The History Museum is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | 401 S Johnstone - 5th Floor/City Hall
Calling all Boos and Ghouls! The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our annual Spooktacular Halloween Walk! Goblins 10 years or younger, will be guided through BAHM where they can find candy stops and win spooky prizes at game stations. Families can enjoy our ghoulish selfie station and a craft! This is sure […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our, "November Lunch and Learn" event will feature guest speaker, Dr. Michelle M. Martin. Dr. Michelle M. Martin is a Michigander by birth and a Kansan and Okie by choice. Martin is a historian who earned her doctorate at the University of New Mexico in May […]
On November 20, 2025, at 12:00 PM, we will be taking a journey across town to explore one of Bartlesville’s hidden gems, the La Quinta Mansion at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 2201 Silver Lake Road. Join Education Coordinator, Denise Nowlin, as she spins a tale of the genius of Edward Delk, the architect of the mansion, […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our January “Lunch and Learn" event will feature guest speaker and former Collection Manager, Debbie Neece, as she presents her book […]
It’s that time of the year again! Grab your main squeeze and join the Bartlesville Area History Museum as we excitedly invite you to attend a special Valentine’s event. On […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is proud to join communities across the country in celebrating America’s 250th birthday. This historic milestone marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce that our March event will be featuring some of Bartlesville’s youngest history buffs. On Friday, March 20, 2026, from 1:00-3:00 PM, […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our annual “Breakfast Charcuterie with the Easter Bunny,” event! Chicks and bunnies 13 years or younger, may join us for a […]
Registration is now open for the Bartlesville Area History Museum’s “America at 250” educational camps for kids. Little wranglers age 5-10 (K-5th grades) are invited to attend camps being held […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce In honor of America’s 250th birthday, the Bartlesville Area History Museum is bringing back one of the town’s most delightfully unusual traditions — a mustache and beard contest inspired by the legendary whiskers of town founder Jacob Bartles. On July 4th at Freedom Fest, locals and […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our July “Lunch and Learn" event will feature guest speaker, Department Head of History, at OSU, Richard Boles. Boles specializes in early American and United States history, particularly African American and Native American history from the colonial era to the middle of the nineteenth century, and […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our August “Lunch and Learn" event will feature guest speaker Jake Tiger, a prominent historian and the Band Chief of the Thomas Palmer Band (formerly the Paskofv band) within the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Tiger plays a vital role in preserving and sharing tribal heritage through […]