Jane Wilson Sheppard, was three years old in 1917 when her family moved to Oklahoma. Around seventy years later, she began writing anecdotes from her life. As I read stories of her childhood, I realized how much history she included--history that should be shared and preserved. She wrote about early oil fields and county fairs; Tulsa's landmarks, its race riot, and its riverside area; Oklahoma's 101 Ranch and Pawnee Bill; and her life inside a convent school.
Most of her memories revolve around her Tulsa neighborhood near the Arkansas River and her -interesting- family, as one...
Jane Wilson Sheppard, was three years old in 1917 when her family moved to Oklahoma. Around seventy years later, she began writing anecdotes from h...