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Della Ione Young
Della Iona Cann Young (1872-1945) was Oklahoma's fourth poet laureate, appointed in 1943 by Governor Robert S. Kerr. Young was born Della Iona Cann in Holton, Kansas Holton is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,401. History The party that chose the site of Holton started at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in May 1856. ... on February 8, 1872. She married Andrew Clyde Young in 1906 and they had three children. At the time of her appointment as poet laureate, Young had published only two poems, and she never published a volume of poetry. Most of Young's career was spent as an educator in Western Oklahoma. According to her gravestone, she died May 16, 1945 in Elk City, Oklahoma. See also * Poets Laureate of Oklahoma References 1872 births 1948 deaths Poets Laureate of Oklahoma People from Holton, Kansas Educators from Oklahoma American women educators {{Oklahoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holton, Kansas
Holton is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,401. History The party that chose the site of Holton started at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in May 1856. A train of six covered wagons, each drawn by two yoke of oxen, started the long trek to take Free State settlers to Kansas. They were financed by the Kansas Society of Milwaukee which was headed by Edward Dwight Holton, the Milwaukee abolitionist. They met General James H. Lane with two hundred men at Nebraska City, Nebraska, a rendezvous for Free State men. They followed the ''Jim Lane Road'' into Kansas approximately thirty miles. They came to Elk Creek, 2½ miles west of Holton, where they cut timbers to make a bridge, crossed it and made camp where Central School now stands. They liked the two streams (later named Banner Creek and Elk Creek) and the pleasant grassy hills, so they decided to stay. A company was organized and a civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poets Laureate Of Oklahoma
The Poet Laureate of Oklahoma is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. List of Poets Laureate * Violet McDougal – 1923–1931 * Paul Kroeger – 1931–1940 *Jennie Harris Oliver – 1940–1942 * Della Ione Young – 1943–1944 * Anne Semple – 1944–1945 *Bess Truitt – 1945–1946 * Delbert Davis – 1963–1965 * Rudolph N. Hill – 1966–1970 * Leslie A. McRill – 1970–1977 *Maggie Culver Fry – 1977–1995 * Carol Hamilton – 1995–1997 * Betty Lou Shipley – 1997–1998 *Joe Kreger – 1998–2001, 2021-2022 *Carl Sennhenn – 2001–2003 * Francine Ringold – 2003–2007 *N. Scott Momaday – 2007–2008 * Jim Weaver McKown Barnes – 2009–2010 *Eddie Wilcoxen – 2011–2012 * Nathan Brown – 2013–2014 *Benjamin Myers – 2014–2015 *Jeanetta Calhoun Mish – 2017–2018 *Jay Snider - 2023-2024 See also * Poet laureate * List of U.S. states' poets laureate * United States Poet Laureate * Julie Ann Ward Julie Ann Ward (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert S
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
