Welcome to the Bristow Historical Society's website for our ongoing oral history project, "Telling Our Stories." For a complete index of our currently available oral histories, please click on "Telling Our Stories" in the header bar above.

On this website you will find audio files and accompanying transcripts of oral histories collected by our organization dating back to the 1970s and continuing through the current date. We are constantly working on this project, transcribing older oral histories as well as collecting new ones, so check back often for new histories.

For inquiries and questions, please contact us at (918) 367-9335, or visit our location in the historic Frisco Depot at 1 Railroad Place, Bristow, Oklahoma. We are staffed fully by volunteers and admission is free.

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David Hill

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David and Monica talk about their early life together, their family, their careers and what their life has been like during David’s terms as Principal…

Mike Newell

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Mike shares about his life growing up, his family, his work life in law enforcement and about his love of music and writing.

Paula Atwell

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Paula shares about her history growing up in the Bristow area, about her family and work life and her love for genealogy and history.

George Krumme

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Mr. Krumme shares about his life as a youngster growing up and going to school in the Okemah, Tuskegee and Bristow area. He talks about attending…

Louis Mitchell "Bud" Peters

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Bud shares stories beginning from when his family settled in Bristow, to childhood stories with his grandparents and cousins, to various jobs he’s…