Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time The formal education of the Cherokee people began with the invention of their alphabet by Sequoyah in 1821.  The Bible and newspapers were published in their own language, and illiteracy was practically unknown among the Cherokees.  …

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This article was published in the Ranchman magazine November 1947 by Sallie Rogers McSpadden. It was a dreamy forenoon in November; to be exact November 4, 1879 when a sturdy baby boy came to join…

Telling Claremore’s History…one day at a time Written by Christa Rice in Explore Claremore’s History. Everyone loves a well-written murder mystery until the murder happens in one’s own home town. The unsolved mystery of the murder of John Bullette was a grievous injustice in…

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This article was published in the Claremore Progress, Centennial Edition,  June 17, 1993 byy Pat Reeder.    Before the turn of the century, Philip and Elizabeth Jones Land came to Indian Territory to build…

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time This article was published in the Claremore Progress June 27, 1993 by Dorothy Willman. Zelda Bear first came to Claremore as a young girl.  She, her mother, and her baby brother were visiting her uncles,…

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time Early explorers crisscrossed Northeast Oklahoma, but did not give a thought that this land might be a great place to live.  Jean Pierre Chouteau carved his name in Oklahoma history by establishing a trading post along…

The following feature story was written by Martha Kay Malone, senior journalism student at Claremore High School.  Mrs. Sallie McGinnis, journalism instructor, brought to the Progress office the best stories written by the high school journalists after all had visited the gun collection and interviewed…

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time.     BY:  Ken Willhoite   This was published in the Claremore Progress Sunday, June 27, 1993   A change had swept over the United States.  The harsh brutality of the Civil War had given way to growth and rebuilding.  George Washington Eaton, a…

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…