Pontotoc County Historical and Genealogical Society

Pontotoc County Historical and Genealogical Society PCHGS was begun in 1970 by a group of people who felt that knowing about one's family tree was important. They purchased this building in May, 1970.

01/02/2026

Friday afternoon fun fact!

The Frisco Depot on West Main Street opened to passengers in 1913.

Three railroads - The Frisco, The Santa Fe, and The Oklahoma City, Ada & Atoka - once provided service to Ada.

On New Year's Eve, each railroad had an engine parked at its station and at midnight all three engines blew their whistles and rang bells to welcome the New Year!

This picture is from 1917. Men are leaving for the Army and WWI. Family and friends are nearby to wish them farewell and send prayers for a safe return!

11/21/2025

Americans and the Holocaust is a traveling exhibition from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures, and fears that s...

11/03/2025

We have an exciting series of classes this weekend!!!! Oklahoma Historical Society in partnership with Ada Public Library will be holding FREE preservation classes.

10:00 AM -- Beginners document preservation.
11:00 AM -- Beginners archive preservation.
1:00 AM -- Advanced preservation.

Attend one, two or all of the sessions. All supplies will be provided. BRING YOUR PERSONAL ITEMS for this exciting hands on experience.

Did you know that the Pontotoc County Fair in Ada was started by a group of women from the Cumberland Presbyterian Chur...
08/06/2025

Did you know that the Pontotoc County Fair in Ada was started by a group of women from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1905? Read about the fair from the newspapers starting with that one through 1970.

A newspaper article in 1935 identified the players on the Hazel Atlas Glass Company softball team. Many businesses in...
08/06/2025

A newspaper article in 1935 identified the players on the Hazel Atlas Glass Company softball team. Many businesses in Ada had softball teams in the 1930s. The history in newspapers of the Hazel Atlas Company has formed a new book on that company before Brockway Glass bought the company.

At the Genealogy library, we have a new book of newspaper articles about the Orphans Home that located just north of Ada...
08/06/2025

At the Genealogy library, we have a new book of newspaper articles about the Orphans Home that located just north of Ada at Byng. They start in1942 when the Missionary Baptists got the deed to the property. They end withe fire which destroyed the house in 1963.

This is the Ada, Oklahoma, Hazel Atlas Glass Plant baseball team in 1930. Can anyone identify any of the players?
07/31/2025

This is the Ada, Oklahoma, Hazel Atlas Glass Plant baseball team in 1930. Can anyone identify any of the players?

07/29/2025

PCHGS LIBRARY OPEN TUESDAYS 12:30-4:00
221 WEST 16TH ADA

07/29/2025

Pontotoc County Historical and Genealogical Library
221 west 16th
Open Tuesday 12:30 - 4:00

Our board members took a field trip this morning to locate the former Horseshoe Ranch and cemetery in Hickory, Oklahoma....
06/28/2025

Our board members took a field trip this morning to locate the former Horseshoe Ranch and cemetery in Hickory, Oklahoma. We located the ranch, but we were unable to find the cemetery. The area where we think it is located was very muddy and overgrown. 

Before we divided up to explore, we had to practice what we would do in case we found a poisonous snake. I think some of us might be in trouble.

06/28/2025

Beautiful view of the former Horseshoe Ranch in Hickory, Oklahoma.

The name of our library where our small museum is located is the Mattie Logsdon whom you see in this picture.
06/26/2025

The name of our library where our small museum is located is the Mattie Logsdon whom you see in this picture.

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221 W 16th Street
Ada, OK
74820

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