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Gerome Riley – How it WasPart 1

Claremore Daily Progress June 6, 2018 Rick Heaton Progress Correspondent Claremore is a city with a rich history — a history which includes favorite son Will Rogers, the famous Route 66, playwright Lynn Riggs and astronaut Stuart Roosa. There is also a history of athletics in the town.

Alice Farbro Childhood Memories

his story was written by Alice Cline Farbro in 1993 and was provided to Claremore Museum of History as part of the focus on Women’s History Month on February 6, 2023. Of course, I do not remember my birthing day or the nine months in

CLAREMORE’S BLACK HISTORY

Excerpts from an article in the Claremore Daily Progress article written by Larry Larkin and published March 22, 2009.  IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME, IT WAS A FAMILIAR PLACE As far as I know, Gerome Riley never has authored a book. He certainly knows how