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This story appeared in the June 28, 1953 Claremore Progress by R. H. Fowler. Different versions as told by researching   ceases to die. Destined to be a byword from time it was first used, the name CLAREMORE has a unique historical back ground from…
This story appeared in the August 30, 2008 Claremore Progress by Larry Larkin. The construction of the new Lantow Field football stadium has triggered some special memories for Claremore resident Pat Staggs. "It has been fun looking out my back window each day and…
his story was written by Alice Cline Farbro in 1993 and was provided to Claremore Museum of History as part of the focus on Women’s History Month on February 6, 2023. Of course, I do not remember my birthing day or the nine months in…
Portions of this article were published in the Claremore Progress September 29, 2013 by Tom Fink and portions written by Claremore Museum of History with input from nephew Pat (p.s.) Gordon as part of Women’s History Month written on March 19, 2023. In a city…
This story was written by Steve Robinson for the Claremore Museum of History with assistance from Norma Cullison’s daughters, Pat Kilpatrick and Debbie Gilkeson, as part of the focus on Women’s History Month on February 10, 2023. The likes of Norma “Normie” Cullison don’t come…
his story was written by Barbra Pool for the Claremore Museum of History Built in 1912, it’s claimed that this Sears Saratoga was the very first Sears kit home in the state of Oklahoma. And this was a mere five years after Oklahoma became…
This story appeared in the August 26, 2006 Claremore Progress by Larry Larkin. "Lantow Field, Home of the Claremore Zebras." These are the words on the metal sign at the entrance of the high school football stadium. Listen to the sounds of the gentle winds…
This story was written by Keith Austin, as part of a series – Cherokee Matters, Volume 15 and was shared with the Claremore Museum of History on March 4, 2023. She was in her ninety-forth year the first time I met her.  She was a…
Andrew Hartley Payne was born in Foyil, Oklahoma on November 17, 1907. Andy was a member of the Cherokee Nation and graduated from Foyil High School in 1927. Andy had no interest in becoming a farmer like his father, his primary interest was school. Every…
Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time Newspapers' "Flying Girl" Dies After Brief Illness Wauhilau LaHay was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on July 14, 1896 to parents John Martin LaHay and Annie Russell. In 1907, LaHays moved to Muskogee where Joseph set…
Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time As published in the Claremore Daily Progress on November 19, 2011 by Larry Larkin, Progress Correspondent A true pioneer was laid to rest this past week.  Claremore’s own Ronnie L. Johnson, the first Oklahoma Highway Patrol black trooper…
Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time MICKEY PERRY – REMEMBERING A MAYOR The son of Jackson Charles Perry and Lottie Marie (Roof) Bitsko was born July 9, 1947, in Collinsville. Mickey was the oldest child and had four sisters. He graduated from…
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