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Oklahoma Family Tree Project |
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The 1889ERS Society members voted at the December 9, 2006 meeting to contribute $15,000.00 to the Oklahoma Genealogical Society for the Oklahoma Family Tree project at the Oklahoma History Center.
On December 20, 2006, June McCuiston, Historian; June Stone, Secretary,and Billie Fogarty were present when 1889ERS Society President Modesta Stewart presented the check to Executive Director Bob Blackburn. Others attending from the Oklahoma Historical Society were Dan Provo, Director of the Museum of History and Tim Swink, Director of Development. As a sponsor, a plaque or The 1889ERS Society will be placed near the Family Tree.
The Oklahoma Family Tree at the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 North Laird, Oklahoma City is an original wall sculpture that provides an opportunity for individuals to place their family name on a replica redbud leaf and record their family history in the Oklahoma Family History Book. Gifts will be used to build an Oklahoma History Center endowment fund that will benefit future generations of Oklahomans.
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