Education

Learn that business

A 1908 ad inside the Draughons Business College catalog demonstrates that people who do not attend will have pick axes lodged in their...

Colony Mission

The remains of the dormitory. Colony, a little hamlet in Washita County, Oklahoma, began a long time ago as a Caddoan settlement. Then,...

An academy for Freedmen

Oak Hill Industrial School in 1905 was established for freed people, formerly enslaved by the Choctaws, near today’s Valliant in Indian...

Humphreys’ History

The former elementary school in Humprheys, Jackson County, OK is a bit on the sunny side. Even though Jackson County (Oklahoma) is home...

Your mom may have gone to this college, Napoleon.

From 1841 to 1868, McKenzie Institute (also called McKenzie College) was the pride of Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. Until the end...

What historians do

On my website, Red River Historian, I haven’t often written about controversial topics in history because I tend to shy away from...

Insulator-ing

I consider myself very lucky because my son likes to take road trips with me. Sometimes, I feel as though I need to justify my trips, and...

Cool Schools

I have to admit that I absolutely HATED school, back when I was forced to go. I honestly believed that the worst invention in history had...