Recipient of 2015
Leadership in History Award for excellence in history programs, projects, and people when compared with similar activities nationwide. 
Winner of 2013 Redbud Award for Outstanding Temporary Exhibit Queen Victoria and the Victorian Era 
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605 Zellers Avenue Kingfisher OK, 73750 Phone: 405-375-5176 Hours of operation: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. (Closed on major holidays) (museum may choose to close due to inclement weather. Warning will be posted online and on social media.) Admission to the museum: $5.00 for adults $4.00 for seniors (60+) $3.00 for children (5 and under free) FREE for Military (with valid ID) *Museum admission also includes a tour of the historic Seay Mansion. EXHIBITS
The Chisholm Trail 150th anniversary exhibit
“Bridging the Chisholm Trail through Indian Territory” is currently on display in our main gallery space! The Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher, Okla., is proud to announce a major new exhibit now on display, entitled: “Bridging the Chisholm Trail through Indian Territory,” The largest exhibit ever constructed at the museum emphasizes the history of the Chisholm Trail as it relates to Indian Territory and the area that is now north-central Oklahoma. The exhibit was constructed in conjunction with the 150th Anniversary of the Chisholm Trail, which is being celebrated in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas throughout 2017.
Through artifacts, narrative, photographs, re-creations, maps, video and audio, the exhibit showcases the history of the Chisholm Trail through the lens of Indian Territory. Features of the exhibit include a large 8x24 ft. curved wall mural of the Cimarron River, which was a major geographical obstacle cowboys faced while trailing cattle north to Kansas, large maps of the trail, a re-creation of the Red Fork Ranch, which was located in present-day Dover, Oklahoma, a large display featuring the history of Jesse Chisholm (the trail’s namesake), displays featuring the history of the Cheyenne and Arapaho in connection with the Chisholm Trail, over one hundred original mounted barbed wire pieces from the late nineteenth century, a large Chuck Wagon night-scene diorama along the Cimarron River, and a fun hands-on section where visitors have the opportunity to touch and feel bison horns and hair, cowboy hats and bonnets. *If you would like to read more about the exhibit please see the "Museum Displays" tab at the top of the museum website and scroll down to the "Main Gallery" section. Pictures of the Exhibits
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