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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Sharon VanOrsdol
Sharon VanOrsdol, born July 9, 1949, in Gypsy, Oklahoma, shared her life story with Regan Siler. Sharon, who has seven siblings, lived in Gypsy all…
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson recounts his life in Bristow, Oklahoma. Born January 20, 1948, Tommy discusses his family, including his mother Pauline Clowers and…
Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley, born October 25, 1939, in Oklahoma City, shared his life story with Regan Siler. Bill's parents, Neva Matilda Carmen Gurley and Arthur…
Linda Root
Linda Root was born June 3, 1953 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Linda's parents, Rosemary McGuire and Clifford James McGuire, had six children, including…
Albert "Kell" Kelly
Kell Kelly talks about his role in saving the Bristow Train Depot. Kell, born in Tulsa on November 21, 1954, shares his family history, including his…