CCGS Community Activites - 2017

While Choctaw County Genealogical Society members are often busy at their computers diligently working to provide Choctaw County records to the masses. We do like to occasionally get out and join in community events. This includes working on our own projects as well as participating in the community events of other groups to see where we may be of service.

 

January 2017

Newspaper Clippings

6 Jan 2017 - CCGS to Meet (Hugo News)
24 Jan 2017 - January Meeting Happenings (Hugo News)

Cemetery Hopping Day - 29 Jan 2017

Our scheduled cemetery workday for Swink was rained out and resceduled for February. However, our cemetery "hopping" day, as we like to call it, was very successful. We visited the following cemeteries, Sweet Hill, Gay, Cold Springs, Baxter-Allen, Bluff, Hotchkins-Ussery, & Jerusalem. A few of these we had already visited but required some photo retakes. We searched for a reported and unknown cemetery as well without any luck. Along the way, we talked with people in the community that were a very nice and a big help, Janet Phillips, Pete Hampton and his son-in-law, Dusty, and another gentleman whose name we didn't get, but who provided some very interesting information and the names of some area landowners. All in all another fantastic day for CCGS.

February 2017

February Program & Meeting

Our February program was "Grants" presented by Linda Humphry. We were also enthralled by recollections shared by Dale Robertson.

April 2017

Mt. Olive Cemetery Preservation Clean-Up Day, 22 Apr 2017

We are happy to announce that the very first Choctaw County Genealogical Society Cemetery Preservation Clean-Up Day at Mt. Olive cemetery went very well today. We had a nice group of people show up to help out and we got quite a bit accomplished.Trees and limbs were cut and hauled off and many bags of trash were cleaned up along the fence lines. About 10 trailer loads worth in all. Several headstones were discovered in the undergrowth and flagged to keep track of them when the brush hogging is done later. We enjoyed a hot dog lunch and some baked goodies in between. And it was VERY exiting to see the brand new cemetery sign installed!!
We would like to give a big thank you to all those that were able to come out and join us today. Cecil & Dora Bray, Donnie Akins, James & Sherry Fort Broaden Steve Harbison, Mattie McClenney, Cole Francis, & Jacee from the Hugo High School Leo Club, CCGS members' family that came and pitched in John & Shelby Carpenter, Logan Makerney, & Bill Burkhalter. And to all the CCGS members that were able to come out today, Cecilia Finch, Billie & Buster Heath, Cindy Burkhalter, Danny & Sydney Groat, & April Makerney. Goodness, I hope I didn't leave anyone out.
We would like to extend a special thank you to the local Hugo High School Ag Mechanic students who built the new Mt. Olive Cemetery sign for us. Pictured are Jackson Rabon, Dillon Carlile, Spencer Dillishaw and Ethan Bush. Not pictured are Steven Dalby, Marcus Smith and Christian Singleton. These are the students of Sammy Drinkard. We do appreciate their help so much.

July 2017

Okahoma Historical Society Visit & Tour, 7 Jul 2017

On July 7th, several members of the Choctaw County Genealogical Society scheduled a visit to the Oklahoma Historical Society. We were showed around the research division and given a behind the scenes tour of the inner workings of the archives including a visit to the vault.
We had a great time and met many people that are interested in our work in Choctaw County. We look forward to visiting again in the near future.