In the wee hours of July 5th, 1943, it was like most nights in the sleepy little panhandle town of Boise City, Oklahoma. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.

Just finished a big historic places database update. A big thank you to Dennis McGill for sending in over 50 pictures, GPS locations, and a few address corrections.

We've relaunched the Exploring Oklahoma History Facebook Group

We updated a few things here on the website.

Amazon is ending their aStore program, so this means the Exploring Oklahoma History Amazon Store will be closing soon.

A total solar eclipse is coming to the United States on August 21, 2017.

Video - El Reno: Lessons From the Most Dangerous Tornado in Storm Observing History (May 31, 2013)

Happy Opening Day! MLB has started regular season play. It's Baseball Season! Yay! How much do you know Oklahoma's rich Baseball history?

Cowboy hats are an everyday part of life here in Oklahoma. Have you ever wondered why the cowboy hat looks the way it does? Radiolab has an interesting take on how the cowboy hat evolved.

On February 23, 1940, folk singer Woody Guthrie writes one of his best-known songs, *This Land is Your Land.*