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...
The Friends of the Ferguson Home will celebrate the 169th birthday of Thompson Benton (T.B.) Ferguson on Tuesday March 17 at 5:15 PM at the Watonga City Hall. Ferguson, a pioneering Republican publicist served as governor of Oklahoma Territory, along with his wife,...
March is Women’s History Month. As such, I plan to celebrate the lives of four women who played important roles in the life and history of the Ferguson Home Museum. The first will, of course, be Elva Shartel Ferguson, wife and civic leader and honored mother. ...