The Museum Broken Arrow

06/17/2026

👰Whodunnit?💀
The Museum Broken Arrow cordially invites you to the Til Death Do Us Part Murder Mystery Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, August 1, at 6:00 p.m. The show will begin at 6:30 and last approximately 2 hours. 🎟️Tickets On Sale Now!

The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, but the wedding bells aren’t ringing for this less-than-happy couple when a member of the wedding party is murdered! With a raging bridezilla and an unenthusiastic groom present, it may be happily never after in this nuptial nightmare. Trade clues with your guests and help the ill-fated couple figure out whodunnit so they can say I do before the wedding hour slips away!

Join us for an unforgettable experience led by the nationally acclaimed Murder Mystery Company.🔎 Guests will be delighted with a catered pasta and salad dinner and a bottle of wine while engaging in a mystery to solve! Everyone is a detective, and someone among the attendees is the culprit.

The bride and groom aren’t particular about dress code, so you can wear just about whatever you’d like. In fact, we encourage you to wear your own wedding dress or the most outrageous wedding attire you can imagine. It’ll make their special day that much more memorable, provided they actually get the chance to walk down the aisle!

06/16/2026

🏗️Progress in Motion! 👷
We're excited to see the next phase of the historic Grain Elevator behind the museum. Crews are now on site and we will be documenting and sharing the progress with you! Thank you City of Broken Arrow for preserving this piece of history.

Did you know the Farmers Co-Op Grain Tower (called "the Mac") was constructed in 1962 in only 10 days! It was later operated by the Hampton-Mueller Company and is still one of the tallest structures in BA standing at 158 feet.

Stay tuned for more updates.

06/16/2026

👩‍🚒🧑‍🚒Thank you to all who have served our community!

120 Years!! 🎉 On June 15, 1906, began serving the citizens of Broken Arrow as a volunteer department. Fast forward 120 years and we're still serving the wonderful citizens of BA as one of the largest departments in Oklahoma to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulance Service.

In 1964, BAFD was established as a full-time paid department. Since then the department has grown from five full-time personnel and one fire station to over 175 personnel and seven fire stations servicing a population of more than 115,000.

06/13/2026

🍦Are you coming down for the Taste of Summer or Rose District Farmers Market? Swing by the museum!
Our first floor is always free featuring Matt Henegar solo art show and any military currently service gets in free to the museum as part of the Blue Star Museum program!
We’re open until 2pm

06/12/2026

⚠️Do you remember this sign being used on Main Street in the 1950's? ⚠️

One was used at the end of the south side of Main Street for the old school. The "playground" was the street, with a steel sawhorse-type barricade at either end, in the late 1950s.

This is a copy of the Coca-Cola Crossing Guard Sign named “Slow School Zone.”

This life-sized display measures 63 1/2 inches by 29 inches at its widest point. It features a police officer holding a crossing guard sign on one side, with Coca-Cola advertising on the Back. The round cast-iron base had Coca-Cola graphics. Some of these even had wheels on one side to make it easier for teachers to move during recess.

These pictures are from online, but we would love to find one for the museum. Have you seen one lately? ⚠️

06/11/2026

🎥Summer Family Movie Night #1 is coming up!!🍿
Thursday June 25th at 5:30PM
Become Treasure Protectors at the Museum's Summer Family Movie Nights!

Join us for our family summer movie night series! The evening promises a screening of “National Treasures,” an exciting scavenger hunt on the second floor, popcorn, and a chance to win special prizes!

2 nights, 2 movies -Thursdays, June 25 & July 30. Come to one or to both!
The evening will feature a screening of the film “National Treasures” on the 3rd floor. For refreshments, we will provide popcorn and a drink that will surely tantalize your taste buds. The movie presentation on the 3rd floor will take a brief intermission about halfway through to commence the clue hunt, guiding them through the museum collecting clues to find our treasures.

Each clue hunt will feature a unique assortment of items to discover; thus, families who attend both movie nights will enjoy different experiences each time. At the conclusion of the evening, participants will receive certificates recognizing their successful treasure protector training.

Price: $25 for a family of four (2 adults and 2 children) and $10 for individual guests. Discounts are available for museum members.

Signup at https://www.brokenarrowmuseum.org/summer-family-movie-night or call 918.258.2616 for more info.

06/10/2026

☕Still need something for Dad?🧢
We just got our new shipment of Broken Arrow coffee cups in our gift shop featuring our mural, historical photos and more.

It pairs perfectly with a bag of coffee from BA's Kirchen Häus Coffee or a hat from BeezCoCustoms or The Okie Brand with great Broken Arrow designs.

Swing by the Museum and take care of all of your needs and

06/09/2026

👒Today, we welcomed members of the Red Hat Society of Broken Arrow, learning about Broken Arrow history, art, and culture.

During their visit, the group received a guided tour from our amazing docents, Betty and Kathryn, who taught them about Muscogee culture, the KATY railroad, cotton, coal, and so much more. We love sharing Broken Arrow's history with locals.

Thank you ladies for joining us today!💜❤ Red Hat Society

06/08/2026

☁️The Broken Arrow Ledger reported on June 8, 1911 that local cotton crops had an excellent year. The US Department of Agriculture reported Oklahoma had 2,622,000 acres of cotton up from the 1910 report. As comparison, in 2025, Oklahoma farmers planted 390,000 acres of upland cotton. Of those planted acres, approximately 350,000 acres were successfully harvested.

Cotton was a leading cash crop in Broken into the 1950s in the fertile river valley soil of both the Arkansas and Verdigris. The Keele family is shown in this photo picking cotton. There were actually 5 pickings of cotton in addition to "chopping" to remove weeds following the plow and plant time. Very labor intensive. White Church (so called due to its paint, unusual in the early days) is seen in the background. Location: south of 121st on S Olive.

The Bower and Brown Elevator in Broken Arrow (pictured in 1904) was owned and operated by Dr. J.W.S. Bower and George A. Brown, who also owned grain elevators in Porter, Coweta, and Alsuma. The numerous wagons pictured in the historic photo are queued up to deliver cotton. Across the tracks was the Jamison and Baxter Grain Elevator and Grist Mill, later known as the Hannifer Mill and Elevator Company.

06/07/2026

💲Did you know you can help the museum and help your taxes in 1 step?
✨ Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) - If you’re 70½ or older, donate up to $105,000 tax-free from your IRA to a qualifying charity. Like the Museum Broken Arrow😁This strategy not only supports causes you care about but also offers significant tax benefits by potentially reducing your taxable income.😲

✨How it works:
You must be at least 70 1/2 years old when the distribution is made.
The IRA trustee makes the direct transfer to the qualified charity.
The QCD counts towards your RMD for the year.
The amount you can donate is up to $108,000 (for 2025).
The QCD is excluded from your taxable income.

✨Benefits:
Tax-free gift: The QCD is not taxable, unlike regular RMD withdrawals.
Reduced taxable income: QCDs can help lower your adjusted gross income (AGI) and potentially prevent you from being pushed into a higher tax bracket.
Simplified charitable giving: QCDs provide a straightforward way to support your favorite charities.

Here’s a recent release from the Internal Revenue Service that describes QCDs in more detail: https://lnkd.in/dtj9RsR5