. Also from 2 to 4pm is open house. Hope to see some of you there! Below is a photo of the the old Chickasaw Telephone office in Lone Grove. I’ve been told this office was north of Felt’s…

I was over at a friend’s house north of Lone Grove last week and got to see a remarkable piece of Pearl Harbor history. My friend’s uncle, John J. Burton (d. 2005) was there on December 7, 1941. When the bombing was over he went and looked at the destroyer USS Cassin which was in…

Crews removed the time capsule from behind the cornerstone at the Carter County courthouse this week. I can hardly wait until opening day ceremony on October 10th at 2pm to look at the contents inside it 114 years ago. Opening ceremony will be followed by tours of the courthouse until 4:00pm. Speaking of the courthouse,…

The Tivoli Theater, which attracted those in search of entertainment and cool air, especially when Ardmore temperature hovered around the 100 degree mark with humidity about the same, was a popular place on Main Street. Unfortunately, on April 26, 1958 the elegant Tivoli suffered extensive fire damage which spread to Eden’s Cafe, the Tivoli Barbershop…

Above is a drawing by Ardmoreite Ludwig Isenberg (1925-2005) Below is the Pate Grocery store that was located just north of C street and Lake Murray Drive, Ardmore. 1950s Below is info on the old Willis, Oklahoma airport“Here’s a little bit of History that you won’t learn in school, if you have lived here for…

Antelope Springs at Sulphur, Oklahomahttps://www.nps.gov/articles/850146.htm#4/31.84/-78.09 Henderson ferry just north of Annie Conway’s house at Pipe Springs. -Doug Williams Crawford Goldsby was an outlaw who went by the name Cherokee Bill (1876-1896).  Responsible for the murders of eight men (including his brother-in-law), he and his gang terrorized the Indian Territory for over two years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_Goldsby HAM Talk…

Mr. Harry Godfry Stong, a son of Tennessee, who was a federal office holder in that state for a number of years, is now an adopted son of Indian Territory, and has made Ardmore his home since 1894. He is the proprietor of the Wine Press Store, has a vineyard of three acres in connection,…

I spent a lot of time in Betty Brown’s Health Food store in the 70s and 80s. Her store was located in the unit block of 3rd Northeast. Below is the Wilson, Oklahoma Fire Department back in 1925. The postman really did ring twice! Or blew a whistle, or, most commonly, knocked. For decades, letter…