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The 1889ers Society was founded in 1905 by people who made The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 which opened the Oklahoma Territory for settlement. It is continued by our descendants and friends. Descendant Members of The 1889ers Society are direct lineal descendants of the pioneers who made the great Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 as well as those interested in Oklahoma history. Membership in The 1889ERS Society is open to all Friends of Oklahoma!


 
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Find Your Ancestors

The 1889ers Society welcomes all people, but we give special distinction to those who are descendants of those who "made The Run of 1889" into the Oklahoma Territory.  To qualify, you must know the legal description of the land your ancestors homesteaded. Now there's a new tool.  The Oklahoma Genealogical Society has published a CD-ROM so you can just look in your computer to find the start of the trail of your ancestors. It provides Township, Range, Section and County of the land, as well as the Volume & Page of the tract books.  Most importantly it is searchable by Last Name, First Name & Date of homestead.   That's enough to become a Descendant Member and it's a good start for your genealogy study.

"Early Oklahoma Land Tract Books Index"
The Oklahoma Genealogical Society
PO Box 12986
Oklahoma City OK 73157
www.OkGenSoc.org

It costs $20 and is well worth it!

Airport Exhibit Ends Print E-mail

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26 August 2011

Sadly, The 1889ers Society's Airport Exhibit will be ending soon.  Perhaps for the last time.  We have been notified that our permit for the display will be renewed for another 6 months only.  At that time we must remove or dismantle it.

 

In place near Gate 12 since 2007, the exhibit features short videos from many organizations with ties to Oklahoma history.  Although the content changes as more participants are added, here is a typical menu from which visitors can select:

 

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  •  The Oklahoma History Center
  • The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History
  • The Harn Homestead& 1889er Museum
  • The City of Guthrie
  • The History of the Cherokee Strip-Enid
  • Rodeo Heart of the West (National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum)
  • 1889 Land Run Re-Enactment
  • The Historic City of Ardmore
  • 100 Years of Oklahoma Transportation
  • OKC - Big League City


Currently we have no place to put the exhibit.  It's about 6 feet wide, 4 feed deep, and  the 42" screen tops out at about 7 feet tall.  We will be checking with other organizations to see if they have need of an interactive video exhibit of this quality.  If you have ideas for a new home for our display, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or fill our our contact form on this website.

Click Here for more details on the 1889ers Airport Exhibit.

 

 

 

 
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