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Thomas Foreman Homedaffodil bulb planting , 1419 West Okmulgee, corner 15 ST Saturday, November 3, 11 am The Thomas-Foreman Historic Home is a jewel in Muskogee that only a handful of residents know about. Also known as the Grant Foreman House, the farm house was built at 1419 West Okmulgee in 1898 on a tract of prairie. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and contains the original furnishings of Indian Territory judge John R. Thomas, his daughter and son-in-law Grant and Carolyn Foreman. The Foremans were historians and prolific authors. The Thomas-Foreman Home is a satellite museum of Muskogee’s Three Rivers Museum ( www.3riversmuseum.com ) with Sue Tolbert serving as executive director of both. The board of Three Rivers Museum is currently working to restore the grounds of the home. The funds needed to remove dead trees and clean out fence-lines is currently being raised. Contributors so far, include: The Kirschner Foundation, A More Beautiful Muskogee...