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  • Vol 25  Issue 1,265   April 22, 2021

    PO Box 2, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us,What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” A Glimpse Into The Past VFW Auxiliary 26 members made up the original body of the Ardmore Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary to…

  • Vol 25  Issue 1,264 April 15, 2021

    PO Box 2, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us,What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” A Glimpse Into The Past Bill Murray – Who Is Who In Oklahoma 1935submitted by Roberta B. AbbeAustin, Texas Murray, William Henry, statesman.…

  • Vol 25  Issue 1,262 April 8, 2021

    PO Box 2, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us,What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” A Glimpse Into The Past by Senator Ernest Martin, Most citizens of Oklahoma have some knowledge, or at least have heard, of the illustrious…

  • Vol 25  Issue 1,262   April 1, 2021

    PO Box 2, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us,What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” A Glimpse Into The Past One of the most colorful figures living in the Ardmore area is Buster Ned, a leader and member…

  • Vol 25  Issue 1,261 March 25, 2021

    PO Box 2, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us,What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” A Glimpse Into The Past FROM RED DUST TO CONCRETE RIBBONS Before statehood, there was no money for highways except for streets in…

  • Vol 25  Issue 1,260  March18, 2021

    PO Box 2, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us,What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” A Glimpse Into The Past Calvary Presbyterian – ArdmoreCalvary Presbyterian Church was organized July 28th 1907 (Indian Territory) officially named Ardmore Presbyterian Church.…

  • Vol 25  Issue 1,259  March11, 2021

    PO Box 2, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us,What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” A Glimpse Into The Past The Insurance Women The insurance women of Ardmore, host of 22 members. The club was organized on April…

  • Vol 25  Issue 1,258  March 4, 2021

    Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us,What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” A Glimpse Into The Past Ardmore YMCA The Ardmore Young Women’s Christian Association began as to spark in the imaginations of two young women, Miss Daisy Nichols and Margaret…

  • Vol 25  Issue 1,257 February 25, 2021

    PO Box 2, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us,What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” A Glimpse Into The Past Pentecostal Holiness Church Wilson Oklahoma The Pentecostal Holiness Church of Wilson had its beginning in a tent revival…

  • Vol 25  Issue 1,255 February 11, 2021

    Ardmore, Oklahoma Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-682 A Glimpse Into The Past Ryonis Club 1957 In May 1921 John Easley suggested the idea of a women’s civic club in Ardmore and called a group of women together for luncheon at the Ardmore Pharmacy 10-12 West Main (Simpson Building) to discuss this possibility. The club that resulted from this meeting 36…