The “Cowboy” that inspired the Oklahoma State Cowboys: Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton

September 5, 2011

By Ammie Bryant, Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History Director  “I’d rather have a pocket full of rocks than an empty gun.” If you’ve lived in Stillwater or been an Oklahoma State University student or fan for […]

Canis Locus Familiaris

April 3, 2011

by Ammie Bryant, Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History Director Somewhere between ten and fifteen thousand years ago, people first domesticated dogs from the gray wolf.  Some experts believe that people domesticated wolves when humans took in […]

History’s Mysteries and Stillwater’s First Responders

September 1, 2010

By Ammie Bryant, Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History Director In search of history, a researcher often discovers more questions than answers.  Last spring, public history graduate students began the initial legwork of researching the history […]

Sheerar Museum and Local Arts are Intertwined

March 9, 2010

By Ammie Bryant, Director Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History Located on the lower level of the Sheerar Cultural and Heritage Center, the Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History’s existence is deeply intertwined with Culture and the […]

“Letters from Stillwater” A Long Distance Romance…

February 8, 2010

by Ammie Bryant, Sheerar Museum of Stillwater History Director Once upon a time, in a little town called Stillwater, there lived a grocer named M. G. Searcy. He was a respected businessman with a thriving […]

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