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When was the last time you went to a museum? Immerse yourself in history and enjoy the stories and lessons of the past.

Edmond Historical Society Museum 413 South Boulevard, Edmond, OK 73034

The Edmond Historical Society Museum offers a fascinating and sometimes amusing history about the beginnings of Edmond, Oklahoma. Before Edmond had a name, one of the traveling freight agents for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad frequently worked in this area. His name was Edmond Schuyler Burdick. Formerly designated “Mile Marker 103” by a party of surveyors with the Southern Kansas Railway, the name was officially changed on March 28, 1887 by Santa Fe officials to Edmond. Edmond Burdick never even lived in the town named after

One of the amusing pieces of information was about the competition between the first churches in Edmond. St. John, the Baptist Church, opened its doors for mass just two months after the land run on June 24, 1889. At the time, there were five Catholic families in Edmond. Not to be outdone, seventy Protestants joined forces to hold the first Union Sunday School in a new store building on the evening of June 23, 1889.

Next, my eyes wandered over to the IBM manual typewriter. Nearby was a princess telephone, a Sears black and white TV, a transistor radio, and a Zenith radio that was the same one my parents had. There was also an Atari. Holy moly, the things I used were now museum pieces? Where have the years gone?

Check out the Edmond Historical Society Museum. You will laugh and learn and won’t even spend a dime because the museum entrance is free.