Marland's Grand Home — Attraction in Ponca City

This place is an historic treasure. However, the woman who works there could use a course in etiquette or basic customer service. I was there for a family wedding and was approached by this person. She asked me if I was from Ponca. I told her, no and that I was there for the wedding. She then asked me again, "I asked you if you were from Ponca." I told her no, and proceeded to tell her where I am from. I thought she was engaging in some friendly chit chat and was sincerely curious about the human being in front of her. She then said that I wasn't allowed to be in the home. She provided no further information regarding the matter. She then proceeded to close off entire areas of the home, which makes sense, given there were 100+ people at the wedding. What doesn't make sense is why she would ask me if I were from Ponca in such a RUDE manner. If she was intending to close off entire areas of the home, then why is my hometown location even relavent.To be clear, it's not. In addition, if y'all don't want people parusing the home, then put up a sign or close it off prior to the commencing of a large wedding. This is a common sense approach to mitigating whatever this woman was overly concerned about. Last, I am now am aware that y'all only charge out of towners to visit the home. This is fine. However, maybe put up a sign and perhaps consider a leash for your rude host. Perhaps teach her to ask people where they are from and then provide a rational for doing so. Versus playing the role of an "I gotcha" jerk. Or again, maybe put up a sign. I visit this area frequently because half of my family lives here. They donate to this institution and also paid for the wedding that was taking place that day. The least this woman could do is be polite and gracious. She seemingly has zero upbringing and as stated, could use a course in basic etiquitte or customer service. Based on this experience, I will not be returning to visit this historic home and I will be encouraging donating family members to think twice about giving money to them. Good job in turning tourists (both local...

After visiting the 101 Ranch remains, we were delighted to see that the Marland Grand House showcased photos, artifacts, and stories of the Miller Bros’ 101 Ranch. The Marland House brought the stories to life, as well as answering our questions with the self guided tour. Period furniture, appliances, and decor fit perfectly into the home. Many state of the art items were still intact and perfectly preserved. It was an enjoyable visit to turn of the century Old West cowboy days, with an English flair. The museum is well worth the $5 admission. Our next trip will include the...

We get there and we was there when a wedding was going on and it looked like they had food all over the tables left over from the night before and then they charged senior citizens $10 I think that's a little steep for elderly people they were still cleaning things up and we got there it is neat to see but the staff was kind of rude when we showed up and then some of the places wouldn't even open I don't know if they're supposed to be or not but they got signs out there saying oils museum things like that and...