The Stillwater Public Library launches its year-long centennial celebration Feb. 23

February 11, 2023

Story provided by Stillwater Public Library The Stillwater Public Library (SPL) kicks off its year-long centennial celebration on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 6-7:30 p.m. with the unveiling of a pop-up history exhibit at the Stillwater […]

Celebration planned to honor the late Earl and Bernice Mitchell 

February 20, 2022

Story provided by OSU Members of the Stillwater and OSU communities are planning a celebration to honor the late Earl and Bernice Mitchell for their impact, both academically at OSU and through their civic contributions.   […]

Stillwater Teacher Selected for National History Day Summer Webinar Series

September 9, 2020

Story provided by National History Day Ms. Jennifer Eckel, a teacher at Stillwater Junior High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is one of only 98 teachers selected for a National History Day® (NHD) summer professional development […]

“Where Oklahoma Began”

April 5, 2020

Stillwater’s Earliest Citizens Story by Rachel Seitz, Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar OSU Writing Intern  On April 22, 1889, cannon fire signaled the official start of the first Oklahoma Land Run, which opened up […]

Final Friday Art Crawl emerges art culture of downtown Stillwater

January 9, 2019

Story provided by OSU Museum of Art The Final Friday Art Crawl has emerged into a new Stillwater tradition, by achieving vast recognition and bringing hundreds to downtown Stillwater the final Friday of every month. […]

A Datebook with History

October 4, 2018

Story and image provided by Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar The Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar has been celebrating the history of Stillwater for forty-four years. In 1987, the Stillwater Museum Association became […]

Payne County Council of Defense

August 1, 2018

Story by James Gregory, Registrar of the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Photos courtesy of the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany. Life […]

Stillwater’s History Museum reflects on 2017 and looks forward to 2018

December 9, 2017

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 […]

From the Editor (April 2017)

April 2, 2017

by Ammie Bryant I love the Arts! And of course the humanities too. So much of my life has been deeply rooted in the humanities: the study of history, literature, and culture. While the humanities […]

A New and Improved Sheerarmuseum.org

March 11, 2017

Story and images provided by Brandon Neal Jones, Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History Registrar There is a lot happening at the Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History, and a lot of that change is happening behind […]

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