Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum

Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum The Pawnee Bill Ranch was once home to the world famous Wild West showman Pawnee Bill.
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This picture shows Jose Barrera (better known as Mexican Joe) and his wife, Effie Barrera. The couple married in 1905, a...
05/28/2026

This picture shows Jose Barrera (better known as Mexican Joe) and his wife, Effie Barrera. The couple married in 1905, and Effie became a trick rider in the show. After the Wild West Show, the couple worked on the ranch with Jose serving as ranch foreman and Effie helping with day-to-day operations.

(1991.260.4390, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum Collection, OHS)

We need vendors for the 2026 Wild West Show at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum on Saturday, June 13!If you are interested i...
05/25/2026

We need vendors for the 2026 Wild West Show at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum on Saturday, June 13!

If you are interested in attending as a vendor, please reach out to Terri Waters at [email protected] or send us a message.

The Gardens on Blue Hawk Peak gardening group is hard at work at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum! The volunteers spent time...
05/19/2026

The Gardens on Blue Hawk Peak gardening group is hard at work at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum! The volunteers spent time planting flowers on the property ahead of the Wild West Show on Saturday, June 13.

These photos are from Mona Denney, president of the Pawnee Bill Ranch Association.

This is the cover of a souvenir show program from an early Pawnee Bill Wild West Show. We do not have the exact date. It...
05/16/2026

This is the cover of a souvenir show program from an early Pawnee Bill Wild West Show. We do not have the exact date. It listed performances, general information, and advertisements.

🚨 ATTENTION VISITORS 🚨 If you visit the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum and drive through the pasture, PLEASE stay on the p...
05/13/2026

🚨 ATTENTION VISITORS 🚨

If you visit the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum and drive through the pasture, PLEASE stay on the paved roads. We are in calving season, and babies hide in the grass. Driving off the road puts these calves in danger. If the bison are blocking the road, please be patient. They will eventually move.

The log cabin was built in 1910 and was a symbol of Americana, hearkening back to the time of Abraham Lincoln. This log ...
05/10/2026

The log cabin was built in 1910 and was a symbol of Americana, hearkening back to the time of Abraham Lincoln. This log cabin is built out of cedar logs gathered in the area along the Black Bear Creek with an outdoor summer kitchen located on the southwest corner and an interior stone fireplace.

While Pawnee Bill would tell visitors that this was the log cabin that he lived in when he was first starting the ranch, it was not. This cabin was used as a movie prop, educational tool, and as a clubhouse. Pawnee Bill would treat friends and associates from the East to a “real western experience.” According to oral histories, he would send cowboys from the ranch to “kidnap” his guests from the incoming trains and hold them in the log cabin as part of that western experience.

After a storied career in the Wild West Show, May Lillie took on a new role as “Queen of the Buffalo Ranch” in her retir...
05/06/2026

After a storied career in the Wild West Show, May Lillie took on a new role as “Queen of the Buffalo Ranch” in her retirement. As an equal partner in the property with her husband, one of May’s greatest joys was “bossing around the outfit.” She had a close relationship with the cowboys that worked the ranch, referring to them as “her boys.” At the time, May Lillie was renowned as the only woman in the world to run a bison ranch.

VENDORS NEEDEDWe need vendors for the 2026 Wild West Show at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum on Saturday, June 13!If you ar...
05/01/2026

VENDORS NEEDED

We need vendors for the 2026 Wild West Show at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum on Saturday, June 13!

If you are interested in attending as a vendor, please reach out to Terri Waters at [email protected] or send us a message.

Then and Now: These photos show what the living room in Pawnee Bill and May Lillie’s mansion looked like in 1915 and tod...
04/27/2026

Then and Now: These photos show what the living room in Pawnee Bill and May Lillie’s mansion looked like in 1915 and today. The mansion was built in 1910 and still contains many of its original furnishings.

Please note—the mansion is currently closed to the public for preservation work.

The Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum will be closed on Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24. We will reopen for regular ...
04/23/2026

The Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum will be closed on Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24. We will reopen for regular hours on Saturday, April 25.

Address

1141 Pawnee Bill Road
Pawnee, OK
74058

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(918) 762-2513

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