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
Local 3rd Grader Completes Apollo Rocket for Display at Claremore MoH We are pleased to announce the completion of the NASA Apollo Saturn V LEGO set by Jr. Curator Blake Stroble! Blake is a third grader from Verdigris Lower Elementary School. This specific LEGO set is 1,969 pieces, measuring over 39 inches tall, and designed for ages 14+. As a nine-year-old, Blake was confident he could… Read More
OFBYFOR ALL: Let’s Build Organizations that are OF, BY, & FOR our Communities FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2018 OFBYFOR ALL: Let’s Build Organizations that are OF, BY, & FOR our Communities Today, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of a new global initiative, OFBYFOR ALL. OFBYFOR ALL is a framework to help civic and cultural organizations become OF, BY, and FOR their communities. We’re building tools, trainings, and hopefully, a movement… Read More
Will Rogers As He Was Known At Oologah Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This article was published in the Ranchman magazine August 1943. Will Rogers As He Was Known At Oologah By: Bill Hoge, Editor, The Oologah Oozings The 4th of this month (November) is the anniversary of the birth of America’s greatest and most beloved character,… Read More
Sketch of the Early Life of Will Rogers Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time Sketch of the Early Life of Will Rogers This article was published in the Ranchman magazine November 1947. By: Sallie Rogers McSpadden It was a dreamy forenoon in November; to be exact November 4, 1879 when a sturdy baby boy came to… Read More
In Memory of Mrs. Tom McSpadden Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This article was published in the Ranchman magazine November 1947. In Memory of Mrs. Tom McSpadden By: Ferne E. King In the latter days of August, the indomitable will and gallant spirit of Sallie Rogers McSpadden finally succumbed to time and the fragility… Read More
CLAREMORE LANDMARK’S HISTORY IS RETRACED Part One Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This article was published in the Centennial Edition of the Claremore Progress June 27, 1993 CLAREMORE LANDMARK’S HISTORY IS RETRACED By: Joe Carter PART ONE Despite the raging 1930’s depression, Oklahoma Governor E. W. Marland gained $185,000 in state funding to… Read More
CLAREMORE LANDMARK’S HISTORY IS RETRACED Part Two Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time article was published in the Centennial Edition of the Claremore Progress June 27, 1993. CLAREMORE LANDMARK’S HISTORY IS RETRACED By: Joe Carter article was published in the Centennial Edition of the Claremore Progress June 27, 1993. PART TWO Will Rogers’ mother, Mary America Schrimsher Rogers,… Read More
THE HISTORIC BEGINNING OF THE WILL ROGERS LIBRARY Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time. This article was edited and submitted by the Claremore Museum of History THE HISTORIC BEGINNING OF THE WILL ROGERS LIBRARY The old Will Rogers Library, located at 4th & Weenonah Avenue, has been completely remodeled and is now the beautiful Claremore Museum of History. A… Read More
Remembering…UNCLE CLEM Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time Remembering…UNCLE CLEM This article was written by Noel Kaho and published in the Ranchman magazine in 1941. Will Rogers’ ancestors didn’t come over on the Mayflower. Will said so himself. And it is a pity that he did not go on,… Read More
SALLY ROGERS McSPADDEN Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time SALLY ROGERS McSPADDEN In honor of Will Rogers’ family, this contains portions of the article written by Myron A. Hurd and appeared in the 1953 Ranchman magazine, which featured one of Will’s sisters, Sally. I have always stated, without fear of contradiction,… Read More