Meet David Grann
UDPATE TO STORY: Due to the overwhelming response and interest in this year’s One Book One Community subject, the location of this event has been moved to Gallagher Iba Arena. Tickets will no longer be […]
History
The Life of Boom and Bust Oil Towns in Payne County
Story and images provided by Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Every March, Stillwater becomes abuzz with the community read “One Book, One Community.” At the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar, we are pleased […]
Food for Thought
Story by Roger Moore, Images courtesy of the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Photo Collection. With the closing of Mojo’s Rock‘n’Bowl Grill last month, coupled with an evening decision to visit Del Rancho, this […]
One Book, One Community Returns with Killers of the Flower Moon
Story provided by Stillwater Public Library Be part of a six week series on one of 2017’s most celebrated and award-winning books. “One Book, One Community: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and […]
Author speaks about chronicle of little known WWII heroine
Story by Ammie Bryant, images provided by Anne Nelson “Everyone said she was a soviet spy,” Lucie ‘Pilette’ Spaak said in one of 3 dozen interviews with Anne Nelson about her mother, Suzanne Spaak. Anne […]
Spring Events and Programs at the Sheerar
Story and images by Amy Loch, Director of the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar When I tell people I work at a history museum, I can usually tell by their reaction how they feel […]
Nuclear Blast from the Past
Story by James Gregory, Registrar at the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Images courtesy of the Stillwater History Museum Photo Collections On August 20, 1964, a 200 bed, emergency Civil Defense (CD) hospital arrived […]
Finding a room at the inn
Story by Roger Moore There was a time, not too long ago actually, when finding a hotel room in Stillwater required plenty of advanced planning. But in 2018, it seems, much like the frequency of […]
Stillwater’s History Museum reflects on 2017 and looks forward to 2018
Story and photos provided by Amy Loch, Director of Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar It has been another exciting year at the Sheerar Museum. Over the course of the last year, the organization has […]
The Legacy of Dean Mac
Story by Roger Moore, Image courtesy of Stillwater History Museum Photo Collection We do not always pay much attention to the names of the roads, streets, avenues, and highways we drive on. A sudden jolt […]