This Week in Sapulpa History: After Nearly Fifty Years of Service, Fire Chief Retires at Age of 76
Fire Chief Collier, 76 at the time of his retirement, had been a member of the Department since April 1, 1913.
This Week in Sapulpa History: Sapulpa’s Early-Day Growth
See photos and the information that caused newspapers to say “no town in Oklahoma or in the southwest offers a better or safer field for investments than Sapulpa.”
Art at the Museum: New “Tour de Quartz” Exhibit opens this week
The Sapulpa Historical Society and Museum will display “Tour de Quartz” exhibit during the month of April in conjunction with the Oklahoma Arts Institute.
This Week in Sapulpa History: Comical Parking Fines in Sapulpa
April Fools might be over, but the laughs are still rolling in This Week in Sapulpa History. How did this meter reader get a big parking fine?
This week in Sapulpa History: Frankoma’s busy week
During the last week of March and the first days of April in 1947, Frankoma Pottery had a busy week within and outside their facility in Sapulpa. The company purchased a new kiln and began building six Veteran homes.
This Week in Sapulpa History: How we migrated from “frogs” to street signs
Almost non-existent today, at one time Sapulpa’s traffic was directed by oblong iron “frogs.” Can you spot them in these before-and-after photos?
This Week in Sapulpa History: First woman elected President of district in Oklahoma Association of Negro Teachers
Three Sapulpa teachers were elected to office in the association, including the first woman president.
This Week in Sapulpa History: New Salvation Army Building Opened in 1918
“Elaborate preparations have been made by the Sapulpa Salvation Army for the opening and dedication of their magnificent new citadel at 21 South Water Street.”
Black History in Sapulpa: A Nurse Changing Lives
Rachel WhitneyCurator, Sapulpa Historical Museum (Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Sapulpa Times Print Edition for February 27th, 2022. It’s the final installment on a short series on Black History in Sapulpa.) In 1941, “Nurse Porter” came to Sapulpa. Only 30 years old at the time she first arrived, Porter was a nurse…
Black History in Sapulpa: Teacher College and Training School for Women and Girls
Before the doors even opened, nearly 800 students were enrolled for the Oklahoma Baptist College