The Ben Johnson Cowboy Museum Pawhuska, Oklahoma

The Ben Johnson Cowboy Museum Pawhuska, Oklahoma 

The Ben Johnson Memorial Museum 

celebrated their Grand Opening yesterday. 06-13-2019

Although we didn't make the opening ceremony

it was a good time.

There is a lot of old west history on display

they have everything displayed very nicely.

There is wonderful collection 

of Western Art including

Numerous bronze Statues 

A small collection 

of vintage Winchester Rifles

Displays honoring 

Prominent Lawmen

of Osage County

This collection of cowboy hats represent 

4 generations of Osage county Ranchers

This is what a ranch chuck wagon

probably looked like on the cattle Drive

A collection of Saddles from 

Prominent Cattle Ranchers of Osage county

A small display about the still

unsolved Mullendore Murder from 1970

This display has  a personal item that 

Belonged to Chub Anderson the primary

Suspect in the unsolved Murder Case  

The original food truck

 The chuck wagon

Life size bust of Ben Johnsom

Doors from a Prison in the Oklahoma Territory 

The next time you visit Pawhuska Ok.

be

sure to drop in tell them howdy

When you Leave Pawhuska

be sure to head North and Drive trhu the

Tall Grass Prairie Preserve

where you will see Large herds of free roaming Buffalo  

Woolaroc Museum Of Natural History Bartlesville Oklahoma

This little road trip has been in the works for several weeks now, The day could not have been better.
We left Sedan around 9:15 Saturday morning,  made 2 stops; one to pick up Gail's Sister
Sonda, and our grand daughter Mya.
Our Daughter, Kim, Josiah, and Paul our Son-in-law also joined us.
Gail and I have been there before ,but to the other people this was their first time to visit.
 We headed South on Hwy.99 into Oklahoma to Hwy 60 East into Bartlesville, then onto Hwy 123 South to Woolaroc, where we meet up with 2 of our Granddaughters from Tulsa.

Woolaroc is a place like no other, Spread out in the Osage Hills Of Eastern Oklahoma

There is always something going on at Woolaroc

This past weekend they were playing host to the

 Spring Mountain Man Encampment 

After you pay at the gate there is a small parking area

this is a Original Phillips 66 gas Station from the 1930's

From the front gate, it's about a three mile drive to the Museum 

there are 4 lakes on the property

and  numerous species of animals.

 the Museum :

From the parking Lot you are greeted by the praying Cowboy and his horse

He is on his Knees thanking God for the rains.

There are numerous Sculptures on the property

The Cowboy  

The Outlaw Belle Star

Inside the Museum

Inside the Museum

That's all for now