Trails of Tears ended here
Image of the Old Baptist Mission Church with a description highlighting the significance as it was the landmark that was the end of the Trail of Tears.
Image of the Old Baptist Mission Church with a description highlighting the significance as it was the landmark that was the end of the Trail of Tears.
Original picture of the Flint Court House with a description on the replica that was built as a result of the sponsorship of the Adair County Cherokee Historical Society
"Col. James Corn of Cleveland Tennessee purchased and held in private trust 147 acres that is now a part of the Red Clay Archaeological Area." Description under the picture of the Red Claya area and Col. James Corn. Article on how the Oklahoma Cherokee nation …
The reunion of the council to discuss international summit for the first time after the Cherokee relocation to the West.
A letter to the editor in response to Wilma Wineclaw's article about Christie School. An article correcting misinformation that was previously published.
Historic informational article regarding the construction of Oklahoma's oldest house built in 1833.
History on Stilwell; a significant town built by Arthur Stilwell. Information on the Stilwell heritage with description of the layout of the town of Stilwell.
History on Adair County home of the Cherokees. Significant for the superior hunting and fishing of the Cherokees.
History on the name "Adair" stemming from an old-Scottish surname. Full family tree and history described from the year 1066 to 1951.
Information on the Natural Dam in Northwest Arkansas in the Ozark National Forest. It appears to be man made, but it is a naturally occuring phenomenon with ten-foot high black shale, flat creek bed, icy waters, and swimming allowed.
Reference requests for sources of information on the Eastern Adair County, specifically the creation of the town of Watts instigated by the Kansas City-Southern Railroad
History on the name "Adair" stemming from an old-Scottish surname. Full family tree and history described from the year 1066 to 1951.
The community of Mayes built within an Old Courthouse with in-depth information on the layout and the historical significances such as the payment center and the gallows that are located nearby.
An article regarding two forgotten cemetaries- one located by Highway 51 between Stilwell and Evansville, and the other on the road north of the old Ellis Starr home. Significance on the Old Smith farm.
A party of Englishmen to the land of the Cherokee Indians, made in canoes. The purpose was for them to stay three months alongside the Cherokees and create a friendship after the treaty made in November. Although it was tense, the Cherokee Indians were warm …
Brief biography on William J. Weaver, Chief W. Keeler, Goingsnake, and Judge Robert Buffington Daniel
Brief article of the biography on Judge Isaac Parker-a person extremely involved in the affairs of the Cherokee Nation
Brief biographies on Chief Lewis Downing, Teesee and Rebecca Bowles Guess, John Porum Davis, Lucien Burr "Hooley" Bell
Brief biographies on Chief John Ross and Reverend Jesse Bushyhead
Brief biographies on Elias Boudinot, Stand Watie, and Elias Cornelius Boudinot
Brief biographies of Major Ridge, John Ridge, and John Rollin Ridge
Brief biographies on Tahchee/Captain William Dutch, Chief John (Captain Jack) Rogers, John Rogers (White Trader)
Brief biogrpahies on Dr. Emmett Starr and D.W.C. Duncan
History on the Cherokee Indians, specifically the descendants of Nancy Ward, the volumes of "Our People and Where They Rest" written by James W. Tyner and Alice Tyner, and the printed census list of the Cherokee Indians residing in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
The OHS archives and manuscripts of Emmet Starr were used to write some of the "History of the Cherokee Indians: Old Families and their Geneologies"