Our Mission

Being a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization under IRS rules, our stated purpose is:

“To preserve the history…of the Old Timers associated with the 101 Ranch. To accumulate and preserve articles and artifacts which had to do with the history of the 101 Ranch or 101 Ranch Shows, or the era of cowboys and cowgirls of the early 1900’s in Kay County Oklahoma. To maintain the 101 Ranch Old Timers Museum and to accept and preserve articles and artifacts loaned to or contributed to said Museum, and further do any and all other things useful or beneficial in connection with the foregoing purposes.”

Marland’s Grand Home at 1000 East Grand in Ponca City, OK 74601 (www.marlandgrandhome.com), home of the 101 Ranch Collection
and 101 Ranch Old Timers Association Museum.

Performing cowgirls were something pioneered by the Miller Brothers and their Wild West Show beginning with what they billed as an “Eye Popping Extravzana” in 1905 to entertain members of the National Editors Association which held its national meeting in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The elaborate show was held at the 101 Ranch located southwest of current day Ponca City and attracted some 65,000 spectators. Before the advent of the term ‘Rodeo’, the event was billed as a ‘“Round-up’ and featured a lady performer, Ms. Lucille Mulhall, as one of the top billed acts.