Influential Tulsans' Oral Histories
Learn from the oral histories of Tulsa, Oklahoma's most influential citizens and how their legacies have shaped their communities, city, and state.
Learn From These Influential Oklahomans
Gathering Place
Jeff StavaGathering Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an award-winning 100-acre park located on the banks of the Arkansas River. After years of planning, the park broke ground in September 2014 and …
George Matson
Southern Hills Country ClubFor fifty-five years George Matson answered the phone at Southern Hills Country Club as “Golf Shop George”. George painted houses in Ireland until 1955, by which time he had saved …
Johnnie Coe
Native Tulsan, 98 ½ years oldJoan Agnes “Johnnie” Coe lived her whole life in Tulsa, Oklahoma, graduating from Central High School and the University of Tulsa. Her parents lived in the downtown area and she …
Roger Wheeler
BusinessmanBusinessman, Roger Wheeler, the former chairman of Telex Corp. and former owner of World Jai Alai was murdered May 27, 1981, at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, while …
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