Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time   EDUCATION AMONG THE CHEROKEES IN ROGERS COUNTY                                              The formal education of the Cherokee people began with the invention of their alphabet by Sequoyah in 1821.  The Bible and newspapers were published in their own language, and illiteracy was practically unknown among the… Read More

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time   Dr. Jesse C. Bushyhead – The Beloved Physician  By Myron A. Hurd   Published in the September 1949 Ranchman magazine             “I don’t like Doctor Bushyhead.”  Young Viv Ross blurted out one day to his mother, Mrs. Nellie Ross of Claremore.  Mrs. Ross was astonished. … Read More

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time   THE OLD WILL ROGERS LIBRARY             The Rogers County Historical Society has accomplished preserving another building in this great city.  It has become the Claremore Museum of History.  The primary goal of this Museum is to excite and educate citizens and visitors about Claremore… Read More

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time. William Penn Adair “Will” Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator and motion picture actor. He was one of the world’s best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s. Known as “Oklahoma’s Favorite Son,” Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee… Read More

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time. Claremore got its beginnings when Chief Glahmo led his tribe of Osage Indians from Missouri in 1802. He soon established a fur trading post along the Verdigris River. The trading post sat atop a 25 acre mound which came to be known as Clermont, a French word meaning “clear mountain.” Over… Read More

 Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time. The stage curtains part as the melodic cowboy song, “Oh!  What A Beautiful Morning” captures the moment, and the audience is magically taken back to 1900 to a place in Oklahoma, a farm near Claremore. The playwright, Lynn Riggs, included 11 of the cowboy and folk songs he… Read More

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time.     They were good looking, graceful and quick. Standing tall at heights of six to seven feet, their limbs were well proportioned to their bodies. The Osages were a united people although they formed into bands. The people selected their band chief, and those who… Read More

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time Jean Pierre Chouteau “The Father of Oklahoma”               Early explorers crisscrossed Northeast Oklahoma, but did not give a thought that this land might be a great place to live.  Jean Pierre Chouteau carved his name in Oklahoma history by establishing a trading post along the… Read More