The Sun Rides High
Welcome
Welcome to 'The Sun Ride's High', the story of our family. As with any family there is a rich history to be discovered and told. A fascinating mix of hero's and ordinary folk, epic journey's and minor events. 
The title of the website is taken from a book published in the 1970's that detailed the history of one branch of our extended family, the Burright's, during the 1800's and early 1900's. An interesting mix of truths and legend the book provided a great starting point from which to trace my wife's ancestry from the Oklahoma land-run, across America, through Canada and back to my home country of England.
From England, thanks to the genealogical endeavors of my parents, we can trace my mothers side of the family (the Muller's) across southern England to London and then to their roots in the Black Forest of Germany.
This is my attempt to capture and share our ancestors stories. There's a lot of ground to cover (geographically as well as historically) so let's get started ...
Ora Blanche Burright (1893-1975)
Ora Blanche Burright was born on 28 January 1893, on the family claim near Mulhall, Logan County, Oklahoma. Her father Orrin Ulysses Burright staked the claim as part of the Land Run of 1889.
Her mother, Ora Nathene Smith was a native of Mason City, Illinois. Blanche attended Rose Hill School, then Logan County High School and graduated from Capitol City Business College in Guthrie in 1911. She worked as a secretary for Judge C. S. Ingersoll at Pond Creek, Oklahoma until she went back to school, graduating from Phillips University High School, Enid in 1922 with a B.S. Degree.
Blanche then worked at various places in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. She attended the Womens Medical School in Philadelphia, also Kansas University Medical School but did not finish due to lack of funds. Blanche went on to receive an M.S. Degree in Physiology from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa and a M.S. Degree in Nutrition from Columbia University, New York.
Choosing to remain in academia, Blanche taught at Colorado, California and Berkeley Universities. Blanche compiled a history of the Burright family based on her fathers memoirs called The Sun Rides High, which was published in 1973. Whilst not a best seller the book remains popular with genealogists and historians seeking references to the pioneering days in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. It has been cited often in published works and by family researchers. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. At the time of her death in 1975 Blanche was writing a book about the Great Depression. She was 82
1. Ora Blanche Burright Obituary, 1975
2. Phillips University High School, Alumni - In Memoriam