Our Oklahoma History: the Frontier Drug Store

Join us to learn the compelling history of the Frontier Drug Store in Guthrie, Oklahoma!

Our Oklahoma History:  
The Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum
Sunday, Dec 7
2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
Bethany Library 

Event description:

The history of Oklahoma's early pharmacy & medical health professionals is collected,  preserved, & shared at a unique & fascinating institution: the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

The westward migration of pioneers, shopkeepers, & families also included pharmacists & other health care providers. The museum collections include artifacts & ephemera from this unique period of history, & reflect the history of pharmacy & medicine in the 19th & 20th centuries in Oklahoma Territory, Indian Territory, & the new state of Oklahoma.

Presenter:

Sandi M. Colby is a west coast transplant who moved to Oklahoma in 2015 & to Guthrie in 2021. She fell in love with the state & its history. She is currently completing MS degrees in History & Museum Studies at UCO, with a special interest in women's & Oklahoma history.

Sandi works at the Oklahoma History Center Museum as a coordinator for  the Traveling Trunk  program & volunteers with the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum as a docent & board member. 

This event is part of the series Our Oklahoma History: discovering tales of Oklahoma's past. Join us each month at the Bethany Library to hear local historians share the stories they love from Oklahoma's fascinating history.  You won't want to miss it!