Lula Brannon Briscoe, ca. 1903. Courtesy of the Brannon/Briscoe family
It’s time for Episode 23 of “Voices from the West,” our blog series featuring audio recordings of historical documents from the Museum’s Dickinson Research Center.
Our goal is to show that history is more than a timeline. At its core, it’s about people. And not just the famous and infamous, but the everyday and ordinary. If you missed previous episodes, you can start here.
About Lula
The oldest of six children, Lula had moved with her family from Texas to the Chickasaw Nation in 1898. They settled in Sugden, a small community near today’s Texas border that consisted primarily of farmers. She married Robert Willis Briscoe and together they had five children.
Listen Now
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Elmer Brannon, ca. 1905. Courtesy of the Brunswick/Duncan Family.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, ca. 1910. Henry Wantland, photographer. Robert E. Cunningham Oklahoma History Collection. Dickinson Research Center. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 2000.005.5.46.
Fun Facts
Lula’s little brother, Elmer, loved sledding or coasting, a popular pastime in Washington. She had all kinds of questions for him and wanted to know all about it.
