American Countryside » Oklahoma

A New City Overnight

Tom — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:01:53 +0000

If a city grows quickly, we might say it sprang up overnight. This state capital literally sprang into existence in just one night. We go back to that night and the events leading up to the mass migration to buy those town lots…..

Land on the Run

Tom — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:01:56 +0000

If you found a great deal on a house or a piece of land, we might say that we ran to get the deal. In 1889, thousands literally ran to get a deal…..

Stockyards City, Oklahoma

Tom — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:01:02 +0000

You might go to a fancy clothing store to get measured for a suit. But where do you go to measure your horse? It still takes place here, in a portion of the city that has farm roots that date over a century…..

The Cattlemen’s Cafe

Tom — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:01:31 +0000

Why are nurses on the night shift eating breakfast in the Oklahoma City Stockyards? Here’s a place popular for breakfast and great steaks–any time of the day–all at a café won with the roll of the dice…..

The Banjo Museum

Tom — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:01:39 +0000

When I was in fifth grade I wanted to play the trumpet. My parents scratched together $300 for a used trumpet–the one I still play today. It was a lot of money back then. It’s just a good thing I didn’t play the banjo, for that may have cost the entire farm…..

Duelling Banjos

Tom — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:01:15 +0000

You’ve heard of dueling banjos–now multiply it times several hundred. It’s a unique convention of sights and sounds that arrives in the Midwest this weekend…..

Collecting Specimens

Tom — Tue, 17 May 2011 05:01:09 +0000

Jay’s father could have scolded him for what he’d unearthed. Most parents would say, “Put down that filthy thing!” His father didn’t do that though, and because he didn’t, Jay went on to build a company and a museum about what he’d found…..

A Prisoner of War Reintured

Tom — Mon, 16 May 2011 05:01:27 +0000

Over 65 years after this Prisoner Of War died in a work camp, his body will be reintured near his birthplace this week. The story is unusual though, because the POW died here…..

One Famous Horse

Tom — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:01:31 +0000

At one time this fort raised and trained over 14,000 horses and mules at a time. Many of those animals were shipped overseas, but there’s a good chance you remember one very famous horse…..

An Unlikely Field Trip

Tom — Fri, 06 May 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Many schools take field trips this time of the year. They are usually a fun event for students to get some time out of the classroom. But some field trips don’t go as planned…..