Ghost Towns In Oklahoma, Inc.

04/02/2026

Join me on April 13, 2026, for the meeting of the Bartlesville Genealogical Society. I will be giving a presentation on the Ghost Towns in Oklahoma - Washington County area.

The meeting begins at 7pm and is open to the public.

03/23/2026

The second book has made it to the library. :)

02/19/2026

Join Richard Gorremans today in Bartlesville at the Bartlesville Area History Museum at noon for his presentation on Ghost Towns In Oklahoma.

01/31/2026

Join me on Thursday, February 19th, at the Bartlesville Area History Museum, for a presentation covering Ghost Towns In Oklahoma. Presentation begins at noon.

12/06/2025

Get your signed copy of Ghost Towns in Oklahoma on March 7, 2026 at Gardner's Used Books & Music, Inc. from 11-3pm. Both books will be available for purchase.

11/09/2025

You can find the latest book on Ghost Towns in Oklahoma - Pottawatomie County on Amazon. 100% of the royalties from online sales will be donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society for distribution to local historical societies in Pottawatomie County to fund kids' history projects.

Here is the link.

This is the second book in a series that explores the ghost towns of Oklahoma, with a specific focus on those located in Pottawatomie County. What began as a simple project identifying fewer than 20 towns quickly evolved into a comprehensive research endeavor, identifying over 70 towns. Spanning ...

10/10/2025

Good news, everyone. The second book in the Ghost Towns In Oklahoma series is in final review and tentatively scheduled for publication on Amazon on November 1, 2025.

08/03/2025

As the second book (Ghost Towns In Oklahoma - Pottawatomie County) nears completion, we reviewed our pricing. With today's economy, we know it has become more challenging to justify the costs of certain items.

Today, to help readers discover history more affordably, we dropped the price of our books to $12.99.

Keeping with that choice, the first book (Ghost Towns In Oklahoma - Washington County) has been changed to $12.99 on Amazon.

Ghost Towns In Oklahoma - Washington County is the first book in a series covering over 300 towns in Oklahoma that have been identified as Ghost Towns. This first book will cover places like Ringo, Owen, Silver Lake, Oglesby, Hillside, Enosville, and brief information on some of the smaller settl...

08/18/2024

The fourth cemetery at Sacred Heart Mission.

Over the years, there has been speculation and confusion about the cemetery across the road from the Church cemetery at Sacred Heart. In my writings and in the upcoming book "Ghost Towns In Oklahoma- Pottawatomie County," I refer to it as the Fourth Cemetery.

This cemetery is a private cemetery and is not connected to the Sacred Heart Mission or the Sacred Heart Cemetery located at the church.

Here are images from the cemetery taken during a recent trip to continue the research on the mission.

FOOTNOTE: Due to rising costs, the almost $6K in work on the car to replace the engine, and resulting vacuum system issues, the next book has been delayed by a couple months. When you live on SS and have to cover all costs for research and travel, budgeting is a major issue in today's economy. Please bear with me, I have not stopped working on the next book.

06/26/2024

Things are heating up. I've had multiple attempts from other countries to log into my software accounts over the last month.,

If you use internet-based software like Photoshop or Microsoft Word, you should definitely make sure you use strong passwords and have multiple-level protection.