Oklahoma Historical Society

PROJECT PURPOSE

ARPA-FDH-2101 - Programing / IT - Fred and Addie Drummond built their home in Hominy in 1905. The Drummond family built one of the most successful trading and ranching operations in Oklahoma. The home is furnished with original family furnishings making this home a true glimpse into the life of an early Oklahoma family. The interior spaces of the home are small, and that became a problem with the start of the COVID pandemic. The large porch of this Victorian home can provide an outdoor programming space allowing visitors to be provided interpretive information about the home and the family while outside where social distancing is easier to achieve. This prevents groups from bunching up around the interpreter to hear while in the home making it safer for the public as well as the employees and volunteers. Before this space can be safely used extensive deferred maintenance must be completed. The porch roof needs to be repaired, the support columns stabilized, the floor repaired, the foundation tuck pointed and reinforced, the railing repaired, and all needs painted.

EVIDENCE

Our projects utilize local or regional contractors to perform the work and draw local, state and national visitation to the area thus boosting the local economy from construction activities and tourism for the area and state.

POPULATION DESCRIPTION

The communities and local businesses around this site were impacted by the state shutdown and the decline of tourism as a result of the COVID pandemic. The local communities, municipalities and businesses lost revenue from sales, lodging, taxes and other tourism related benefits. This project benefits everyone by employing local businesses to create or improve local attractions and facilities to improve local tourism and community programing. Osage County has a population of 46,963. Hominy has a population of 3,548. Mining and mineral extraction services, energy production, and health care are the main economic drivers in the county. With the recent movie production activities in the county along with the publicity surrounding Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman, the area is prime for the further development of its tourism potential. The median income in the county is $49,103, and 15% of the population lives in poverty. The unemployment rate is 5.7%.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

Project performance will be measured by visitation statistics with our current monthly statistical tracking system and tracking earned income at the site.

ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

Able to continue operation without additional funding from the State of Oklahoma