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Surname Saturday...Margaret Ann WILSON What I know of my family's genealogy is largely based in Indian Territory which is now the state...
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Terry Ligon
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Trail of Tears, Slave Schedules & Chickasaw Freedmen
Trail of Tears, Slave Schedules & Chickasaw Freedmen Martin Beasley wrote: “Could make out some names on that list; Sad, so sad that...
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Terry Ligon
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Vignettes of Indian Territory "Freedmen"
Black & Red Vignettes~Evelyn Norwood Evelyn Norwood nee Brown The first time I met Evelyn she phoned me out of the blue and where she got...
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Terry Ligon
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Vignettes of Indian Territory Freedmen
Ardena Darneal-Jones was born March 17th1897 in Braden, Indian Territory on the on the former slave plantation of John Ring. The Ring...
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Nicka Sewell-Smith
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Researching Cherokee Freedmen: Early Records
Listen in as Oklahoma Freedmen Collective planning committee member Angela Walton-Raji does a session on tracing Cherokee Freedmen prior...
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Terry Ligon
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A Picture is Worth 500 Words
When writing the story of your ancestors if you have photographs, old bibles, birth or death certificates these items can be very useful...
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Terry Ligon
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One Drop Rule Determines Race
As we develop stories about our ancestor’s history we can draw upon numerous documents that exist such as Dawes Land Enrollment Cards,...
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Terry Ligon
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Using Newspapers as a Source for Storytelling
It is said that our ancestors didn’t write their own history therefore making it practically impossible to tell their story. I happen to...
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aywaltonraji
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Choctaw Freedmen Who Elected To Leave
The 69 Choctaw Freedmen Who Elected to Leave There are numerous resources for Researching Choctaw Freedmen. The “basic” record from the...
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