Founders (Left to Right) Shawn Singleton, Gayle Singleton,
John Singleton, Mark Jackson, Jim Jackson and Carol Jackson
The Shawnee Tractor and Engine Club was formed on August 24th, 1993 by the Singleton family of Mcloud, Okla. and the Jackson family of Okemah, Okla. This meeting took place during the second year of displaying tractors at the Pottawatomie County fair. The following officers were appointed at this meeting for the first year.
| John Singleton | President |
| Jim Jackson | Co-President |
| Shawn Singleton | Secretary/Treasurer |
| John Fry | Board Member/Pottawatomie Co. Show Chairman |
It was decided that we would put out a newsletter and invite anyone interested to a general meeting to explain the club and sign up members on November 12, 1993 at the Sirloin Stockade in Shawnee. The following charter members joined on November 12, 1993:
| Terry* & Anna Bridgewater | Paul* & Myrna Nelson |
| Gene Britain | Dale & Lori Ramsey |
| Bill Chenoweth** | Jeremy Stubblefield*** |
| Cecil Cooper* | Gary Saathoff*** |
| F.C. Fox* | Mike Waggoner*** |
| Don Francine | Norm Wood* |
| John & Dot Fry | Brad & Sandy Wynn |
| Paul Grubaugh | Coy & Pat Wynn |
| Bill Neal | Dale Wolf |
| Dan Neal |
During the first year we had charter members driving from as far as Holdenville, Cushing, Yukon, Tuttle, and Sulphur. The club was formed at a time when there were few clubs in the state and there was a need in the central part of Oklahoma for an organization to inform people of parades, tractor shows, and gather to talk about tractors and preserving our farming heritage. The club was also intended to help promote the Pottawatomie Free County Fair tractor show which had grown from 10 tractors the first year in 1991 to 58 in 1993.