
One Big Family
Season 7 Episode 1 | 27m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Oklahoma children orphaned by war and poverty in a Ponca City home funded by oilman.
Many Oklahoma Soldiers didn’t come back from World War 1. They left behind children who needed a place to stay and people to care for them. A Ponca City oilman, E.W. Marland, teamed with the American Legion to create a children’s home in Ponca City that continues to this day. In this “Back In Time,” Children Brought together by war, poverty, and a shared history that grew into One Big Family.
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Back in Time is a local public television program presented by OETA

One Big Family
Season 7 Episode 1 | 27m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Many Oklahoma Soldiers didn’t come back from World War 1. They left behind children who needed a place to stay and people to care for them. A Ponca City oilman, E.W. Marland, teamed with the American Legion to create a children’s home in Ponca City that continues to this day. In this “Back In Time,” Children Brought together by war, poverty, and a shared history that grew into One Big Family.
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Back in Time is a local public television program presented by OETA