We offer a comprehensive story line on Northwest Oklahoma history in our semi-permanent exhibits, which were developed through Oklahoma Humanities Council planning and implementation matching grants. One of these, “Northwest Passages,” received a Certificate of Commendation from the American Association of State and Local History in 1987. In 1993, the Oklahoma Historical Society named the museum the state’s best local history museum. We also periodically offer regional and national touring exhibits on subjects relevant to our mission.

The mission of the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum is to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Northwest Oklahoma for 50 miles surrounding Woodward, Oklahoma, and to educate the public about the past and its importance to the present and the future.

Formed by Dr. C.E. Williams as an educational and local museum in 1966. One of his main stipulations was that no child should have to pay to enter a museum, hence our free admissions policy. The museum survies on memberships and grants from state and federal orginazations. We collect, preserve, and interperet, history in a 50 mile radius of Woodward Oklahoma.