Becoming Tulsa: Cultivating City Life from a Prairie Town

through March 31, 2012
The place we now call Tulsa was a wilderness when the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. Otters, bears, and elk roamed freely throughout the region. This area changed in the following decades from a territory of rough country to a thriving town populated by Native Americans, Whites, and African Americans.

The Big 97: Tulsa’s KAKC Radio

through June 2, 2012
For nearly two decades, KAKC AM 970, was Tulsa’s top-rated radio station. From the mid 50s to the mid 70s, KAKC ruled the teen and young adult audience, dominating the local radio scene like no other station has before or since.

A Century of Production: the W.C. Norris Story

through October 2012 W.C. Norris began his career producing tools for oil production at an early age working in his father’s company. He went on to establish his own company with his brothers in Pennsylvania before deciding to move west along with the oil industry. Norris arrived in Tulsa in 1910 and established a new [...]

Dream Exhibit: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom & Wishes

through August 2012
Children, parents, and grandparents can help dream a better future for Tulsa at the Dream Exhibit. The exhibit features all the original artwork created for Dream – watercolor, oil, digital, 3-D modeling clay, and more. There’s also the magical, handcrafted Dream Chest inspired by the chest in the book. Computer interactives and concept drafts reveal the secrets behind the creative process.

Porcelain Oklahoma: the Sooner State Helps Rekindle the Art of China Painting

through January 28, 2012

There was a time when painting china was an important part of domestic life for both women and men. What was once popular has now become something of a dying art. Learn about the history of this art form, the various techniques used in china painting as well as the important part Oklahomans played in the resurgence of china painting in the mid-twentieth century.

Starmaker: Jim Halsey & the Legends of Country Music

through July 31, 2012

Jim Halsey is a legend in the music business. From his headquarters in Tulsa, he built a talent agency with a client list that is a Who’s Who in the industry. Along the way, he helped transform country music from a regional attraction to an international phenomenon.

Life of a House: A History of the Travis Mansion

ongoing

A series of photographs tells the history of the mansion the Historical Society now calls home. Images and information trace the changes in the structure from the early years when the Travis Family lived in the house through the purchase and recent renovation by THS.