Ferguson Features

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

Concluding this series as part of the National Preservation Month, we highlight the 1893 stacked-wood jail now on the property of the… Ferguson Features May 29, 2026 The 1893 Blaine County/Watonga Jail Concluding this series as part of the National Preservation Month, we highlight the 1893 stacked-wood jail now on the property of the…
Ferguson Features May 20, 2026 Military Way Post Continuing the Preservation Month theme for May, an interesting and important structure exists on the Ferguson Museum property. It is mentioned in…
Ferguson Features April 30, 2026 Canned Beef and Home-made Clothing One of the goals of the Friends of the Fergusons Home is to educate people on the pioneer life that persons in…
Ferguson Features April 24, 2026 Governor Ferguson’s Oklahoma Territory What were the areas of Oklahoma Territory when T.B. Ferguson was governor of the Territory?Â As in previous articles, T. B. and…
Ferguson Features April 18, 2026 Fergusons and the 1893 Land Run The Fergusons also participated in the 1893 Land Run which opened the Cherokee Outlet and Strip to settlement.Â The Cherokee Strip is…
Ferguson Features April 10, 2026 Land Run of 1892 Continuing the theme of Land openings in which the Fergusons had an important part, this article is about the Cheyenne-Arapaho opening of…
We might call April Land Run month as two of the major land runs were in April.Â Land runs largely shaped Central… Ferguson Features April 2, 2026 Fergusons and the Land Run of 1889 We might call April Land Run month as two of the major land runs were in April.Â Land runs largely shaped Central…
Ferguson Features March 28, 2026 Edna Ferber Edna Ferber is the fourth subject in this Women’s History Month series of women who had a major impact on the Ferguson…
Ferguson Features March 21, 2026 Theresa Hunt Tyler Theresa Hunt Tyler served as Watongaâ€™s first dentist.Â She has an important connection to the museum.Â Having desired to be a dentist…
Ferguson Features March 13, 2026 Ellen Shaw: This Old House in Watonga The Friends of the Ferguson Home will celebrate the 169th birthday of Thompson Benton (T.B.) Ferguson on Tuesday March 17 at 5:15…
Ferguson Features March 10, 2026 Mother of the year: Elva Ferguson March is Womenâ€™s History Month.Â As such, I plan to celebrate the lives of four women who played important roles in the…
Ferguson Features March 1, 2026 The Jayhawkers: A tale of the border wars T.B. Ferguson published a historical novel called "The Jayhawkers: A Tale of the border wars" in 1892. His characterizations of Pro-slavery and…