Oklahoma

• Discover the history of Oklahoma newspapers.
• Learn more about how to use Oklahoma periodical and manuscripts.

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• Find research clues in the Library of Congress historical newspaper collection.
• Search Oklahoma online newspaper sites.

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• * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for newspaper records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
• * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.

Johnny Bench, a Hall of Fame catcher for baseball's Cincinnat Reds, is mentionmed in a 1975 newspaper article. Use the "AC Lawton Constitution, Lawton, Oklahoma" QUIKLink below, with a publication date of 1 Oct 1975, to answer these questions:

1. What did Johnny do on the eve of spring training in 1975?
2. How many stolen bases did he have at the writing of the article?
3. What type of music did he enjoy?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Johnny" as the first name and "Bench" as the last name, with a publication date of 1 Oct 1975.
• In the search results screen, click and read the article.

1. Johnny married New York model Vickie Chesser.
2. He had 67 stolen bases (quite a high mark for a catcher).
3. He enjoyed country western music. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )