Stories

Paula Carney shares stories with Stacy Shepherd about her time at Wheelock including memories of friends and family. How did you end up there? Memories of Wheelock Memories of Classmates Life [...]

Norma Howard, a Choctaw artist, spoke with Stacy Shepherd about her family and life as an artist. Family Future Goals Family Abilities Discrimination Family Traditions Parents and Being Raised [...]

Mary Jacob Watson attended the Wheelock Alumni Reunion hosted by the Chahta Foundation. Mary was a student at Wheelock Academy from 1943-1949. Mary’s two daughters, Pam and Pat, asked her [...]

Juanita Sullivan, a Wheelock Academy student during 1944-1952 and with her was her daughter, Susi for a time of storytelling. These ladies came together to honor and share Juanita’s [...]

Carole and Don Ayers along side their son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren joined Stacy Shepherd in a time of storytelling. They tell stories of their history, mammaw, and Carole tells [...]

Jane Semple Umsted sat down with Stacy Shepherd for a session of storytelling. She spoke about her family, including being related to a past Choctaw Chief, her family traditions, about being a [...]

Eleanor Caldwell shares stories with her daughters and grandchildren about her time at Wheelock including memories of friends, family, sports and what the school was like. What Made You Go To [...]

Joy Culbreath joins her siblings, Junior Clark, Charles Clark, and Vineta Thomas in storytelling. They tell their children stories of their family, what it was like during the depression, growing [...]

Bernice Bohanon Simpson, a Wheelock Academy student during the 1930s spoke with her daughter, Susan, granddaughter, Jackie, and great granddaughter, Hali, for an uninterrupted time of [...]