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Drumright Historical Museum gets grant to preserve local history online

Tuesday, May 6 by News 6

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. -The Drumright Historical Society is preparing to step into the digital age, thanks to a new grant aimed at strengthening the town’s connection to its past.A $3,500 award from the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program will fund the creation of a new website for the museum—an essential step, leaders say, in boosting engagement... Read More.

Storm Safety Day at Science Museum Oklahoma on March 29

Tuesday, March 18 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — We are right in the middle of storm season, so there's no time like the present to get prepared.FOX 25 is teaming up with the Science Museum Oklahoma for Storm Safety Day on March 29.Join in for interactive fun and education for the whole family from 10 a.m. to 3... Read More.

Oklahoma History Center Museum to Host Panel Discussion for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Thursday, January 2 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY — On Monday, January 27th, from 1-3 p.m., the Oklahoma History Center Museum will host a panel discussion for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. More than six million Jews in Europe were murdered by Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945. Another five million victims include other people deemed undesirable. The genocide victims were taken... Read More.

Pioneer Woman Museum to Host Holiday Open House Dec. 9

Wednesday, November 29 by Lyman James

PONCA CITY, Okla. — On Saturday, December 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue and Museum will host a holiday open house. Guests can enjoy free admission to all museum galleries, enjoy special holiday deals in the museum’s gift shop and savor the flavors of a hot chocolate... Read More.

Learn About Oklahoma’s First Flag at Pioneer Woman Museum

Tuesday, June 20 by Lyman James

PONCA CITY, Okla. — The Pioneer Woman Museum will host a special presentation on Saturday, July 1, at 11 a.m., on the history of Oklahoma’s first flag. Karen Smith Hunter will be the featured presenter. Oklahoma became a state in 1907, but the first state flag was not adopted until 1911. It consisted of a red... Read More.

Top of Oklahoma Museum Hosting Pearl Harbor Event

Wednesday, November 30 by Lyman James

Blackwell’s Top of Oklahoma Historical Society Museum invites the public to a luncheon this Friday, Dec. 2, to commemorate the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Museum workers will present a display about what President Franklin Roosevelt then described as “a day that will live in infamy.” The meal includes stew, chili,... Read More.

Pickens Museum and NOC Announce Mural by Osage Artist Yatika Starr Fields

Wednesday, May 5 by Lyman James

North Central Oklahoma is becoming a center for murals. First "The Three Faces of the Pioneer Woman" by Daniel Pickens was installed at City Central in Ponca City in 2019. And all Ponca City is looking forward to the mural "Oklahoma Sunrise" that will be painted on the east side of the Robin Hood Flour... Read More.

Pickens Museum Displays Route 66 Murals by Robert Hardee at NOC

Tuesday, April 6 by Lyman James

Robert Hardee is well known throughout the Ponca City area through the many exhibited prints of his "Ponca City Landmarks" painted from 1985 through 1993. The prints can be found hanging in many businesses and homes throughout the area. Hardee's historic landmark paintings include the Arcade Hotel, Downtown Ponca City featuring the Poncan Theatre,... Read More.

Pickens Museum Opens Exhibit at NOC of “Quest Eternal” by Sculptor Donald De Lue

Tuesday, March 30 by Lyman James

Ask any Ponca City resident the name of the sculptor who created the Pioneer Woman statue and he or she will probably answer Bryant Baker says Hugh Pickens, Executive Director of Pickens Museum. “However, Bryant Baker did not create the Pioneer Woman single-handedly. Actually, Baker led a team of sculptors who worked on the iconic... Read More.

NOC partners with Doctor Pickens Museum, Inc. for Displays of Art Collection on Tonkawa Campus

Tuesday, February 23 by Lyman James

This past fall, Northern Oklahoma College entered into an initial two-year agreement for selected displays of art works with Doctor Pickens Museum, Inc. on the Tonkawa campus. This collection of art, primarily native art, will be on loan and will be installed over four phases. The Pickens Museum, located in Ponca City, includes Native... Read More.

McCarter Museum in Tonkawa open tonight

Monday, August 3 by Lyman James

The McCarter Museum in Tonkawa will open its doors to visitors, tonight at 6:30, before the Full Moon Concert. Tonight’s concert will feature The Hillcrest Ensemble and will be held in Centennial Park starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tonkawa PD Searching For Suspect After McCarter Museum Burglary

Thursday, January 23 by Lyman James

TONKAWA - The Tonkawa Police Department released a report that the McCarter Museum has been burglarized.Local law enforcement said on Facebook that there is a reward for information regarding the Burglary at the Museum. Tipsters may remain anonymous. $250.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects. Another $250.00 for the... Read More.