Beautiful Time Capsules
Behind the Scenes at the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Story by Amelia E. Chamberlain, Director While the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. […]
Local History
More than Just Another Brick in the Wall
Story by Roger Moore Images courtesy of Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Photograph collections and exhibits It is hard to imagine what Frenchmen Louis Jardot would think about his section of land in the […]
Library for Sale
Story by Roger Moore The sale listing for 206 W. 6th Avenue reads like any other piece of property in a college town. Included in the description is “walking distance to the Oklahoma State University […]
How Oklahoma Began
Story by Matthew Koster Photos provided by Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar This spring twenty-six classes of 3rd graders from Stillwater and the surrounding areas will take a trip to the Stillwater History Museum […]
Stillwater Main Street
Story by Matthew Koster Photos provided by Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Stillwater’s Main Street began in 1889, following the first Oklahoma Land Run. Like any other city center, it became a hub of […]
Automobiles in Stillwater
Story by Jorge Luis Chavez, OSU History Student and Stillwater History Museum Intern In 1904 the first fully-operational automobile was showcased at the Stillwater County Fair. On that day, the citizens of Stillwater began their […]
Still Pioneering Exhibit to Open March 7
Story by Amy Loch, Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Without winning the college in 1890, Stillwater wouldn’t have been able to grow into the place that it is today. What began as a small […]
Basket Quilts
Story and images provided by Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar This winter the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar is featuring a traveling quilt show from the American Quilt Study Group, “The Study of […]
Sheerar Center Turns 90
Story and photos provided by Amy Loch, Director of Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar This November we are celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Sheerar Center, originally built by the First Church of Christ, […]
Tennis and Teachable Moments from the Past
Story by Roger Moore Last month, on a tennis court far, far away, multiple verbal exchanges between perhaps the greatest women’s player of all time and the chair umpire continued a narrative much larger than […]