|
What Have We Been Up to This Month... The museum is getting ready for the holiday seasons! We have projects we are currently working on, and some we can even show you. For instance,
Tourism: Tourism has picked up due to the Oklahoma Passport. Thank you, passport users! You can pick up one free, here at the museum. The furthest tourists are from:
0 Comments
Then and Now Images of Sapulpa:
Do you know where this is located?
Answer: located at 26 E Dewey Did You Know...
The Booker T. Washington High School football team played its first night game at Holmes Field on Thursday, October 22nd, 1931. This was the first night game which an African-American team played at the Holmes park gridiron. (Sapulpa Herald, October 21, 22, 23, 1931) Artifact(s) of the Month:
James Richard “Dick” Ruhl was born in Sapulpa in 1926. He want to Sapulpa High School, and graduated at age of 16 in 1943. He moved to Los Angeles after graduation, where he became an animator for Walt Disney Studios. He drew characters such as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse during Disney’s famed “Golden Age” and retired in 1960. What Have We Done This Month:
Would You Like to Be More Involved: We are reaching out to find more volunteers who love Sapulpa, and want to share its history, not only to the community but to all visitors. The shifts are:
Tourism: The furthest visitor outside of Sapulpa (for this month):
Then and Now Images of Sapulpa
On the corner of Lee and Oak:
 Did You Know...
Sapulpa schools opened on the 11th of September, 1905 with 554 enrolled (446 in attendance the first week). "Attendance will be much larger as cool weather approach. Some sickness now." The number of students in each grade level:
(Sapulpa Light, September 15, 1905) Artifact(s) of the Month: In honor of the Sapulpa Route 66 Blowout, we pulled out a few of our license plates we have in our collection. The Blowout is scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 9 AM -4 PM. The order of the numeric county codes used from 1952-61 was based on the populations of each county according to the 1950 U.S. Census, and the order of the codes used in 1962 was based on the populations of each county according to the 1960 Census. Creek County Coding:
 What have we been up to?
What the Oklahoma Route 66 Passport means:
Tourism: The furthest visitor we had coming to the museum:
Don't forget to check us out on Instagram! Then and Now images of Sapulpa...
There are not many streets for downtown Sapulpa, but Main St and Dewey Ave corner are the most popular images of the area you'll see. This image is taken on the corner of Lee Ave and Main St.
|
Sapulpa Historical Society has new blog series to be posted every Friday.
The new blog series, "Then and Now," has 4 segments to teach Creek County history. First Friday's segment: 'Sapulpa Showcase' shares an artifact-of-the-month in the museum. Second Friday's segment: 'Historical Highlight' tells a little tidbit about the town's history. Third Friday's segment: 'Society Sights' shows a then-and-now image of a local business. Fourth Friday's segment: 'Museum Moments' features life in the museum world. Catch Sapulpa’s new blog series “Then and Now” every Friday right here ! |
RSS Feed
Proudly powered by Weebly