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. ...
T.B. Ferguson published a historical novel called “The Jayhawkers: A Tale of the border wars” in 1892. His characterizations of Pro-slavery and abolitionist struggling to bring Kansas into the Union help us understand the roots of the civil war. His characterization of John Brown, at least seven native American Tribes, and African Americans in the underground railroad helped shape Ferguson who later served as governor of the Territory of Oklahoma.