Bonnie Rucker

The Oklahoma History Center is home to a special piece of state musical history – an instrument that has managed to endure eight decades of...

Scores of early movies provided a nostalgic, romanticized version of the Wild West and cowboys that many in the quickly changing and industrializing United States...

With new facilities to address health care needs, new educational buildings and programs, or new places and sources for recreation, Native Americans in Oklahoma are...

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Trail of Tears, which included the relocation of the Cherokee people from the southeastern United States to Indian Territory, devastated this noble people. But...

[dropcap]Whether[/dropcap] making new structures or making structures new, KKT Architects looks to bring people together. By creating spaces for people to come together and maintaining...

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Eskridge Hotel Museum stands in the heart of Wynnewood in southern Oklahoma. The reason for the hotel’s existence (and one could argue the existence...

[dropcap]Our[/dropcap] country is less than 250 years old and our state is 110, so history before then, in context, is difficult to come by. But...

Anniversaries don’t always bring pleasant memories. Some dates on the calendar remind us of horrific episodes, leaving us to shake our heads with disbelief. We...

[dropcap]Springtime[/dropcap] has a special smell that adds a note of hope and excitement to the air. The weather has warmed, the days are longer, the...

[dropcap]An[/dropcap] ultra-rich entrepreneur marries a young woman with the personality to become the center of social life in their city. They build a state-of-the-art, 20-room...