Sapulpa Historical Society

Spotlight on Sapulpa History: Headlines for August 10th

August 10, 2023

Here’s a look at the stories that were headlines for August 10th throughout history in…

This Week in Sapulpa History: Sapulpa Statistics—Know Your Sapulpa

August 6, 2023

This week in Sapulpa History, the Business and Professional Women’s Club reported on how Sapulpa…

This Week in Sapulpa History: Firing Up the Ovens for Rogers Bakery

July 27, 2023

Roger’s Bakery was the one-stop shop for all baking needs. Bakeries in early day Sapulpa…

This Week in Sapulpa History: Sapulpa gets an auto factory

July 20, 2023

The dawn of the new decade would soon bring many factories to the city. The…

This Week in Sapulpa History: Sapulpa Historical Museum Grand Opening

July 13, 2023

This week in Sapulpa history, the Grand Opening of the Sapulpa Historical Museum at 100…

This Week in Sapulpa History: Strange Time for Sheriff Strange

July 3, 2023

W.C. Strange came to town to run a bottling plant and ended up running for…

This Week in Sapulpa History: “Black Gold” Burns

June 21, 2023

The city of Sapulpa became an oil boom town, but that success lead to setbacks,…

Museum Musings: Historical Highlight for June, 2023

June 19, 2023

June’s “Historical Advertisements” this month in our history show the businesses, sales, and events happening…

This Week in Sapulpa History: Lowrance School Receives Library

June 13, 2023

Learn more about Sapulpa’s “separate school,” dating all the way back to 1906, and how…

This Week in Sapulpa History: The Summer of 1949 Begins

June 7, 2023

Even though the official summer solstice wouldn’t come around until Tuesday, June 21st, 1949, children,…