Cool Classics Summer Concert Series Returns!

July 3, 2022

Keep it cool with the 14th annual COOL CLASSICS concert series returning to the Stillwater History Museum this summer! Story submitted by the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Scheduled performances include: Friday, July 8, 7:30 […]

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.   […]

Arts, reading, survival themes of Stillwater Public Library’s community reading series Oct. 2-Nov.11; Registration begins Sept. 15

September 10, 2021

Story provided by Stillwater Public Library The Stillwater Public Library’s next community-wide reading series, “NEA Big Read: Stillwater,” takes place Oct. 2-Nov. 11. The series explores survival and the necessity of arts and literature, especially […]

Whose Land Was This?

November 6, 2020

Amelia E. Chamberlain, Director, Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar  A Stillwater Living Magazine article written in April 2013 by Ammie Bryant, then Director at the Stillwater History Museum, asks the question, “Did Oklahoma really […]

The League of Women Voters and the 100-year Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

August 13, 2020

Story by Lindsey Ettinger, Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Intern  The League of Women Voters was officially founded in Chicago in February 1920, just six months before the 19th amendment was ratified and women […]

Tasty Tales of Stillwater History Through Recipe Cards

July 6, 2020

Tasty Tales of Stillwater History Through Recipe Cards Story provided by Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Director Amelia Chamberlain Getting ready to cook a recipe isn’t quite what it used to be. Instead of […]

“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 […]

Stillwater History: Magic Lanterns and Technological Obsolescence

February 9, 2020

Story provided by Amelia Chamberlain, Director of Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar The Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar’s exhibit and programmatic focus in 2020 is on preservation; in particular, preservation of family heirlooms. […]

Preserving Our Cultural Heritage for the Future

January 14, 2020

Story by Amelia Chamberlain, Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Director One of the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar’s community roles is to receive and collect the material culture of Stillwater and to preserve […]

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