Will Rogers Memorial

Not to be confused with Rogers-Post Site or Will Rogers Memorial Center.

Will Rogers Memorial Museum

File:Will Rogers Museum.jpg
Established	1938
Location	Claremore, Oklahoma
Coordinates
Type	History and art museum
Director	Steve Gragert
Website	www.willrogers.com

The Will Rogers Memorial Museum is a 19,052-square-foot (1,770 m²) museum in Claremore, Oklahoma that memorializes entertainer Will Rogers. The museum houses artifacts, memorabilia, photographs, and manuscripts pertaining to Rogers' life, and documentaries, speeches, and movies starring Rogers are shown in a theater. Rogers' tomb is located on its 20-acre (8 ha) grounds overlooking Claremore and Rogers State University.

The land for the museum was originally purchased by Rogers, a Claremore native, in 1911 for the site of his retirement home, but was given to members of the Rogers family after his death and later donated to the state of Oklahoma. The museum opened in 1938, three years after his death.

Gallery

• Will Rogers Memorial Sculpture.jpg

  Sculpture in front of the memorial

• Will Rogers Museum - Front.jpg

  Front side of the museum

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  View of Claremore from near Roger's tomb

• WillRogerstomb.JPG

  Will Rogers' tomb below statue

• Will Rogers Plaque at the museum.jpg

  Plaque near the tomb

• Will Rogers Horse Sculpture.jpg

  Sculpture of Will Rogers on a horse near the tomb

• Will rogers Museum 1.JPG

  View from tomb

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  View overlooking tomb

See also

• Will Rogers Birthplace

External links

• Will Rogers Memorial Museum website
• Will Rogers Memorial Museum information, photos and video on TravelOK.com Official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma
• "Writings of Will Rogers", broadcast from the Will Rogers Memorial from C-SPAN's American Writers