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.” I hope everyone is staying safe in all this ice and snow and cold. I have some good news to report. Since I announced my GoFundMe account two weeks…

Ardmore, Oklahoma 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 Jake Lewis Hamon Jake Hamon, a widely known lawyer, producer and promoter, from Ardmore was born in Kansas in 1870. His parents…

Ardmore, Oklahoma 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 Daily ArdmoreiteDecember 11, 1930 Two Women Companions of Slayers Are Jailed Here. Carter County Deputy Sheriff Con Keirsey, 36, for the…

Ardmore, Oklahoma 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.” The Washita River The Washita River formed the entire north and east boundary of Pickens County and Chickasaw Nation days. This River rises in the panhandle of…

Ardmore, Oklahoma 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 Crossthwaite Shoe Repair One of the early shoe repairman in Ardmore was Thomas Newton Crossthwaite. His store was located on Caddo and…

PO Box 2, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 Email: butchbridges@oklahomahistory.net, Phone: 580-490-6823 Dr. J. L. and Mae (Morse) Cox James Lloyd “J. L.” Cox (1880-1966), one of the early Ardmore physicians, was born November 5, 1880 in Georgia. His father was Pete “Bud” Cox and he spent his last years in Ardmore. J. L. had two brothers:…

“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 Crossthwaite Shoe Repair One of the early shoe repairman in Ardmore was Thomas Newton Crossthwaite. His store was located on Caddo and as noted in the picture, it…

I hope everyone is staying safe in all this ice and snow and cold. I have some good news to report. Since I announced my GoFundMe account two weeks ago there has been tremendous progress made that will assure my Oklahoma History website continues for years to come. To date I have received double the…

Since I announced my GoFundMe account three weeks ago the response has been fantastic. I set a goal of $1,000 and thanks to some great friends we have more then doubled that amount to over $2,400 which includes a deduction of $74 in GoFundMe service fees. Yesterday I paid for 10 years in advance for…