How to Write the Skeletons in Your Closet

On Saturday, March 10, I will be sharing "How to Write the Skeletons in Your Closet" for Kansas Authors Club, District #2, at the Antioch Branch of the Johnson County Library, Shawnee Mission and Antioch in Mission, Kansas, at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. Admission free.

I will give tips on helpful websites for research and useful books to help your writing process as well as a power point presentation of how I wrote "The Late Sooner," my historical novel based on my great-grandfather's diary from 1889.

If you are looking for free genealogical research in Oklahoma, the Logan County Genealogical Society in Guthrie, OK is a very helpful place. www.rootsweb.com/~oklcgs/ Logan County was the first territorial capitol of Oklahoma.
Also, help is available at the Oklahoma History Center’s genealogy library in Oklahoma City. You can e-mail them at OKGenSoc@aol.com

CATTLE TRAILS ACROSS OKLAHOMA

Longhorn cattle trails from Texas to Kansas railheads spanned the era from 1866 to 1889. Four primary trails cut through the Indian Territory: the East Shawnee Trail, the West Shawnee Trail, the Chisholm Trail, and the Great Western or Dodge City Trail.

Oklahoma Populated Before 1889

The land called the Indian Territory was not a wilderness in 1889. To the east of the Unassigned Lands were the Five Civilized Tribes, the Osages, and other tribes moved from previous frontiers. To the west were reservations for the Plains Tribes. In both directions were towns, railroads, newspapers, stagecoach routes, schools, and even telephone lines. It was a land with a rich legacy, a blend of many cultures and the dreams of may people. The land run 9f 1889 was only one chapter in the dramatic history of Oklahoma.