Project: Oklahoma
Categories: Oklahoma | Oklahoma Projects
The Oklahoma Project is part of the United States History Project.
Welcome to the Oklahoma Project
The purpose of this project is to coordinate all Oklahoma related projects and resources and combine that information into one place.
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| "Oklahoma State Flag" |
The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people." It is also known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State, in reference to the non-Native settlers who staked their claims on the choicest pieces of land before the official opening date and the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which opened the door for white settlement in America's Indian Territory. The name was settled upon statehood. Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged and Indian was dropped from the name. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the United States. Its residents are known as "Oklahomans," or informally "Okies", and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma Counties ---
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| Oklahoma Counties |
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| 1831 Trail of Tears |
In 1831 the people of Choctaw Nation were removed setting a precedent for future removals.
The Seminole were removed in 1832.
The Creek in 1833.
The Chickasaw in 1837,
and the Cherokee in 1838.
The challenging and, in many cases, deadly journey, is known as the Trail of Tears.---
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How to Join
- Leaders: Sarah Heiney and Ellen Smith (Leaders of the US History Project)
- Coordinators: Robin Coles
- Add Oklahoma to your followed tags.
- We use Oklahoma G2G Discussion for communication.
It is not necessary that you be related to someone who lived in the state of Oklahoma or live there yourself to join. Anyone with an interest is welcome! If you would like to participate, please do the following:
- Answer our G2G welcome post to join the US History project and get a badge.
- Add us_history and Oklahoma to your list of followed tags. That way you'll see all of our discussions in your G2G Feed.
- Please see our list of goals for a basic overview for ways you can help.
For a full list of participants in the US History Project, see the badge report.
Template
The template is {{US History|sub-project=Oklahoma}} which will give you:
| ... ... ... is a part of Oklahoma History. Join: Oklahoma Project Discuss: Oklahoma |
This template is for use only on profiles that are of importance to the project or need to be PPP'd and managed by the project. They are not for every single person from Oklahoma. A sticker might be used in that circumstance.
Goals
The overall goals of the US History Project are to create and develop profiles on WikiTree for those who lived in the state of Oklahoma. To meet these goals:
- Add Oklahoma-related profiles, checking for existing profiles to avoid duplication. If any duplicate profiles exist, request merges, starting with the oldest generation.
- If profiles were loaded by GEDCOM, use WikiTree Styles and Standards to clean up residue and broken links.
- Search out original rather than derivative documentation and add sources.
- Write comprehensive, well-sourced biographies.
- Make sure profiles of all family members are correct and documented.
- Profiles need to be linked to the greater WikiTree. Try to find the connection.
List of Things to Do
- Need space pages created and developed for Oklahoma counties and linked to this page. Would you like to lead a county project?
- If you have any Oklahoma state resources that you are willing to do lookups, please add them to the Oklahoma Resources Page.
- If you live in Oklahoma, please consider adding your name to the Oklahoma Research Assistance page.
Ongoing List of Things to Do
- Cemeteries in Oklahoma need to be photographed and the categories added to profiles on WikiTree. See the Oklahoma Cemeteries Project
- Add profiles for those who obtained land grants and homesteaded in Oklahoma. See the Homesteaders Project
- Help develop the Native Americans Project with information about Oklahoma state tribes.
- Work on Oklahoma's unconnected and unsourced profiles.
- Add profiles for the men who died in World War I, serving from Oklahoma for the Oklahoma in the Great War project and for the Roll of Honor project.
Historical Projects
Oklahoma Related Categories on WikiTree
- Oklahoma Category page
- Oklahoma Projects page
- Oklahoma Cemeteries
- Oklahoma Colleges & Universities
- Oklahoma Governors
- Oklahoma Homesteaders
- Oklahoma Name Studies
- Oklahoma Native American Tribes
- Oklahoma Politicians
- Oklahoma Religious Institutions
- Oklahoma Research Assistance
Related Projects and Pages on WikiTree
- Homesteaders Project
- Native Americans Project
- Trails and Wagon Trains Project
- The Way West Project
- US Governors Project
- Oklahoma in the Great War
- United States in World War II page
Online Publications
Resources
- The Trail of Tears, Council of Indian Nations, 1310 Riverview Drive, Phoenix, AZ 83034
- The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, a part of the website for Oklahoma Historical Society. Contains individual articles on many Events, Places, People, Objects, and other topics.
- Oklahoma Historical Society, Genealogical Resources Describes available collections and includes some online indexes and databases.
- Index to the 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census one of the few extant pieces of the 1890 US census. Provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
- OK2Explore is a free searchable index of births and deaths that occurred in the state of Oklahoma. Included is limited information on births occurring more than 20 years ago and deaths occurring more than 5 years ago.
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