tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post5073507095277650931..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Oklahoma Fortune TellerBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-3179195971258699632012-05-09T10:43:39.437-05:002012-05-09T10:43:39.437-05:00PF--Yeah, get working on you own book there in KS!...PF--Yeah, get working on you own book there in KS! My family first arrived in Inman in 1874.<br />GG--Nation's history is key for me. I feel like this book is part Americana, esp of OK's story of accelerated prairie destruction, oil grab, racism, scheming....<br />D--Yes, get writing! I am lucky it was my grandma who did this, esp among her siblings.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-19818245378801255712012-05-09T10:37:26.798-05:002012-05-09T10:37:26.798-05:00What a special gift she has given you. I have bec...What a special gift she has given you. I have become the family keeper of our history. I hope to do more research when i retire. I have missed so many stories and my family has not kept nearly anything of their stories. I need to write more of them down now as my mom who wiill be 80 and my aunt who is 90 are all that is left.Donna@Gardens Eye Vierwhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-63155563920261529382012-05-09T08:11:55.461-05:002012-05-09T08:11:55.461-05:00What a treasure trove you received! And what a gi...What a treasure trove you received! And what a gift your grandmother's story of her courtship and early marriage is. Even if the stories get slightly changed through your personal filter, by preserving them and sharing them I strongly believe that you are keeping a vital thread of our nation's history alive, as well as an important strand in your own family's history.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-15409905237782356242012-05-08T20:48:30.668-05:002012-05-08T20:48:30.668-05:00That, Benjamin, is really deep stuff. What a grea...That, Benjamin, is really deep stuff. What a great legacy though. It should give us all some ideas.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.com