 Artifact of the Month: Euchee Alumni Military Veterans plaque. "The idea of researching the names of Euchee Mission graduates who had served their country in the military was conceived in 1994 (or 1998) by a small group of Euchee Alumni Reunion Planning Committee...The plaque will be unveiled for the public viewing June 2007 in Okmulgee at the Tribal Complex during the bi-annual meeting of the Euchee Alumni Reunion. The plan is to house the plaque at Sapulpa Historical Society Museum. It will become a part of the Museum's collection of Euchee School historical artifacts and memorabilia. The public will be welcome to come to the museum to view the plaque."
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What Have We Been Up To This Month:
This summer we have had the honor and privilege to have a summer intern with us. As a history teacher working on her Masters degree, Amy plans to dedicate her internship to the study of Indigenous People and the culture in Sapulpa. Teaming up with our Curator, they will organize the story of the Euchee people and the Euchee Boarding School. If you have any stories, memories, images of the Euchee school, tribe, and culture, please email the historical society at sapulpahistsoc@tulsacoxmail.com Tourism: Summer is not only heating up the temperature but our Passports are on FIRE! Tourists furthest from Sapulpa are from:
Then And Now Images of Sapulpa:
On the corner of Main and Hobson stood the Ford Motor Company for several years. In 1917, singer Jimmie Wilson had bought the Ripley Hotel and planned to tear down the building and replace it with a large brick auto garage. (Sapulpa Herald, June 15, 1931) Sapulpans at the Sapulpa Country Club heard a strange sound around 5 o’clock that Saturday evening.
“Golf playing was suddenly halted when a strange whirling mechanism spun thru the air overhead. The golfers stopped their games and stared at the [strange] sounding vehicle of the air.” Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam flew over the town of Sapulpa. The golfers “learned later that the thing they had seen was the autogyro, which was flown to Oklahoma City, for the famous woman flier.”  Artifact of the Month:
Another rare treat came our way recently. Frankoma Pottery has been a great collection within our facility. But one item our Curator was waiting on finally came in. It can be hard to find a donor willing to part with this particular plate because Frankoma items are still often used within a household. *Tiajuana King Cochnauer Collection What Have We Been Up to This Month?
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. Coming Soon! We are currently in the process of moving a few offices around to make room for...drum roll please... A Sapulpa souvenir museum gift shop! More details to come. Tourism: The furthest visitor outside of Sapulpa (for this month):
Then and Now Images of Sapulpa:
At 408 S Walnut or the southwest corner of McKinley and Walnut once stood the Children's Home. (Circa 1917) The Human Society of Sapulpa had purchased a new site for their children's home. It contained a large two story frame house with a wraparound porch on two sides. it also had a servants quarters and a small barn. They had outgrown their site at Lincoln and Park. Mr. and Mrs. HU Bartlett had donated the Park St site, and then gave permission that the site could be sold to purchase the site on Walnut. The home was used as an orphan's home until 1934.  Did You Know...?
Every spring when the roses began to bloom, the school children at Woodlawn would cut the flowers from other people's yards - to give their teachers roses. When told not to pick the flowers out of people's rose bushes, children would come up with little tales of how they acquired such roses. "These are for my grandma's grave..." or "*from* grandma's grave," or "for my kitty's grave..." The citizens finally protested to the principal of Woodlawn, J. Vere Frazier. Frazier ordered for no more flowers to for the teachers. (Creek County Republican, May 9, 1913) Artifact of the Month:
A donation has been made to the Sapulpa Historical Museum by Wendell Evans, grandson of Otis R. Rule of Rule Furniture (and Davis-Rule Furniture). This is the first in our collection - we have images of the Dewey family visiting Sapulpa and Tulsa during Thomas Dewey’s Presidential Campaign tour with his wife, a Sapulpan, Frances Hutt - but we did not have any video footage of their visit. Thanks to Otis Rule for filming the event, and thank you to Wendell Evans who knew of its significance to our town’s history, and donated a copy to our collection. When you view the video, and you recognize a member of the crowd, please leave their name in the comment section below, and please include the timestamp from the video. In addition, excluding the Court House and Gazebo, if you recognize the location and businesses shown, be sure to include the name and timestamp, as well. A few months ago, we had posted about the life of Frances Hutt to celebrate her birthday: What Happened This Month At The Museum:
NOTE: the art travel exhibit will end Wednesday, April 27th, not 29th. Our biggest strength is our volunteers and members. Volunteers make a difference. Without volunteers, the organization would not have soul. Without our members, the museum would not have heart. Without our soul and heart, visitors would not care to even come see us. Once again, we thank you, members and volunteers of the museum. We honor and celebrate all our volunteers! Please give our volunteers a shout out and a thanks! -Mike Jeffries, Director -Cookie Jobe, President -Janell Diehl, Vice President -Russell Crosby, Treasurer -Belinda Crosby, Secretary -Chief Eaton, Chair -Rick Engleman, Vice Chair -Eric Sherwood, Trustee -Larry White, Trustee -Jeane Adams -John Berryhill -Bob Boren -Marie Box -David Byer -Emma Carver -Kay Donathan -Pete Egan -Tiffany English -Brean Fowler -Ron Gibson -Irene Grant -Judy James -Christie Jeffries -Melinda Jobe -Cindy Lawrence -Jack Lister -Lynn McPherson -Carolyn Nicholson -Lloyd Skinner -Sue Skinner -Sherry Sherwood -Rusty Snell -Joe Strain -David Taylor -Rick Tyler -JE Williams -Rick Woolery To the past, present, and future volunteers at the Sapulpa Historical Society & Museum: THANK YOU! WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US! |
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The information found on this page has been researched through Sapulpa (and area) newspapers, Sapulpa Historical Society archives, books, and photographs, Sapulpa yearbooks, city directories, and other local authors. Any other sources will be labeled and named as the research continues. Any mistakes will be noted and adjusted as needed. |
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