I was just trying to get a feel on how many of our poster's here on OKCTalk are Natives or transplants!I was born and raised here for the most part,I lived in MA,Tx and Cali for alittle while but made my way back here due to my Father's millitary career.If you are not a Native Okie then tell what brought you to the Sooner State!

Born here and live here now, but have lived in many different states.

Born in Alaska, moved here in 91.

Ohh Alaska,I would love to live there but I here it's very expensive!

I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but my family moved to OKC when I was about 3. I stayed until I was 29, then headed out here to California.

Even though pretty much all my childhood was in Oklahoma, I never felt like a native because my parents weren't from the area, we were Catholic, didn't have the Okie accents / phrasing, etc.

Born and raised in Oklahoma! Born in Ada and have spent most of my life in southeastern Oklahoma: my childhood was spent in Wright City (near Broken Bow and Idabel), and my teenage years were spent in Durant, where I also graduated high school from.

Born in and transplanted from The Republic of Texas, after college.

Born and raised right here in Oklahoma City. I've lived other places (and still do part-time), but I've been here for the vast majority of my 51 years since 1959.

Born and raised in rural Oklahoma, and have lived in the metro since I went to college in '99.

Born at Wesley Hospital and have lived here my whole life except for about 6 years in Dallas is the late 80's

Born in Altus in 1964, my parents moved to OKC when I was six months old. In 1991 I moved to Dallas, in 1993 I moved back to OKC. Moved to Austin in 2003 and have been here since.

Born in Montana. Dad got orders to Altus AFB in the early 90s. Moved to Norman in 2005. I'm still here finishing grad school.

I am The only Okie in my entire family,Infact I'm the only one born outside of Massachusetts in my family!anyone else share this theme?

Native Oklahoman, lived in or near Yukon for everything but college.

Born, raised, and still live right here in OKC! I have family dispersed throughout the south. Most of them live in Northern OK. Great great grandmother was full blood Cherokee.

Born in OKC.

Live across the street from the hospital where I was born. Dad was in drug store management (Katz & Osco) so we got moved around almost as much as the stereotypical "military brat". Lived in OK, KS, MO, ARK, IA & FL. Been back here since my college days in the mid 80s. In Oklahoma have lived in OKC, Yukon, Bethany & Norman

While I have had to shake my head at some of our political leaders (city/county/state) on both sides of the aisle, I have never been ashamed to let others know what city/state I gladly call home. I realize we don't have a monopoly on "questionable" elected officials. They are everywhere and of all political persuasions. Some states just seem to lean more towards one direction or the other. To each their own preference.

Born in Washington, District of Columbia a month prior to the promotion, by the electorate, of General Eisenhower to President.
(Perhaps one reason that I subliminally, yet sincerely, appreciate the focus of the recent remodel out there on Stars and Stripes Point around the flagpole.)

Involuntarily relocated to Boulder, Colorado in 1954, by parents (former Pentagon secretary and former Naval Gun Factory Scientific Instrument Maker), as part of a semi-non-secret government program involving "Standards" . . . "Bureaus" . . . "Departments of Commerce" . . . and "Atomic Clocks" . . .

Grew up (or at least aged) and was "Schooled" in the Pre-People's Republic (with annual trips to Oklahoma in the summer to maintain perspective) until moving to Oklahoma, permanently, in The Winter of '74.

The Rest is History.
(Being made . . . =)

Sorry . . . I digressed . . .
Native Oklahoman?
No.

Moved here in '69 from Texas right after my 11th birthday. You know how Texans are and I am the most surprised of all that I completely fell in love with Oklahoma. Raised my kids, here. In 2000 I moved to the Washington DC area and moved back in December 2009. I consider myself to be an Oklahoman to my soul.

I was born in Norman and lived there until after I started college at OU. Have lived in various parts of the OKC area all of my life.

Native. Born at old Mercy. Lived in TX, NM, KS, AR and AL too.

