Carroll

They say you can never go home, however, Drumright will always be special to me even though I moved away, like many other young people of my generation, after graduating from high school.  I have two brothers who still live on the "old home place", a farm northeast of the city, that has been owned by members of our family for more than 100 years.  We were about 3.5 miles from town.  All five of my siblings went to Drumright schools.  We attended parades led by the Drumright High School marching band at Christmas time, and attended the annual rodeo and parade each summer.  We went to church in Drumright and carried home groceries from Drumright grocery stores.  There were a number of them back in "our" day; today there is only one grocery.  We occasionally went to the Tower theater for movies on a Friday or Saturday night.   Some of us played in the Drumright band or sang in the high school chorus, put in time on the yearbook staff, rode the bus to and from school.   Drumright will always be "home" because of the preponderance of memories associated with that small town in Creek County, Oklahoma.

Drumright High Seniors 1964  - Many of the Seniors graduating in 1964 from DHS I met when I first started at Edison Elementary in 1952.  

 Edison Elementary - a couple of articles I submitted to the Drumright Gusher.

 Drumright Historical Museum - a delight for Drumright researchers.

You know you're from Drumright, OK, when ....    - a fun place to stroll down memory lane.

  
'You have to know the past to understand the present." Dr. Carl Segan
www.drumrighthistoricalsociety.org 
www.facebook.com/DrumrightMuseum 

Dr. Orange W. Starr  was the doctor who delivered me.  He had a long history with Drumright.  Being of Cherokee Indian descent, he often rode in parades dressed in full Indian dress.  

History of Oil Industry in the Cushing-Drumright Area - an interesting article about the history of the oil business in Oklahoma.

History of Drumright - Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

Drumright Obits  - I started this list before SmallTownPapers provided a search facility for the Drumright Gusher.  There are some editions that were lost by SmallTownPapers, so I will leave this as an index for obituaries between 2001 and 2005.  All Drumright papers from prior to statehood are available on microfilm at the Oklahoma State Historical Society.

City of Drumright - Active site giving details of current business, religious, and social opportunities in Drumright.

Cousin Alma - My first cousin, Alma Carroll Shropshire was honored by her church and featured in this article.

Drumright Folks - These are just a few of the Drumright folks that helped to shape my life.

Ball Tank - An article in the Drumright Gusher about a local historical site.

Drumright Vacation Bible School of the 1950's  - my memories of V.B.S. at the Drumright Assembly of God during my childhood.

Old Photos and Postcards of Drumright - From FamilyOldPhotos.com 

Drumright, 1912 - more photos like this one can be found at: Vintage Oklahoma Photos - Drumright

C.R. Anthony Store in Drumright  - 1937

Drumright Murals

Old Tydol School House - Now a Winery

Books about Drumright by D. Earl Newsom

DHS Marching Band - Mid-1950's

Courtesy of David Shanks - Class of 1957                                                 Click on photo for enlarged view

A friend I met through Flickr.com, who lives near Drumright today and graduated from DHS in the 70's, sent me this interesting photo (may be a bit touched up) of main street Drumright:

                                                                        Lynnola

There are lots of Creek County photos at www.Flickr.com.  

Here's an interesting panoramic view from old Washington School grounds - click on photo for a larger view.  
(Another by Lynnola)

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