My Recollections of Growing Up on Route 66
by Mary Fern Carpenter If I could turn back time, it would be to 1948 when I was five years old and my parents (George… Read More »My Recollections of Growing Up on Route 66
National Route 66 Museum/Art Complex Photos
Photos by Donnie Jordan, Western Oklahoma Historical Society Board Member
Daughter of the Depression
Daughter of the Depression by Judy Haught Born October 20, 1929, just days before the infamous stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression,… Read More »Daughter of the Depression
Cheyenne Storytelling Coming to Museum Complex
On Thursday, November 10, the Elk City Museum Complex is providing a rare opportunity for visitors interested in learning more about the history of Western Oklahoma’s American Indians. From 3:00-4:30 pm, Chief Wilbur Bullcoming and other members of the Cheyenne Tribe will be present at the tepee, located east of the Farm and Ranch Museum, to teach visitors about Cheyenne history, belief systems, and way of life through traditional storytelling.
The Missiles of Oklahoma
By Landry Brewer. This October marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. And as the world approached the brink of nuclear war during those 13 days in October 1962, Oklahoma played a prominent role in the nation’s nuclear deterrent.
Postcards from the Past
I am a deltiologist. Now don’t go thinking I am some kind of fancy scientist because what I am is a collector of postcards and not just any postcards but postal greeting cards mailed during the years of 1905-1915.