Comments on Tulsa Gal: Tulsa Historian Fannie Misch

Thanks to all of you for your comments and additio...

2011-09-21T07:05:08.846-05:00

Thanks to all of you for your comments and additional memories. I would still absolutely love to read a copy of her first book "Teachers on Horseback" - if one still exists.

I too recall that red Falcon! Her head barely rea...

2011-09-20T23:48:41.861-05:00

I too recall that red Falcon! Her head barely reached the steering wheel.

Thanks so much for this article. We have enjoyed it, and hope you enjoyed writing it.

She was a treasure, and I sure wish I had spent more time with her.

I have been trying to locate her undoubtedly copious notes on the Creek Nation book, and I am fairly sure the Tulsa Historical Society has them. If so, they are probably buried in the Beryl Ford Collection. The Tulsa Public Library is working with them on the photos at least, scanning the collection (nearly 23,000 photos, of which perhaps 8,000 were hers) for viewing online, and they are nearly done. I have been able to identify about 20 family photos that got mixed up with the historical ones, most of which accompany your article. I don't recall the one in which she's on the horse, though! Thanks for that.

Best regards,

Ellen in CT

Ok, my turn. I was the one who found this link, a...

2011-09-20T23:28:10.300-05:00

Ok, my turn. I was the one who found this link, and I have tried to find out what has happened to her copious notes for the Creek Nation book. No luck yet, but I beleive the Tulsa Historical Society has them.

I will 3rd the motion on that red Falcon....I believe she recieved a few tickets for driving too slowly. She would take us to see historical buildings being blown up for urban renewal, which she hated.

Some older folks might recall her at the Tulsa State Fair, in her REAL sunbonnet, spinning thread out of wool. I spent an afternoon one very hot summer in her backyard, learning to make soap from lye, beef fat, and ashes. I well remember, too, her stories of teaching in Texas, and how the sun burned the embroidery on her back.

A good message from this is that our elders are nuggets waiting to be mined. I surely wish I had listened to her more closely, and spent more time with her.

GREAT article! I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I hope you had a good time writing it as well!

Laura and Alice- how wonderful you all are to shar...

2011-09-20T22:40:52.594-05:00

Laura and Alice- how wonderful you all are to share your memories of your grandmother! You should be very proud of her legacy to Tulsa and it's history.

Wow, what a treasure this is to find this great ar...

2011-09-20T22:35:58.991-05:00

Wow, what a treasure this is to find this great article about my grandmother! She was a true wonder having experienced so much in her life.
I drove that red car when I was 17! The pictures are wonderful and I am thankful for the information on her life.
By the way, her extensive photographical collection was purchased by Beryl Ford upon her death. Many of that collections photoes were hers.
Thanks Nancy for the memories :-)
Alice, the grandaughter in Drumright.

My older sister just sent me a link to this page a...

2011-09-20T21:30:57.709-05:00

My older sister just sent me a link to this page and we are enjoying it immensely because Fannie Misch was our grandmother! We have a younger sister, as well -- the only one of us who still lives in Oklahoma. She's in Drumright but works for the City of Tulsa.

We are the three daughters of Frank Misch, Fannie's only son. Her daughter, Marjorie Fuller, is 97 years old and still kicking in Fulton, Mssouri. I talked to Aunt Marjorie yesterday!

I well remember the Ford Falcon Grandma drove toward the end of her life, the one in the last photo. It was faded red, had no air conditioning and I would get (nearly) carsick in the back seat when she was driving because when Grandma drove, she would let up on the gas when she was talking and press on it when she wasn't!

She had a wonderful garden. A big tall magnolia tree stood in the front yard. She and Grandpa lived at 546 N. Santa Fe. That is where the picture with the car was taken.

Thank you for the wonderful memories.

It is fascinating history indeed and one with some...

2011-05-24T06:53:59.991-05:00

It is fascinating history indeed and one with some great women of the plains. My great aunt got her first teaching contract in Indian Territory in 1902. Later she was instrumental in developing the hot lunch program in the Oklahoma school system.

I'll bet my grandparents knew Mr. and Mrs. Mis...

2011-05-16T21:15:52.266-05:00

I'll bet my grandparents knew Mr. and Mrs. Misch. He was a Tulsa printer, too - born at about the same time.
Beverly (I forgot to leave my name above.)

Thanks you all! I really, really appreciate the f...

2011-05-16T21:03:36.794-05:00

Thanks you all! I really, really appreciate the feedback!

I enjoyed reading about Fannie Misch! I love Tuls...

2011-05-16T19:54:55.463-05:00

I enjoyed reading about Fannie Misch! I love Tulsa history and had never heard of her. The pictures of her through the years were fascinating. I looked them up in a 1968 phone book and found their address...went to it by street view. I was thrilled to see that it's still standing and it continues to look as it did in the photo of her as an elderly lady.
Thank you for sharing this!

That picture of Miss Brownlee on the porch is kick...

2011-05-15T21:02:09.581-05:00

That picture of Miss Brownlee on the porch is kick ass! (Although I'm sure she would have found a different word...)

It was charming to see her age through the progression of pictures you've assembled here.

Thanks for sharing her story with us!