Sapulpa Showcase (September 2021) - Sapulpa History

Then and Now

The Inside Scoop on the Museum and Town's History

A weekly update on the ins and outs of the museum. We showcase the "Artifact(s) of the Month" every 1st Wednesday. We highlight the "This Month in History..." every 2nd Wednesday. We see the sights of "Then and Now" in Sapulpa every 3rd Wednesday. And we share our moments in the museum world every 4th Wednesday. This is with our collaboration with the Sapulpa Herald for their Wednesday newspaper under the segment called "Museum Musings."

Sapulpa Showcase (September 2021)

9/3/2021

Artifact of the Month
One of the few books written by Mary McDougal Axelson, "A Child is Born". This book is autographed by the author, and the cover of the book is the movie image. This book, written by a local author, had this book featured as a Warner Brother's movie.

Mary is the daughter of a former Sapulpa Mayor, Daniel Archibald McDougal. He was mayor from 1910-1914. Mary wrote the biography of her father in "Thirteenth Child" published 1966. Mary and her sisters Jennie & Violet grew up in Sapulpa.

*Larry Bartley, from Kailua, Hawaii, has done amazing research of authors, playwrights, and scriptwriters.

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