March 24, 2018

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Amanda (Evans) Stierwalt: Show and Tell

Photo: Amanda (Evans) Stierwalt While researching this week I came across a newspaper article about Hezekiah K. Stierwalt, who was showing off some treasures while visiting relatives in Kansas. These treasures included the button (rattle) of a rattlesnake that his wife, Amanda, killed with a stick of stove wood. I have so much respect for pioneer women and am so glad to live in modern times....

School Days: Childers School

Childers School (Childers, Nowata, Oklahoma) Class of 1939 BACK (L TO R): Yvonne Fuzzell, William York, Mildred Myers, Helen Price, Willie Daniels, Natalie Coleman, Sam Randall, Lucille Dawson Spears, Fred Sloan  FRONT (L TO R): Charles Montgomery, Esther Stierwalt, Garold (Pat) Montgomery, Mr.Wm.Cook (Class Sponsor) Claude “Buster” Stierwalt, Alma Lee Parrett, Johnny Lee Harrison Class of 1948 BACK (L TO R): Fred Swalley, Pete Vaughn, Barbara Woody, Bob Scott, Supt. Bill Cook, George “Casper” Speer, Arvona “Mickey” Stookey, Bobby Fuzzell...

I took a DNA test…Now What?

DNA test next steps You took a DNA test and received your results. So what’s next? The answer to that is…it depends. Depending on why you took the test there are a variety of ideas and tools to get the most out of your DNA results. If you are thinking about taking a DNA test but don’t know which one to choose, here is a good article comparing the top 3 tests. I break down DNA testers into three basic categories: I...

Mathew Conlan: Death by Gravel?

La Grande Famine, Illustrated in London News by Smyth, 1847. May they feel the warmth of a tear! May they hear the piper’s lament, May they know we, the survivors, keep vigil. irish tenant farmers Mathew Conlan was born in 1795 in the North Connaught region of Ireland to John and Anna Conlan, poor farmers near the town of Sligo. Similar to the Husmann in Norway, Irish tenant farmers rented land from wealthy landowners, primarily English and Scottish supporters of Elizabeth...