The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our, "November Lunch and Learn" event will feature guest speaker, Dr. Michelle M. Martin. Dr. Martin completed her BA and MA degrees in history at Western Michigan University. From 1997-2015 she lived in Kansas and Oklahoma where she taught history at the community college and university […]
BAHM has some exciting news! Santa and his elves are hard at work making this coming holiday season special. This year, Santa will be getting some help from staff at the Bartlesville Area History Museum as they collect letters to Santa. There will be a red mailbox located on the 5th floor of City Hall, […]
Ho ho ho! Santa is coming to the Bartlesville Area History Museum! Gather your family or friends and join us, Monday, December 23rd, 10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. for this yuletide excitement. Santa will read a story and tell kids about his Christmas plans! We will have a special craft for the kids and a […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum would like to invite you to our first annual Noon Year’s Eve Party on Tuesday, December 31st, from 12:00-2:00PM. Join us as Bartlesville’s very own world-class storyteller, Fran Stallings, entertains us with tales of wit and wisdom as we say goodbye to 2024, and ring in 2025. A free winter-themed […]
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 Wednesday, February 19th, bring that special loved one to enjoy dinner and a movie! Take in the view of downtown Bartlesville from the 5th floor […]
Registration is now open for the Bartlesville Area History Museum’s Spring Break Day Camp for kids, ages Kindergarten through 5th grade. The Museum’s Birds-Eye View of Spring Camp will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, March 18-19, 2025, from 1:00-3:00 PM each day. On Tuesday, we will learn more about the native birds of Oklahoma and […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our March “Third Thursday Lunch and Learn" event will feature guest speaker and former Education Coordinator, Betty Keim! In honor of Women’s History Month, Keim will discuss the fundamental women of local legendary history! This event will be held Thursday, March 20th, from 12:00 p.m. - […]
This spring, BAHM is proud to present: “Our Culinary Past” on display from April 7th through July 7th. The exhibit takes visitors on a delectable trek down memory lane of Washington County’s most popular restaurants and how the past shaped the flavors of our community today! Food has served as an essential part of […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our first ever “Breakfast Charcuterie with the Easter Bunny,” event! Chicks and bunnies 10 years or younger, may join us for a hopping good time as we welcome the Easter Bunny! Families can enjoy selfies with our favorite rabbit, an Easter-themed craft, or win a prize […]
Our February Lunch and Learn will be rescheduled for, Thursday, April 17th , 2025, from 12:00-1:00 PM, bring your lunch and a friend and join us, as the museum’s Education Coordinator, Denise Nowlin, presents Bartlesville Weddings Throughout the Years. Explore the vast photographic archives of local historians, Frank Griggs and Bob Heil and the timeless […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is excited to announce our May “Third Thursday Lunch and Learn" event will feature guest speaker and owner and CEO, of Red Dirt Rubs, Tyler Glenn! Red Dirt Rubs is a BBQ and a Steak seasoning company started in Bartlesville, Oklahoma On May 17th, 2018 and has made great strides towards […]
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is proud to announce a special event for our July Lunch & Learn series. On July 17, 2025 from 12:00-1:00PM, E. Sean Standing Bear, great-grandson to Osage Chief Fred Lookout and Julia Lookout, and grandson of Eugene George Standing Bear and Mary Nora (Lookout). Standing Bear will visit the museum […]