Making A Home
In Stillwater
By
Peggy McCormick
$14.95
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Making A Home In
Stillwater
by
Peggy McCormick
ISBN: 0-934168-28-9
Softcover, 96 pages 8½"x11"
Heavily illustrated
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Several years ago the author chanced to discover a house in an older
neighborhood whose interior was dominated by beautiful carved wood
paneling and stained glass windows. Enhanced by the warmth of the
house, she wondered aloud, "If these walls could talk what could
they tell us?"
She continues, "As I became aware of the tales these houses
represented, I decided to write their stories. I chose families
whose houses are still standing or whose descendants are living in Stillwater. I hoped to relate how simple,
everyday events bound these early day settlers to each other and to
their community. My desire is also to preserve for future
generations the humorous, sad, joyous, and often mundane occurrences
that constituted family life during the early years of
Stillwater."
Twelve pioneer Stillwater
families are featured through text and treasured family photographs
in Mrs. McCormick’s book. These were couples who came to Stillwater in early years to earn a living,
raise their families and serve their fellow man. They did this
unobtrusively and with little fanfare. In fact, the subtitle on the
cover states, "These families did not know they were making history
when they did it."
The author came to Stillwater from Oklahoma City in 1970 with
her husband Robert McCormick, Jr., and three sons, Bob, Tim and
Andy. She has a BA degree from OSU in Sociology, an MS degree from
OSU in Family Relations, now employed as an Alcohol/Drug counselor,
working with families and adolescents. She serves as a Board of
Director of the Stillwater Public Library.
