We just received our custom prototypes in the mail to celebrate our hometown hero. These are a sampling of a few souvenirs that represent her and her travels. Yes, she went to Paris & to England to meet the queen. Her story is amazing. Didn't we all do a book report on her?
Celebrate summer with us and enter this contest.......
Rules: {hey, girlies got to have a few!}
To win one of McMaster & Storm's souvenir bracelets chock full of her celebrated endeavors and world travels you must post:
1. who is she? {along with her given name}
2. one interesting fact about her.
We will draw names next Saturday June, 21st! Winner will be notified on the blog!
{Comments are coming in....this is fun, we'll post these when it's over so it keeps it a surprise.}
{Comments are coming in....this is fun, we'll post these when it's over so it keeps it a surprise.}
Have fun.........watch here for exciting things happening!
36 comments:
Annie Oakley! Her real name was Phoebe Ann Mosey.She brought a lawsuit for libel against a newspaper to clear her good name when a burlesque dancer who was arrested for using cocaine said she was "Annie Oakley". Annie won the case!
Your hometown hero is Annie Oakley or Phoebe Ann Mosey. She began hunting at age 9 to support her brothers and sisters and her mother who was a widow.
Hi ladies,
LOVE this! I believe this is Ms. Annie Oakley (given name Phoebe Ann Mosey.) A celebrated gal from the Midwest, she was born in Darke County, OH on August 13, 1860.
Have a lovely weekend!
That's Annie Oakley! She shot the head off a running quail when she was 12 years old.
Susan Jenkins
Hi Ladies,
Love this!
I believe this is Ms. Annie Oakley (given name: Phoebe Ann Mosey). A celebrated Midwest gal, she was born in Darke County, Ohio on August 13, 1860.
Have a lovely weekend!
I'm assuming it's annie oakley.
Don't you girls have an annie oakley day or weekend down there?
A fact would be that a broadway musical was based on her life. "annie get your gun".
nice fast site girls!
Hi Girls! sounds fun!
SHE is, of course, Annie Oakley! I've heard it said that Annie woke one morning to find her hair had gone completely white overnight. Can't imagine!
see you again soon!
jill
That would be Annie Oakley, real name Phoebe Ann Oakley Mazee, who was in a train wreck in 1901 and had 5 operations that left her temporarily paralized for a time. Thanks Kathy Hansen Auntiesisy@aol.com
Hi Girls!
her name is Annie Oakley - her given name is Phoebe Ann Moses. She was one of six kids and paid her mom's mortgage by using her succesful hunting skills.
Thanks for the chance to enter!
Carol G in Sunny Georgia!
She's Annie Oakley...she traveled with a Wild West Show and 'befriended' Wild Bill Hickock. It must be close to Annie Oakley Days in Greenville!
OHH What fun!!That would be a picture of Mrs. Annie Oakley...aka...Phoebe anne Oakley Mozee....aka....Little Miss Sure Shot. Only one interesting fact....hmmm...Oh! She was adopted by Sitting Bull in 1884.....she was 24 years old!
Jalal
p.s. I am in Cincinnati and my friend and I are planning a field trip to come see you....we are going to make it this Summer!
1. She is Annie Oakley, originally named Phoebe Ann Mosey (or Mozee)
2. In a European performance of her sharp shooting skills, Annie shot the ashes off the cigarette of the Prince of Prussia who would later become Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Annie Oakley (Pheobe Ann Oakley Mozee). At 90 feet she could shoot a dime tossed in the air.
As a P.S. to my comment yesterday, since I skipped one of the requirements, her given name is Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee. I should have read the rules before jumping the gun.
Her name is Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee, better known as Annie Oakley. She could shoot a gun right or left handed.
I believe that would be Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. (aka Annie Oakley!!)She got married when she was only 16!! Imagine that nowadays, what a scandal that would be!! and oh yes, she died of lead poisoning, from handling all those bullets!! Terrible!
Lorraine
Could it be Amelia Earhart? If it is here is a fact about her:
She had become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
Annie Oakley She died Nov 3,1926 in Greenville, Ohio age 66
Annie Oakley Died at the age of 66 On Nov 3,1926 in Greenville, Ohio
I forgot to tell you her given name Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee
Annie's real name was Phoebe Ann Moses. My favorite fact about Annie is that she melted down many of her medals to put 20 women through school. :)
This is Annie Oakley, born Phoebe Ann Mosey. The poverty of her childhood led her to become the primary hunter for her family, which propelled her eventually to sharpshooting fame w/ Buffalo Bill. She is considered by some to be the first American female superstar.
Well that would be Annie Oakley, otherwise know as Little Miss Sure Shot in these areas of Ohio. Phoebe Ann Mosey was her given name by her parents. She was given the name Little Sure Shot by Chief Sitting Bull for her expert marksmanship in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Ooh I know! She is Phoebe Ann Moses also known as Annie Oakley. And one very interesting fact is that she and her husband Fancis "Frank" E. Butler traveled and performed in "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show" starting in 1885. She, along with her husband are buried in Brock Cemetary in Greenville, Ohio.
Olivia
Oakley, Annie, 1860–1926, American theatrical performer, b. Darke co., Ohio. Her original name was Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. From childhood on she was a dead shot with a rifle
This would have to be Annie Oakley!
Her reasons for death have been linked to anemia, but more recently, lead poisoning (from handling too much ammunition).
(Hi--not sure if this is being posted in the right place? There are no other comments, which is tres weird!)
Anyway, she's Phoebe Ann Moses, aka Annie Oakley. She and her husband, Frank Butler, moved to Nutley, New Jersey, hometown of our contemporary hero, Martha Kostyra Stewart! Love your site and would love to come shop in the store in person!
It's Annie Oakley! A.K.A. Phoebe Ann Mosey and an interesting fact about her is that she was married in Ontario, Canada!
Fun contest, I love trivia.
Smiles,
Heather
Annie Oakley, born Phoebe Ann Mosey! She reported her age to be younger during the early years of her career in competition with another female sharp-shooter.
Hello to you,
Please enter me in your contest. The photograph is of Annie Oakley, who was born Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. I read that she could hit a playing card with the thin edge toward her, and puncture a card five or six times while it fell to the ground. I like your blog and and your website offerings are amazing. Your products are considerate and thoughtful. I'll be putting the Italian Stapler on my Christmas Wish List. I have not decided on which color as of yet. Best wishes and many thanks to you. Kindly, Heidi
You girls make a person do some homework to enter a contest! That's great. Miss Annie Oakley was born the 6th of 8 children to a Quaker family who gave her the name Phobe Ann Mosey. (Sorry to send this as annonymous, but I can never, ever remember my Google password.) Thanks, Wendy in NC
It's Annie Oakley, born Phoebe Ann Mozee. Though she won her case, she actually lost money while suing newspapers for printing a story that said she was in jail and using drugs.
Annie Oakley...born Phoebe Anne Mosey...first American female sharp shooter - born in Darke County, traveled the world with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show!And, inspired one of the best musicals of all time...yeah!
Annie Oakley
She was born in a log cabin. Fun playing card tribute to her!
Michelle Early
mishi@flash.net
Comment: Re the contest...it's Annie Oakley, really Phoebe Ann Mosey, from Greenville Ohio. She starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
We enjoyed visitng your shop and town on our way home from Florida in the spring.
Mary McFarlane
Lake Muskoka Ontario
Comment: I cannot post but the answer to your challenge I believe is Annie Oakley and an interesting fact is that her rifle of choice was a .22 caliber. Thanks! Hope I win!!!!
Tracy Bowling
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