MoH HaHaHalloween Saturday Oct 30th 10am-4 OK, put on your costumes and head down to the MoH for our MoH HaHaHalloween festivities. We have lots planned – crafts and a movie for the kids, an adult goose chase with great prizes, scavenger hunt for the kids, best costumes for kids and adults, a photo op and of course – CANDY!! Save… Read More
Stuart Roosa SPACE DAY Community Event September looks to be a very exciting month at the MoH. On September 18, we will be partnering with CPS in co-hosting Roosa Space Day. The CHS Innovation Center has Journey To Space STEM events planned and the MoH will be unveiling our “To the Moon and Back” Stuart A. Roosa exhibit expansions, as well… Read More
Fundraising is under way for the new Claremore Black History exhibit at the MoH The Claremore Museum of History is currently working on a very exciting project highlighting black leaders and events that helped shape our community. Our Black History Exhibit “Building Heritage, History and Hope” is currently in the design process with plans to unveil June 19th. We are asking for your help. Please consider a donation today.… Read More
IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME, IT WAS A FAMILIAR PLACE Continuing our Justice Journal posts as part of Claremore MoH celebrating Black History Month, please enjoy the excerpts from a Claremore Daily Progress article written by Larry Larkin and published March 22, 2009. The article was following an interview with Gerome Riley, longtime Claremore resident who is helping the MoH develop our Black History Exhibit.… Read More
Claremore MoH – Begins Conservation Project of Lynn Riggs Painted Collection Below is the report from renowned conservation expert Kate Galatian TYPES OF DAMAGE• Most paintings were very dirty with dust and grime.• A layer of Nicotine was present on several paintings causing a yellow discoloration.• Two paintings had pest damage• Cracking of the paint layer was seen through out the paintings… Read More
Kids Valentine Party Feb 13th During our “I LOVE you MoH” week we will be having a Kids Valentines Day Party from 11 – 2 on Saturday Feb 13th at the Museum. Activities will include: * Cookies & Cupcakes* Valentine Card Crafts* Drawing for Floral Arrangement* Snoopy ” A Home Made Valentine” Movie* Scavenger Hunt* Photo Booth**Sponsored by Wildflour Baking… Read More
A Farewell Message from Dr. Bob Blackburn Today is a special day. After 41 years working with an amazing team of people to collect, preserve, and share Oklahoma history, it is my last day of public service. There are many things I will miss, such as bringing in collections, collaborating on exhibits and publications, launching new projects, giving speeches across the state,… Read More
A Letter from the Claremore MoH Chairman New Year, New Programing Remember a year ago when we were all cheering on the start of the roaring ‘20s? It was going to be a spectacular year, ringing in a spectacular decade. Well, it didn’t work out that way. Instead, it became a year full of disease, pain, and reckoning with unabashed connectivity but with… Read More
Come join the Claremore Museum of History and Dr. Sonya Munsell of RSU for weekly yoga sessions! We will be offering yoga sessions Wednesday evenings from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. beginning on January 6th. The sessions will be overseen by Dr. Sonya E. Munsell of Rogers State University. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 restrictions, we can only fit about ten participants in the museum at a time. Participation slots are available on… Read More
Dickens and ClaremoreMoh Team up with live Reindeer and more! Saturday Night Cancelled Save the Date Nov 20th & 21st 6-9 pm. Claremore Museum of History is participating in this year’s 25th anniversary of Dickens on the Boulevard. The Gazebo and skyline of downtown Claremore historic district will be outlined in lights. There will be live reindeer and sleigh in Lynn Riggs Park, reindeer… Read More
Sweet Success at Final Farmer’s Market for 2020 Season For our last Rogers County Farmer’s Market, we have Wild Flour Baking Co. offering cupcake decorating at the Claremore Museum of History! Special thank you to our regulars, Stephanie Wilson Wise and her daughter, for participating!… Read More