[4] The museum was housed in the basement of the courthouse and opened on September 14, 1951 during the annual Cherokee Strip Land Run anniversary celebration.

[7] The post office building was razed to make room for the Public Library of Enid and Garfield County, and the museum was moved to Convention Hall.

[8] In 1962 Phillips University and the Sons and Daughters of the Cherokee Strip decided to combine their museums.

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center was opened to the public on April 1, 2011.

[16] At a gala on September 16, 2010, the museums featuring David Fitzgerald's "Cherokee Nation: Portrait of a People" photography exhibit.