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Across the Fence:  Annie Oakley & me  |
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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 Posted - Nov 09 2010 : 09:31:44 AM
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I got the latest issue of MJF yesterday,and read it last night before sleeping. One thing I've grown up knowing is that Annie & I share the same b day,Aug.13,and we're both under 5' tall,and close to the same weight. (I accidently got back to 104 but am gently getting back to 100 lbs as my back doesn't like the additional weight) I loved to play cowgirl as a kid,proudly having a Mattel Fanner 150 cap gun with gunbelt & holster. Both of seem to have a lot in common-standing up for what's right,having an entreprenuerial spirit,and a thick head of hair. I just recently finished reading the book "Cowgirl Spirit" and loved it-I am also able to relate more to my cowgirl guitar playin & singing grandmother,who I only know thru pictures. 
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Nov 09 2010 : 4:13:28 PM
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Sherrie, that is so cool that you and Annie share a birthday (among other things!) I could only imagine what is must have been like living back then and being a pistol packin woman!
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Nov 10 2010 : 3:53:40 PM
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Hey Michelle, have you been to the Cowgirl Museum in TX?!
It's on my "bucket list"....
I recall hearing about the book "Cowgirl Spirit",,,but for the life of me, don't remember where I heard about it...I think I will go over to Amazon.com & do a lil snoopin'
Happy Trails.....
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
1140 Posts |
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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DyaLynn53
True Blue Farmgirl
78 Posts
Dianne
Roseburg
Oregon
USA
78 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2010 : 08:40:31 AM
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Annie Oakley was an amazing woman all her life. PBS ran a program about her not too long ago and I learned a lot I didn't know. You can probably find a copy to check out at your local library or request it through interlibrary loan. I haven't read the book "Cowgirl Spirit" and I just went to our library web site and can't find it by title or by author and it was published in 2001...but I did find a book titled "Cowgirls" by Candace Savage and another titled "The Cowgirl Way; Hats Off to America's Women of the West" by Holly George-Warren; it's a juvenile book but it looks like a good one with lots of pics of old time cowgirls. Saw another special on our Oregon Public Broadcasting Station about the history of the Pendleton Roundup that had wonderful footage of the amazing rodeo cowgirls of the early days. Really good program; those women were absolutely fearless.
Farmgirl Sister #682
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
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Posted - Nov 12 2010 : 09:05:10 AM
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Love the wild west women too!!! Actually love all westerns and cowboy/cowgirl stuff!! I love the cabins too and would love to have one on several acres! Aaah, maybe someday? Blessings, Linda
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Violets November
True Blue Farmgirl
342 Posts
Violet
Exeter
California
USA
342 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2010 : 2:44:02 PM
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When I was a kid, a very young girl, I was given an Annie Oakley childrens novel for Christmas. It was a treasure to me as I grew up.
I'm sad to say it was lost somehow in my transition from child to adult.
~Violet~
Farmgirl Sister #1669
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 05:54:42 AM
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I grew up where Annie Oakley lived and died. She has always been my hero. I used to compete in the annual "Little Miss Sure Shot" competition when I was a kid and teenager. The Garst Museum in Greenville, Ohio has a large collection of Annie Oakley memorabilia. I highly recommend it! I even have a framed picture of her hanging in my sewing room.
Debbie
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