Born and raised in OK been away with the military but home is always home.

Transplant. Moved here from Denver, grew up in Minnesota and have lived a couple of other places.

nah. showed up at about six weeks old. left a time or three, but always came back before too much time went by.

I am absolutely a Native Oklahoman. I was born many years ago in the Edmond Hospital. At the time of my birth the Edmond Hospital was located on Broadway over the Bronco Theater. What a hoot! The hospital over the theater. My parents lived in OKC but used a doctor in Edmond. Been to many, many places but am proud to be from Oklahoma. My grandparents left Tennessee in a wagon. Traveled to Texas and then moved into Okla. One thing I love about this state is how "young" we are. Look how far we've come since 1907.

Born in Gainesville, Texass & moved to Oklahoma in 1999 with my Okie wife to care for her father. I like living here & plan on staying around. Oklahoma's been good to us.

Native Oklahoman. Born in OKC in '85, moved to Norman to attend OU and am now back in OKC. Mom was born in Ardmore and Dad in OKC. My great grandparents met each other on the back of a covered wagon in the land run. I am an Oklahoman through and through.

Born at Stillwater, grew up mostly in Elk City but moved to SoCal in 1942 and stayed until 1946 when family returned to Oklahoma. Lived in Muskogee for a few months but in August 46 came back to OKC and have lived here ever since except for college years at Norman, army time at Fort Sill and Korea, and two more years in SoCal (59-62). Father was civil service -- shelterbelt program in the 30s, Emergency Rubber Project during WW2, and VA training officer afterwards...

Born and raised in Michigan, ( Yupper land ). Have lived in OKC, south side, since 1982.

My parents were both native OKCers, but I was born in Ft Riley KS due to my dad's military service. When he got out we moved to Tulsa, 57-61; OKC 61-88, then I got the hell outta there to Arlington TX, 88-present.

Born in St Anthony. Furthest I've ever lived from OKC is Edmond.

My parents are from Flint, MI and Chicago, IL, but I'm an Okie through and through. Lived in Tahlequah for 6 years, Tulsa for 12 years, Norman for 5, Edmond for 1, Norman for 4 more, and midtown OKC for the last year. I've loved every place I've lived. After 30 years in OK I'm moving to Wichita for a job next week, but I will be back regularly to visit family and go to OU football/Thunder games. Hopefully, I'll be back to live permanently at some point.

Born and raised in Oklahoma and so were my parents.

Moved two years ago from Orlando, FL for work. LOVE IT!

Born in Dallas, TX. Family moved back to Leflore county when I was 2. Left in my late twentys, jobs were hard to find in the 80's. Moved to OKC in '03.

Born in OKC, raised in Norman and Tuttle, presently live at lake Tenkiller

Born and raised in Lawton

Parents from Greer county. Born in Norman. Lived vast majority of life in OKC. I love to make an issue out of being from OK wherever I go.

Native Texan here (Fort Worth)

Born in Pittsburg County; moved to Oklahoma County (Choctaw) in 1954 and to Oklahoma City in 1967.

Yes, born in Mangum.

Not I. First light I saw was north of Chicago. Been here 37 years out of 57.

I was born in WV, raised in NC until I was 12, lived here ever since then (I'm 43).

I am a native, born in Pawhuska in '64. Both sides of my family descended from original landrun pioneers in western OK. Moved to Norman in '73 after HS went to OU. After graduation lived in Middle Georgia for 10 years and returned in '96 now live in far southwest OKC and have no intentions of leaving ever again.

Born and rasied in Fort Wayne, IN. Moved from Indianapolis, IN in 2006, to Oklahoma City, Ok for a management position. I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay thus far and very excited about the growth that has transpired over the past 4.5 years of my residency here in OKC. I see OKC in a similar growth pattern as Indy but only 10 years behind the growth curve. However, the metro is making significant strides in narrowing this growth disparity of its peer cities.

