Press Release
January 28, 2025
Contact: Julia Moser
Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-282-1889
julia.moser@history.ok.gov
www.okhistory.org/territorialmuseum
Author Connie Cronley to Discuss Book on Kate Barnard at Oklahoma Territorial Museum
GUTHRIE, Okla. — On Saturday, February 8, at 1:30 p.m., the Oklahoma Territorial Museum will host a talk with Connie Cronley (Cherokee), author of “A Life on Fire: Oklahoma’s Kate Barnard.” The book will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to the public.
Barnard was the first woman elected to a statewide office in Oklahoma and was elected at a time when women were not allowed to vote. Barnard was a popular social reformer who dedicated herself to political and social reform on behalf of orphans, the mentally ill, the incarcerated and the poor. She also conducted inspections and reported egregious misconduct involving American Indian properties in Osage County — years before the FBI arrived to investigate the deaths of headright owners, as recounted in David Grann’s book, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Cronley received the E. E. Dale Award in 2022, which is given yearly by the Oklahoma Historical Society to an outstanding book on Oklahoma history.
Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed during the program do not necessarily represent those of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
The Oklahoma Territorial Museum is located at 406 E. Oklahoma Ave. in Guthrie. For more information, please call 405-282-1889.
The Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
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Editor’s Note: Photos of the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library are available upon request.
