Yukon Chisholm Trail Heritage Festival

About the event

In 1988, responding to requests from the Chisholm Trail Festival Planners and the Yukon Centennial Committee, J. W. Parker set out to publish his first book “All Along the Chisholm Trail”. Editor and Collaborator, Margaret Chisholm Tulp, also a renowned historian, wrote: “…J. W.’s contribution to the subsequent success of the first celebration was much more than that of valued informant…Like the cattle drivers themselves, he is tireless in his efforts to deliver, not Longhorns, but an appreciation for a part of Yukon’s heritage.” When the Chisholm Trail Historical Society was incorporated in 1990, J. W. was a founding member. He went on to publish two more books; Riders of the Chisholm Trail and Twilight of the Chisholm Trail. Until 2010, J. W. and wife Mary Jo made hundreds of visits to schools, symposiums, lectures both locally and across the states. He made a trip to Australia and...

Venue

Mollie Spencer Farm

Mollie Spencer Farm, 1001 Garth Brooks Blvd, Yukon, OK 73099

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