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October Lunch & Learn –with Mark Archuleta
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our “October Lunch and Learn” event will feature guest speaker, Mark Archuleta! Archuleta is an Emmy-winning screenwriter, journalist, and performer. A fifth-generation Coloradoan of Spanish Basque descent, he grew up steeped in the history of the American West and the colorful characters who inhabited it. Archuleta loves exploring how historical fact is refracted through the prism of film and television.
Join us as Archuleta presents his book, “The Reel Thrilling Events of Bank Robber Henry Starr: From Gentleman Bandit to Movie Star and Back Again.” Through surviving memorabilia, newspaper accounts, and interviews with people who worked with him on set, author Mark Archuleta traces how the reformed Gentleman Bandit attempted to use the power of cinema to reframe his life story and redeem himself in the eyes of the public, his family, and the Cherokee Nation. “The Reel Thrilling Events of Bank Robber Henry Starr: From Gentleman Bandit to Movie Star and Back Again.” is about more than heists and Hollywood glamor.
This event will be held Thursday, October 9th, from 12:00 p.m. – 1 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to enjoy the museum’s newest exhibit “Outlaw Trails and Legendary Hideouts,” on display from October through January 1st, 2026. Tables and chairs will be set up for people who bring a lunch, and little ones may enjoy our history of outlaws coloring station. Copies of the book may be purchased in the BAHM gift shop! Visit the Bartlesville Public Library for information on the book club they are hosting in honor of Archuleta!