45th INFANTRY DIVISION MUSEUM

These are photos of the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City OK. The indoor part of the museum has a large collection of items relevant to the military history of the State of Oklahoma, especially the "Thunderbirds," and includes more than 200 original Bill Mauldin cartoons. Outside, Thunderbird Park has over 60 types of equipment.

99s MUSEUM OF WOMEN PILOTS

I read in the "Oklahoma Gazette" that the "99s Museum of Women Pilots" located at 4300 Amelia Earhart Road, near Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, had an open house to introduce the museum, so of course we went. We especially wanted to see the Amelia Earhart exhibits and were not disappointed. Here are some photos.

"THE SPIRIT OF THIS CITY"

Thirteen years ago today, at 9:02 a.m. . . .

PAWNEE BILL RANCH AND MUSEUM

Photos of the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum near Pawnee OK. Pawnee Bill and his wife toured the world with "Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West Show" in the early 1900's. Pawnee Bill objected to the sport hunting of buffalo and established a buffalo herd at his ranch on Blue Hawk Peak.

PONCA CITY OK

Photos of Ponca City in Kay County OK:

City Hall - Centennial Monument
EW Marland - Marland Mansion
Pioneer Woman Museum - Ponca City High School

OKLAHOMA CENTENNIAL

The State of Oklahoma culminated a year-long celebration of its Centennial on November 16, 2007. We attended the parade in Guthrie OK (the state's first capitol), went in the Oklahoma Sports Museum (which includes some of my father's memorabilia of the OKC 89'ers) and then walked to a barbecue at Mineral Wells Park (where the original statehood celebration took place).

DEALEY PLAZA

President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, near Dealey Plaza in Dallas TX. I have been to the site often through the years, but this was the first time we toured the Sixth Floor Museum.