The Oklahoma Territorial Museum

The mission of the Oklahoma Territorial Museum is to preserve the heritage of Oklahoma through thecollection and interpretation of archival and material culture to present the development and influence of urban institutions. The museum documents the creation of the Unassigned Lands, the Land Run of 1889, the homestead experience, and territorial and state government. The history of Guthrie is told as the capital city of the territorial government and the first state capital. The mission of the Historic Carnegie Library is to collect and preserve the heritage of Oklahoma through the collection and interpretation of archival and material culture of the Guthrie Carnegie Library that presents the history of and the culture surrounding Carnegie Libraries in Oklahoma, StatehoodDays, the City of Guthrie, Excelsior Library and the Oklahoma Preservation Movement.The library also serves as a resource to foster educational opportunities for the community.