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“Voices From the West” – Lula Briscoe Ep. 27

Lula Brannon Briscoe, ca. 1903. Courtesy of the Brannon/Briscoe family

It’s time for Episode 27 of “Voices from the West,” our blog series featuring audio recordings of historical documents from the Museum’s Dickinson Research Center.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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The El Reno Daily AmericanFebruary 13, 1904. Newspapers.com. 

 

Fun Facts

Lula defends her mother’s cooking and fills her in on the latest local news, including a fire in nearby Waurika. 

 

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