Sapulpa Historical Society

How do you define “Frankoma?” More than the pottery, more than the man who created…

This week in history, Sapulpa’s Lowdermilk Road—later part of the Ozark Trail and Route 66,…

At 407 West McKinley, the Hotchkiss Grocery was closed for the night. Except it wasn’t…

Edith Alice Cooper became the first person in recorded Sapulpa history to attend school and…

Most locals will know that baseball has been a part of Sapulpa’s pastime since the…

Over the last year, we have discussed the lives and careers of Denver Grigsby and…

Often in yearbooks, there are more than just images of classmates, there are notes, letters,…

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

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

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