Come out to the J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum on Saturday, February 29th, for the annual Daisy BB Gun Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children through age 18 may shoot in the Daisy Indoor BB Shooting Gallery. The top marksmen in the age 12 and under category and ages 13-18 will win […]
Exhibit celebrates the 50-year anniversary of Stuart A. Roosa’s Apollo 14 mission to the moon The Claremore Museum of History (MoH), in partnership with Claremore Public Schools, is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Claremore native and astronaut Stuart A. Roosa’s Apollo 14 mission to the moon. Dubbed Roosa Space Day: To the Moon and Back, […]
The Claremore Museum of History (MoH) will host a book review with author Connie Cronley about her best-selling book, A Life on Fire: Oklahoma’s Kate Barnard. WHAT: Cronley will be interviewed by Claremore native and Tulsa People reporter, Tim Landes. Attendees can enjoy a personal discussion with the author, purchase books, and enjoy a reception […]
The Claremore Museum of History (MoH) will commemorate the one-year anniversary of its Black History exhibit. Community Black historian and Claremore MoH member Gerome Riley will host a discussion on the exhibit, preserving Black history in Claremore, and the importance of Freedmen status with Cherokee Nation. This event will be held Saturday, June 18, […]
On Thursday night, June 23, the focus will be on Lynn Riggs and a film he made in Santa Fe. Riggs filmed what looks like a movie in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is actual footage of a parade and different aspects of resident’s lives. "Day in Santa Fe” was released in 1931. Will Rogers […]
Michael Wallis, a Tulsan with the widely-recognized voice in the movie “Cars” and a leading promoter of Route 66, will join “Route 66: An American Odyssey” director John Paget on Movie Night at the Museum on Friday, June 24. Doors open at 6 p.m. for kids’ crafts, games and fellowship. The movie begins at 7p. […]
Photo credit: Turner Classic Movies The Claremore Museum of History (MoH) will unveil its new Patti Page exhibit on Saturday, June 25. The community celebration will include a live concert of Patti Page songs and free refreshments from 6p -8p at the MoH, 121 N. Weenonah Ave. The event is free and open to the […]
Make the trip to the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch in Oologah to take part in Will’s Cowboy Trader Days on the 3rd Saturday of the month from April to October. See locally handcrafted and homemade items, saddles, cowboy hats, tack, boots, and a variety of work created by local artisans from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is FREE. […]
Exhibit will feature never-before-seen items from his personal collection On August 27, the Claremore Museum of History (MoH) will unveil an exhibit of Lynn Riggs, an American author, poet, playwright and screenwriter, who was from Claremore. The permanent exhibit will feature personal items gifted by his family, including portraits of Riggs that that hung in […]
On November 5th, the Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club will do their part to celebrate Will Rogers with their annual Wreath Laying Ceremony. Festivities will take place at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum at 10am. Following the ceremony, there will be a bus tour which will visit J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum, Claremore Museum of […]
