http://rayreports.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 10 May 2007 18:34:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jim ThorpeWorlds Greatest Athlete     Jim was born near Prague, Oklahoma in 1887. Jim died at home in his trailer in California on March 28th 1953, after having a heart attack. He was only 64 years old.   Jim was famous for many things in his life. He was one of the ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/10/gages-report/ Bill Pickett  Cowboys intended to train their sons to be profession, but Bill Pickett seems to have picked up cowboy ways in partnership with his brothers. He was born in Travis County, TX, about 30miles northwest of Austin on December 5, 1870 and was second oldest in his family of 13 children. ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/10/tyler-rs-report/ Alice Mary RobertsonBy: Tiffany Hixson  Alice Mary Robertson is very important to Oklahoma.  She was a member of congress, a welfare worker and she started a Tulsa university.When her term in congress expired in 1923 she entered the veterans’ hospital at Muskogee and for two years served as a welfare worker.  ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/09/tiffany-hs-report/ Cherokee Tribe            My book report is on the Cherokee Indians. Their territory was in the Appalachian Mountains. The Indians lived in log houses while others built their houses out of wild grass, mud or river cane. Each house, wild grass, mud, or river cane had a fireplace for warmth during the ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/09/taylors-report-2/                                            Troy Aikman My report is on a famous football player named Troy Aikman. He is one of the best football players. He is still living. He is famous for football and he is great. Troy Aikman is not from a tribe. Troy Aikman has played for OU .he loves sports ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/09/aarons-report/ Creek History    Oklahoma is where most Creek Native American’s live today it is much different from their homes but the sunsets are just beautiful. Some Creek still hunt with a bow and arrows as their ancestors did. The creek women show their grandkids how to weave a basket. The creek play ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/09/dillions-report/                                           Frank Phillips My book report is on Frank Phillips. He died on August 23, 1950. He is famous for the oil company. He does not have Indian in him. He was born in 1873.  Frank Phillips, an ambitious barber-turned-bond salesman from Iowa, visited Bartlesville in 1903 to assess business possibilities ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/09/jacquelyns-report/ Land Run The land run happened in Oklahoma along time ago. Oklahoma is located in the south central area of the United States. It happened on April, 22, 1889. The government bought the landRun buy themself. The government created the territory for the land run. The government bought the land run for ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/09/olivias-report/ Jim ThorpeBy Austin Crittenden           Jim Thorpe was believed to have been born on May 28, 1988 in Indian Territory, near Prague, Oklahoma. There is no birth certificate. He died of a heart attack when he was 65 years old in his trailer in Lomita, California on March 28, 1953.          Jim ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/09/austins-report/ Reba McEntireBy Tiffany Lasater           Reba is a famous Country singer and actress who was born in Oklahoma on March 28, 1954. She is now 53 years old. Reba was named Academy of Country Music’s top female vocalist in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1991. In 1984 she won a Grammy ... http://rayreports.edublogs.org/2007/05/09/tiffany-ls-report/