This week a lady was in and Barbara said she was impressed with the Home. It’s good hear things like this.
Clay was out twice this week working by himself and with Andy on Sunday. I saw Clay had the storm windows off. It was hard to not go grab the Windex and start scrubbing. I’ve wanted to clean between the windows and storm window ever since I’ve been involved with the Home. They were painted on and no way could I get them open to clean. I didn’t because I didn’t want to get in his way. I’m sure they will get cleaned before it’s over with.
Saturday was our last Ferguson Market for this season with 38 visitors. The ladies did better than ever this time. You will have to let us know if you want us to do this again next year.
We have a new business sign out front. Thank you Clay for taking care of that for us.
I mentioned before we were planning on the Tea but we have decided to wait for a while because of Covid-19 making a comeback. We don’t want to be responsible in spreading the virus. Come by our table at the county fair and sign up to become a member of the Friends of the Ferguson Home and your name will be put in a drawing.
Mrs. Ferguson went to Hollywood in 1930 to act as technical advisor for the film being made from the book Cimarron. Cimarron was written by Edna Ferber while she was staying with Mrs. Ferguson and was based on Mrs. Ferguson’s life experience while living in the territory. Then Mrs. Ferguson made an around the world tour spending several months in Europe. This was a big change from the young couple that came to the territory in wagons. She talks of not having much at first and sometimes people paid for their newspaper in eggs or potatoes and such. I think a lot of people bartered like that back then. You hear of the doctor of being paid the same way.
I’ve been trying to find out information on a rocking chair we have at the Home. It has what appears to be a Spanish Conquistador’s head embossed in leather on the back. It looks like he has on an ornate helmet on his head and a pointed beard. I’ve been curious as to who he is since the first time I saw him. There was a paper on the back of the head board of the bed in Mrs. Ferguson’s room that said the bed was purchased in Watonga in 1904. It didn’t say who purchased it, so I take it was donated when the home was turned into the museum.