We might call April Land Run month as two of the major land runs were in April. Land runs largely shaped Central and western Oklahoma opening land for settlers between 1889 and 1895. The Fergusons participated in the April 1889 run and the September 1893 run in the...
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...
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...