Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Martinez, Andres Andele|
Contributed by Janet Stapleton Todd
When he was 10, Andres Martinez was captured by Apaches near his home in New Mexico and sold to the Kiowa chief Many Bears, who raised him as his grandson. Andres became a Kiowa brave living in Oklahoma. He later returned to his family in New Mexico, and then returned to the Kiowas to teach industrial arts at the agency school and serve as a Methodist missionary to the tribe. He was a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society. J. J. Methvin wrote a book about him entitled, Andele, The Mexican-Kiowa Captive. A Story of Real Life Among the Indians.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
