Edna Ferber is the fourth subject in this Women's History Month series of women who had a major impact on the Ferguson Home Museum. Ferber visited the Ferguson family and crafted a novel "Cimarron" about pioneering Oklahoma featuring the Ferguson's story. The 1931...
Thompson Benton Ferguson, sixth governor of the Oklahoma Territory
Theresa Hunt Tyler served as Watonga’s first dentist. She has an important connection to the museum. Having desired to be a dentist from a young age, Teresa graduated from 8th grade, taught school as was common in Missouri, saved her money for tuition. She enrolled...