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| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgE2020-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | IN TRIBUTE TO PUSHMATAHA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | TRIBUTETO | E2020 | E2020 | [{"name": "Elton Gallegly", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. E2020 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2020] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IN TRIBUTE TO PUSHMATAHA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ______ HON. ELTON GALLEGLY of california in the house of representatives Monday, December 31, 2012 Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to the Pushmataha County Historical Society in Antlers, Oklahoma, and in particular Myrtle Edmond and Madge Jentry. As historical societies go, the Pushmataha County Historical Society is relatively new, having been founded in 1984. But the Society's staff and volunteers know their town, its history, its people, and their place firmly rooted in the heart of America. My family hails from the Antlers, Oklahoma, area. When I was a young boy, I would travel by train, arriving and departing from the Frisco Depot, which now houses the Pushmataha County Historical Society. Myrtle Edmond and Madge Jentry were at the Society headquarters when my wife, Janice, and I stopped by on a recent trip and asked a few questions about my ancestors. Myrtle and Madge responded by enthusiastically researching everything they could find on the Gallegly and Williams family branches. Myrtle even wrote down, by hand, all their research in great detail and gave it to me. In addition, Myrtle had previously served on the society's cemetery identification project and helped identify and inventory almost 12,000 burials and grave sites at approximately 119 locations. With that information, she was able to locate the gravesites of my grandparents and many other relatives. The wealth of information Myrtle and Madge were able to provide on my family is even more impressive when one considers that the county courthouse burned during the Great Depression. Society volunteers have painstakingly rebuilt ancestral records from U.S. Census, newspapers, and other items in the historical record. Mr. Speaker, Antlers, Oklahoma, is America. It has seen its share of hardship yet continues to bounce back. One of the most devastating tornadoes in the history of the state struck Antlers on April 12, 1945. Out of a population of 3,000, 55 were killed, including my uncle, Dennis Dixon Gallegly. One third of the city was demolished. The city has suffered devastating fires. Floods have washed away homes, but they can't wash away Antlers, or the spirit of its people. Mr. Speaker, the pride Myrtle Edmond and Madge Jentry have in their community and in America was evidenced in their enthusiastic research of my family's roots. I know my colleagues join Janice and me in thanking them and all the Pushmataha County Historical Society volunteers for preserving and celebrating their part of our nation's history through dedication, passion, and professionalism. They are preserving the heart of America. ____________________ |