The Barnsdall Letterpresses
In February of 2015, a terrible fire ravaged downtown Barnsdall, Oklahoma. It wasn’t the first time – many buildings in town have been lost to fire over the years, actually – but this one had a very specific family connection. My great-aunt Estelle ran a beauty parlor in town for most of her life. Her husband, Marvin Bridgeford, worked for the Barnsdall Times newspaper next door. Mom would often…
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