Ferguson Features

The latest news, historical deep dives, and stories from the museum.

Latest What Flag for the 1926 Philadelphia Sesquicentennial You may have noticed that the new flags placed on the Ferguson flagpole for Flag Day in June were shredded in the storms. These are both heavy duty, high wind… October 24, 2026

Ferguson Features October 15, 2026 Elva Ferguson Highlights Declaration Chamber of Independence Hall for “Sesqui” First, thank you who visited the Ferguson exhibits on Main Street and/or cheered T.B. and Elva in the 1971 VW in the…
Ferguson Features October 9, 2026 “Sesqui” Advisory Commission Meets Elva Ferguson Reports on Advisory Commission Meeting from Philadelphia In the January 28, 1926 edition of The Watonga Republican, Mrs. Ferguson filed…
Ferguson Features October 4, 2026 Elva Ferguson Plans Advisory Commission Duties for Sesquicenntial in Philadelphia Mrs. T.B. Ferguson (Elva) served as one of two Oklahoma members on the National Advisory Commission for the 1926 Philadelphia Sesquicentennial OK…
Ferguson Features September 19, 2026 Tribute to Esther Arnold The Friends of the Ferguson Home celebrate the life of one of our former members of the board of directors, Esther Arnold.…
Ferguson Features September 19, 2026 “Asia Earnie” and Ferguson Home Museum Recently, Todd Lafferty loaned me a book about Earnest Hoberecht of Watonga. “Asia Earnie” was a foreign correspondent and executive with United…
Ferguson Features September 11, 2026 Kate Barnard: Commissioner of Charities and Corrections Last year, in the Sept. 3, 2025 issue of The Watonga Republican, I wrote about T.B. Ferguson as governor and labor in…
Ferguson Features September 11, 2026 Governor Ferguson on Education and Social Reforms While education was the largest budget category for Ferguson’s 1903 Legislative session ($1,459,623), he did question the need for seven territorial institutions…
Ferguson Features July 22, 2026 1876 Centennial First, thank you to all who attended the Watonga Community Coffee on July 16 held at the Ferguson Home Museum and hosted…
Ferguson Features July 16, 2026 Elva Ferguson and the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial In Honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary, come hear the story of Elva Ferguson and the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial this Thursday, July 16…
Ferguson Features July 10, 2026 Independence Day 1907 in Watonga I hope you had a memorable and safe 250th celebration of the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Last…
The following is reprinted from T.B. Ferguson’s account of Independence Day 1894 as published in the Watonga Republican. Independence Day in the… Ferguson Features July 4, 2026 Independence Day Watonga, 1894 The following is reprinted from T.B. Ferguson’s account of Independence Day 1894 as published in the Watonga Republican. Independence Day in the…