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Jennifer Rogers, the great-granddaughter of humorist Will Rogers, looks at the burned remains of his ranch house at Will Rogers State Historic Park in Pacific Palisades on March 27. (Carlin Stiehl / ...
The Pacific Palisades fire that destroyed Will Rogers’ home in California took away not only memorabilia, but history that was important for future generations, according to an Oklahoman who worked as ...
The Will Rogers birthplace ranch could soon be under new leadership, if the plan to out the ranch manager Ryan Nelson goes through. Nelson said he's being let go so the ranch can be moved in a ...
Renovations at the birthplace of Will Rogers led to the cancellation of the Will Rogers / Wiley Post Fly-In for 2025, but the event will return next year, with the ranch house open after repairs. The ...
A color-coded sticker system marked which art, books, ceramics and other objects to prioritize. Park resource advisors and facility staff packed three pickup trucks to the brim with roughly 150 ...
A late 1980s HBO special filmed at Will Rogers Park and Ranch in California, featuring Robin Williams playing multiple characters as the comedian paid tribute to Rogers, will begin airing Monday at ...
On Aug. 26, the Fort Worth City Council approved $28.6 million to modernize the historic landmark, contributing to a yearslong $50.5 million effort to renovate the Will Rogers Memorial Center.
CLAREMORE, Okla. — The Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore held a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the death of Oklahoma’s Favorite Son, Will Rogers, on Friday.
The sun had just set on the West Coast on Jan. 7 when Jennifer Rogers' phone pinged in Oklahoma. What played on her screen was a 14-second video message: A dark, smoky sky. A friend speaking, his ...
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By the time the winds started blowing the Palisades Fire from the Santa Monica Mountains toward Will Rogers State ...