Jan 15, 2010 · Although Oklahomans left for other states, they made the greatest impact on California and Arizona, where the term "Okie" denoted any poverty-stricken migrant from the Southwest (Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas).

In California, the term came to refer to very poor migrants from Oklahoma coming to look for employment. The Dust Bowl and the "Okie" migration of the 1930s brought in over a million migrants, many headed to the farm labor jobs in the Central Valley.

Whether searching for Dust Bowl relatives or simply traveling to Oklahoma’s wide variety of tourist hot spots, visitors will enjoy Oklahoma’s vast urban renewal in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

For almost seventy years the story of white families from Oklahoma and neighboring states making their way to California in the midst of the Great Depression has been kept alive by journalists and filmmakers, college teachers and museum curators, songwriters and novelists, and of course historians.

Oct 18, 1992 · Okies--They Sank Roots and Changed the Heart of California : History: Unwanted and shunned, the 1930s refugees from the Dust Bowl endured, spawning new generations. Their legacy can be found in...

Jan 15, 2010 · Following the discovery of gold in California in 1848, gold seekers, or Forty-niners, joined a westward movement to make their fortune in California. Established during the gold-rush days, the "California Road" comprised a number of …

Apr 5, 2023 · Consider traveling in style in a full-size motor coach, taking in the sights, sounds and experiences of one of the most popular, historic and iconic roadways in the country — Route 66. There’s the American landscape to enjoy, from the modern frontier of Oklahoma City all the way to the Santa Monica Pier in California.

Jan 15, 2025 · Thousands of people have been displaced since wildfires sparked in Southern California, and some of them have roots in Oklahoma. Josiah Conrad and his family lost their home in Altadena, California, during the fires.

1 day ago · TAFT, Okla. (KFOR) – A group of Oklahoma women are displaying compassion to those affected by the California wildfires. Women incarcerated at Eddie Warrior Correctional Center are putting ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Here’s what to know about Oklahoma's fire forecast and how you can prepare for a wildfire: Oklahoma wildfire forecast 2025. The National Interagency Fire Center predicts that in February, some sections of Oklahoma will experience 'above-normal’ wildfire potential. Over early 2025, the area of risk is predicted to expand north from Texas, reaching the majority of the Texas-Oklahoma border ...