[Genealib] New Picher, Oklahoma resource book

[Carrie Cook]

The Gregath Publishing Company is pleased to announce a new genealogical resource now available through our company: 

Index to the 1930 King Jack Newspaper Picher, Oklahoma, by Fredrea Gregath Cook, 2008. 8.5x11",  comb softbound book, 128 pages. Entries include surname or place name, month of newspaper edition, date of edition and page number. G3500-$20.00

Introduction: 
This project was undertaken to assist the researching public and the Oklahoma Historical Society.   The index was produced, with the permission of the Oklahoma Historical Society, using a microfilmed copy of the 1930 King Jack newspaper, currently housed at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   William D. Welge, C.A., Director of the Archives and Manuscript Division, has been so very helpful in this project.  His encouragement and guidance is always greatly appreciated.
 
The newspaper was a staple of the small lead and zinc mining town of Picher, Oklahoma and surrounding areas, during the early years.  All issues of the 1930 King Jack newspapers were not available for microfilming, but this is the most currently complete microfilmed copies available at the History Center.  
 
As is often the case with early day newspapers, there were no page numbers.  For that reason this index treats each newspaper in the way the microfilming process occurred.  Therefore, page one of a newspaper, as we know it today, may actually be the last page of the 1930 newspaper, due to the microfilming method.  Each King Jack was chronologically microfilmed by edition date, beginning January 16, 1930 and ending with the partial November 13, 1930 edition.  Not all newspapers were in pristine condition or even complete, but they were microfilmed, none the less.  There are cases of duplication on the microfilm.   Entries for the editions in this index will read as follows:
 
Surname or place name, month of edition, date of edition, page number
 
An example follows:
 
Admiralty Mine, Feb 27: 3
Ady
    Bob, Feb 13: 3, Feb 27: 7
 
The 1930 King Jack newspaper covered current and world events of the time, club and church meetings, social events, as well as several aspects of the Tri-State Mining Field events and activities.  Also of interest in these newspapers is the inclusion of the Picher Chat Pile, the local school newspaper.  

Books may be ordered by mail at PO BOX 505, Wyandotte, OK 74370, by Visa or MasterCard by telephone at 918-542-4148 (generally M-F 9-noon and 1-4 CT), or PayPal - this address.

 


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We do accept purchase orders from libraries.  Libraries may request media mail/lower shipping as well as specify unbound for a clean hard bindable book block. If hardbound is desired, the cost is $40.00. All book orders not from a library must be pre-paid.
 
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