Born in Oklahoma City at St. Anthony Hospital. Attended K-6 grade in Culver City, California. I have lived in California, Florida, Oklahoma and currently live in Dallas, Texas.

I was born in St. Anthony's in 1959. Except for two misguided years in Little Rock, I have lived in Oklahoma all of my life. Both of my parents and all four of my grandparents were also born in Oklahoma and lived in Oklahoma all of their lives. We are true Okies.

I was born in St. Anthony's in 1959. Except for two misguided years in Little Rock, I have lived in Oklahoma all of my life. Both of my parents and all four of my grandparents were also born in Oklahoma and lived in Oklahoma all of their lives. We are true Okies.

Small World, I was born on September 8th, 1959 at St. Anthony's.

Born at Vance AFB in Enid to native Okie parents. Carted around the world(and Altus AFB two times)for awhile and landed in Midwest City after my dad retired from the Air Force in 1969. Been here ever since as a resident of either MWC, Moore or OKC.

Small World, I was born on September 8th, 1959 at St. Anthony's.

I was almost a month before you.......August 10th

Born in Norman, raised in Edmond, graduated high school in Missouri, went to OSU, now living in OKC. Lotsa fun...

...born in Tulsa 11 September 1977; moved to Melbourne, Australia in 1980; returned stateside in '86 and attended Jenks east in Tulsa for a brief stint; moved to Yukon in '87; moved to Columbus, Ohio in '91; returned to OKC in '95 two months shy of my 18th birthday.

Proud to call Oklahoma City 'home'.

I was born in St. Anthony's in 1959. Except for two misguided years in Little Rock, I have lived in Oklahoma all of my life. Both of my parents and all four of my grandparents were also born in Oklahoma and lived in Oklahoma all of their lives. We are true Okies.


Small World, I was born on September 8th, 1959 at St. Anthony's.

Earlier I said I was born in St Anthony's but not when. It was April 23, 1959. At least three of us within a few months.

Born in Clinton and raised in OKC. I was in speech and drama in highschool, so I have managed to become accent neutral. Its funny how when I travel out of state that people can not understand why I dont have an accent.

Born in Florida (Air Force brat). Dad got orders to Altus in '92 then Tinker in '96. Other than two years in Stillwater for graduate work, I've been in MWC/OKC/Edmond since '96.

Transplant. I've lived in Illinois my whole life before this, and came to Oklahoma about 5 weeks ago, intending to make it my new home. I came looking for work, figuring the unemployment rate of 5.7% is much lower than Illinois' 8.7%, and also knowing OKC was supposed to have an even lower unemployment rate in the 4s, one of the lowest in the nation among major cities.

I figured the warmer weather and more socially conservative politics would be amenable to my nature, and the only two boxing toughman contests this year are being held in Oklahoma. Overall, I had a variety of reasons for coming.

Yes! Member of First Families of the Twin Territories on four sides of the house! For those of you who are not original Okies, FFTT is for those who can prove their relatives were here at [or before] statehood and whose families have lived here in OK continually since. So I'm about as "Okie" as they come; never really "lived" in any other state--just "visited" them! That's why I chose the name "old okie" for myself...and yes, I am old!

Native Tulsan.

Also, born at Wesley Hospital. Live in South OKC all my life

I was born in the old Mercy hospital, graduated from Northwest Classen and have lived here all my life.

Transplant. I've lived in Illinois my whole life before this, and came to Oklahoma about 5 weeks ago, intending to make it my new home. I came looking for work, figuring the unemployment rate of 5.7% is much lower than Illinois' 8.7%, and also knowing OKC was supposed to have an even lower unemployment rate in the 4s, one of the lowest in the nation among major cities.

I figured the warmer weather and more socially conservative politics would be amenable to my nature, and the only two boxing toughman contests this year are being held in Oklahoma. Overall, I had a variety of reasons for coming.

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