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Sequoia

His work helped teach almost an entire nation to read and write within a matter of just a few years. We introduce you to one of the most famous native Americans…

Blue and Gold Sausage

bluegoldsausageThis FFA advisor found a fund raiser that was so successful, he had to quit teaching just to operate the new business…

Cowboy King of Marriage

TomMix2Tom Mix was known as the King of the Cowboys, starring in over 300 films from 1910 to 1935. He might also be the king of marriage…having tied the knot five times…

Cowboy Moviestar Tom Mix

TomMix1He was king of the cowboys, a real-life ranch hand that won the hearts of the nation with his amazing feats on Tony the Wonder Horse. In fact, he was such a daredevil, movie companies pleaded with him to stop doing his own stunts so they could insure he would stay healthy and keep his starring role…

The Oklahoma Land Rush

Imagine a train chugging south out of Kansas with people jumping from the cars all along its route. The reason they jumped and mass chaos took place that September day is this edition of The American Countryside….cherokeestrip2

The Cherokee Strip

cherokeestripIt’s called the Cherokee Strip; a stretch of land in north central Oklahoma originally given to the Cherokee and later opened to settlement by the U.S. government. The story of that area and the land rush that resulted is today’s edition of the American Countryside…

Oklahoma’s First Gusher

oilrig2George Keeler noticed his horses wouldn’t drink from this spot on the river. The location today is an important spot that draws visitors from around world…

Black Gold in Oklahoma

oilrig1William Johnstone and George Keeler were looking for a way to attract the railroad to their new town. Who knew their method to lure them would impact Oklahoma still today….

Getting to FFA Contest

ralphdreesenAn FFA advisor was driving his students to a competition when the bus broke down with twenty eight students and the teacher stranded on the roadside. What happened next worked well in the 1940s, but today it would probably land you in trouble…