Sapulpa Historical Society

This Week in Sapulpa History – Sapulpa’s Funeral Homes History

April 21, 2024

In this two-part story, learn how Sapulpa’s funeral homes began, and how eventually, one of…

This Week in Sapulpa History: High School Mischief

April 1, 2024

In 1920, Sapulpa boys jokingly chased down the high school principal and tossed him in…

This Week in Sapulpa History: The Newspaper “War” of 1912

March 26, 2024

When one of Sapulpa’s newspapers alleges that the Frisco Railroad might be getting its water…

This Week in Sapulpa History – First Lady Tours Oklahoma

March 18, 2024

This week in history, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt made a trip visit to Creek County…

This Week in Sapulpa History: What Happened This Week 100 Years Ago?

March 13, 2024

Many things took place in Sapulpa 100 years ago this week; School attendance and students…

This Week in Sapulpa History: The Bovaird Supply Company comes to Sapulpa

March 1, 2024

In the beginning of Sapulpa’s oil boom, Sapulpa’s oil supply houses were nonexistent, whereas Tulsa…

This Week in Sapulpa History: A Call Box for Safety

February 18, 2024

Before telephones were widely available in Sapulpa, the city installed fireboxes all around the community…

This Week in Sapulpa History: Sapulpa’s Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A.

February 14, 2024

Since the Village People came out with that catchy tune in 1978, everyone knows about…

This Week in Sapulpa History: Heating Up at the Glass Plant

February 8, 2024

The Bartlett Collins Glass Plant opened in 1915, but it wasn’t long before upset employees…

This Week in Sapulpa History: Impressed with the Empress Theatre

February 1, 2024

This week in Sapulpa History, the Empress Theatre brought to life a William Shakespeare classic…