Edmond Historical Society & Museum

Although the museum is free, there is not of content to read and learn about. It is obvious that there is not a lot of funding for this museum. It has lots of potential though!

This is the local historical society museum and archive.Parking will be no issue. In addition to a very adequate surface lot there is extensive street parking around the park next door. There are no fees for parking or admission.This is a smaller museum which as near as I can tell is always undergoing some sort of renovation. Thus at any particular time the full space available will not be used. There are a number of exhibits detailing the pioneer period up until the 1940's early 1950's. The children's section is excellent. Offers a fair amount of activity and some learning opportunities. Outside of these two sections there are some gaps however. There is no coverage of the period of the change from a primarily agricultural town into the power suburb it is today. The west edmond field is not mentioned in any way-it's like it never existed. While some exhibits mention the contributions of early african american settlers no other mention is made of any minority groups. Jim Crow is not alluded to in any way. As you can see there are sizable segments of Edmond history that will not be addressed by a museum about edmond history which is perhaps not entirely unexpected as it is disappointing. There are tiny exhibits which attempt to cover larger events -such as world war two. Not the impact of the second world war on edmond, but the war in general. These attempts barely scratch the surface of a large world changing global event and would be much more useful in a local context setting instead. One of the best resources here is the private research library/archive. This is especially useful for those doing genealogical research.Generally speaking this museum can be covered in about an hour, or perhaps even a little bit less depending on what level of remodfication it's in. If you are an edmond resident you should totally drop by, but for the casual tourist it's safe to skip over unless you are there for research.

Great place for young kids to play for FREE!! Tons of information about Edmond and the Oklahoma Land-rush of 1889 for school aged kids. I called a couple weeks ahead of time and was even able to visit the historic schoolhouse with the schoolmarm.