Category: Museum Adventures in Oklahoma
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Pioneer Woman Statue: Ponca City, OK
Hey, Friend! Welcome back to another post. Today, I want to talk about the Pioneer Woman Statue in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Let’s get started! History The Pioneer Woman Statue was commissioned in 1930 because E.W. Marland wanted something to honor his mother and grandmother. Marland was a millionaire oilman, philanthropist,…
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Midgley House: Enid, OK
Hey, friend! Welcome back to another post. Today, I want to tell you about a historic house museum I visited a few years ago, but realized I never wrote about. Let’s get started! Who were the Midgleys? Libbie Midgley was born in Fredericktown, Ohio and moved to Kansas in 1880.…
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Federal Judicial Learning Center & Museum in the Historic Federal Building: OKC
Hey, Friend! Welcome back to another post. Today, I want to tell you about the Federal Judicial Learning Center and Museum in Oklahoma City. Let’s get started! The Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma operates the Federal Judicial Learning Center and Museum.…
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Rodkey House: Edmond, OK
Hey, Friend! Welcome back to another post. Today, I want to show you a Victorian house in Edmond, Oklahoma which belonged to the Rodkey family. Let’s get started! Who were the Rodkeys? Born to German farmers in Maryland, Isaac Wesley Rodkey grew up learning the value of hard work. He…
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