Oklahoma Territorial Museum, Historical research museum in Guthrie, United States.
The Oklahoma Territorial Museum is a history museum in Guthrie housing paintings, photographs, and documents from the early settlement period. The collection includes objects, written records, and personal mementos spanning from 1889 to 1913.
The building began as a Carnegie Library built in 1902 and became the site where Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907. Its transformation into a museum happened decades later after local efforts prevented its demolition.
The museum reveals how early settlers lived and worked through objects that tell stories of daily life in the territory. Exhibits also show the role land distribution played in shaping the region's development.
The museum provides access to genealogical records and marriage documents that can be searched with staff assistance. It operates on limited hours from Tuesday to Saturday, so checking availability beforehand helps plan your visit.
The building houses records of marriages from 1890 to 1906 that draw researchers seeking to trace their family history. This specialized collection makes it an important destination for genealogical research across the region.
Location: Guthrie
GPS coordinates: 35.87839,-97.42096
Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:04
Oklahoma offers destinations beyond the well-traveled routes. The state holds a biblical city replica built into a hillside, a roadside blue whale large enough to climb, a Western museum with roaming bison and elk, and a park filled with hand-carved totem poles. Natural formations add depth to this list, including caverns lined with alabaster, red-rock canyons, waterfalls, and thermal springs. Some parks preserve sand dunes, forests, and lakes that provide space for hiking and water recreation. The region's history appears in frontier forts, homes of settlers and oil barons, and museums dedicated to the indigenous nations of the area. The collection includes galleries of Western and Native American art, natural history exhibits with fossil discoveries, and a museum holding the largest private arms collection in the country. Architectural examples range from preserved Victorian mansions to a 1950s tower now serving as an arts center.
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