The History Museum is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.   |   401 S Johnstone - 5th Floor/City Hall

1992

1992

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The new Bartlesville Public Library and History Museum dedicated. (See photo.)The first annual SunFest festival takes place at Sooner Park. Alta Photographic, Inc. (also produces Kalioka bottled water) joins Bartlesville’s industrial park.
1987

1987

by | Feb 8, 2023

Phil Phillips and artist Joe Beeler standing beside heroic statue of “Thanks for the Rain” at Woolaroc at the dedication of the sculpture in 1987. The photo is autographed by both men. (See photo.) Indian summer begins as an annual celebration of the city’s Native...
1986

1986

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The Caney River crests at a record high of 29 feet above normal on October 4.
1985

1985

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The premiere season for the OK Mozart International Festival.
1984

1984

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Washington Park Mall opens. (See photo.) In December, T. Boone Pickens makes a hostile takeover attempt on Phillips Petroleum Company.