Award winning author, speaker, historian and preservationist Jonita Mullins will speak at a special lecture at Muskogee's Three Rivers Museum on Thursday, November 17 at 6:30pm. A renowned novelist of historical fiction, Jonita's works deal almost exclusively with storylines featuring the lives of Oklahoma's Native American population. Her first novel series was "The Mission of Indian Territory" and included Journey to an Untamed Land, Look Unto the Fields and Come to Lovely County; telling the...

Scheduled for September 24 in Muskogee's Depot Green, the LocalMotion Fall Arts Festival promises a day of family fun, food, music and other entertainment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greg-mashburn4/message

The 12th annual Bass Reeves Western History Conference is scheduled for Muskogee's Roxy Theater and the Three Rivers Museum in Muskogee, Ok from July the 21st thru the 23rd. Starting with a "Meet n Greet" at the Roxy Theater beginning at 5:30pm on the 21st, attendees will be treated to two days of interactive events, including tours that will step you back in time to meet characters who lived in and were part of Bass Reeves time as a marshal in Indian Territory before statehood and a city polic...

Barbara McAlister is our very special guest on this episode. In recognition of Women in History month, we present Barbara as a very important part of Cherokee culture; a winner of the Cherokee Medal of Honor in 1999; a world-class mezzo-soprano who has performed in countless operas and musical events around the world; now teaching her craft to a new generation of young students for the Cherokee Nation.

Roger Bell is the historian for the Three Rivers Museum in Muskogee and the publisher of "Muskogee 150" on Facebook. In this episode, we discuss some of the people, places and events important to the foundation and early growth of the city as we acknowledge the 150th anniversary of the city's founding in 1872.

Host Greg Mashburn visits with founder Victor Lezama and Information Officer Kaylin Riede about "The Barracks"; a veterans community center in Muskogee. After an opening stalled for two years by COVID, The Barracks had a "soft opening" in January of 2022. Offering a gathering place for veterans, The Barracks offers many services including a self-serve kitchen and a laundry; a pantry and clothes closet; a library and a gym as well as an activities center and a chapel.