Blog Archives

  • Santa Fe and Indian Convention
    On this day in Osage country, The Daily Journal Capital dedicated a full page to welcome the arrival of the fourth annual Indian Convention, an event sponsored by the Society of Oklahoma Indians. 
  • Osages Only Tribe with Museum
    On this day in Osage country 1938, The Daily Journal Capital published several articles pertaining to the opening of the Osage Tribal Museum. 
  • Mrs. Roosevelt makes Visit to Osages
    On this day in Osage country, an article was published describing First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s visit to the Osage Nation in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. 
  • Vitaphone and Movietone Opens at the State Theater
    Merely two years after the release of The Jazz Singer, the second successful talking picture, films with sound, or “talkies”, arrived at Pawhuska’s very own State Theater. An advertisement sponsored by Western Electric Company appeared in The Daily Journal Capital on March 10, 1929, welcoming the new technology to the theater announcing “our screen now sings and talks.” 
  • The Burial of Nellie Saucy Chief
    On this day in Osage country, the Osage County News posted an article on the myth surrounding the burial of Nellie Saucy Chief. 
  • Advertisement for Constantine Theater
    On this day in Osage country, an advertisement ran in the Pawhuska Daily Journal for the Constantine Theater. Event advertisements for the Constantine Theater were a common occurrence during the early 20th century. The theater itself, however, remains to be very unique.