The Association of the Descendants of Nancy Ward Volume 2, Number 4

Material type

Newsletter (Newsletter)

Date

1996-02-01

Description

The newsletter begins by announcing the annual meeting in Fort Gibson, OK, on March 30, 1996, along with an agenda for the meeting, details about a catered lunch, a map of Fort Gibson, details of a gift shop, parking, and accommodations, and a thank you to Ms. Marcia Blackard Elliot who helped organize and arrange the meeting and activities. A poem entitled Most Beloved Woman is included, as well as a print of the new logo designed by Mary Adair. The next section, Queries, was made to help those looking for information about someone, which will be published in the newsletter. Details about the Ancestor Fair are also included. An article outlining Thomas Lewis Rider's grave site being located is in the newsletter as well, submitted by Ynema Whiteside. Another article about Nancy Ward herself was written and submitted to the Association by Mr. Hubert G. Holland. Lastly, a page outlining the historical markers located in Adair County is included.

Author or creator

Glen Tribble, Ynema Whiteside, Hubert G. Holland, David Cornsilk

Publication or source

Association of the Descendants of Nancy Ward

Subjects and names

Association of the Descendants of Nancy Ward, Fort Gibson, Marcia Elliot, Fort Gibson Genealogical and Historical Society, Chris Morgan, Patsy Brickley, Chief Justice Joseph Martin, Cherokee Nation, Charlie's Chicken, Ruth Faulkner, Fort Gibson map, Sandy Checotah, Fort Gibson by Grant Foreman, Mary Adair, stamp project, Charles Rider, Shirley Rider, Betty Barker, Association of the Descendents of Nancy Ward logo, Most Beloved Woman poem, Nelson West Rider, Tuck Rider, Nelson Rider, Moses Alberty, Rogers County Genealogical Society Ancestor Fair, Marybelle Chase, Dorothy Tincup Maulding, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lester, Tulsa Genealogical Society, Jerri Chasteen, Hubert G. Holland, Ynema Smith Whiteside, David Cornsilk, Stilwell Times, Virgie Starr, Thomas Lewis Rider, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Fisher Station (Carriage Point), Civil War, Mr. O. A. Cross, Texas, Audrey Oxford, Ruth Faulkner, Garland Faulkner, Bill Whiteside, Ynema Whiteside, Mark Whiteside, Debbie Whiteside, Tood Whiteside, witching technique, Cherokee Rose, Beloved Woman, Nancy Ward biography, historical markers in Adair County, Larry Adair, Goingsnake District Heritage Association, Adair Countu Historical Society, Oklahoma Historical Society, Adair County History Book Committee, Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation, Watts Historical Society, Watts Town Council, Watts School Beta Club, Will Rogers, Jack Baker, Robert Rogers, Treaty of New Echota, Robert "Bob" McSpadden, Sally Rodgers McSpadden, Tammy Ritchie, Fairfield Mission, McLemore Cemetery, Lyons Switch Community, Randy Ritchie, Nellie Mays, Rev. Marcus Palmer, Arkansas, Mulberry River, Sallisaw Creek

Notes

One of the other entries (1.20) consisting of a photo collage may go along with the last page of this newsletter; the article describes some of the pictures in the collage.

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