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FREE PUBLIC CONCERT
October 21, 2009
6:00 p.m. Museum Galleries Open
7:00 p.m. Free Musical Program Open to the Public
This program is made available through a special partnership with George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens and the Oklahoma George Washington Teaching Ambassador Program.
Come enjoy a free concert of American music of the Colonial, Revolutionary and Federal periods with musical historian, David Hilderbrand. America's early music and history come to life with instruments, including the Baroque guitar, English guitar, harpsichord, and English and German flutes.
FREE SCHOOL PROGRAM
October 21 & 22, 2009
The Oklahoma History Center, George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens and the George Washington Oklahoma Teaching Ambassador Program invite students to a special program featuring the music of George Washington's America. It will bring America's early music to life and will target students of all ages.
October 21 Session: October 22 Session:
9:30-10:15 Elementary 9:30-10:15 Elementary
10:30-11:15 Elementary 10:30-11:15 Elementary
12:30-1:15 Middle/High 11:30-12:15 Middle/High
1:30-2:15 High/College
FREE TEACHER WORKSHOP
October 21, 2009
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Teachers are invited to a special afternoon workshop with David Hildebrand, a leading musical historian. The workshop will discuss songs of patriotism, revolution and military exploits that will help you bring history to life for your students.
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October 16, 2009
10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Oklahoma History Center hosts Scout Days to honor all youth organizations and their members such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire, 4-H, and more. Members in uniform will be admitted to the History Center for just $1.00 per youth and $3.00 per adult.
Enjoy hands-on demonstrations. Discover life on the cattle drive, explore pioneer life and the tools of the day, play turn of the century games, and more! There will be activities for students of all ages. Special living history programs will take place each hour beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Be sure to wear your uniform!
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American Indian Research Sat, 17 Oct 2009 9:30 AM
Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center invites you to attend this special workshop exploring resources for researching your American Indian heritage. Topics will include the Dawes Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes, records of the Dawes Commission, and Plains & Woodland tribes.
Speakers include William D. Welge, Director of the OHS Research Division, as well as Sharron Ashton and Dr. Mary Jane Warde.
This program is from 9:30am to 4:00pm in the Oklahoma History Center classrooms; lunch is included. Registration is $40.
Call (405)522-5225 to register or use our printable registration forms. |
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Wednesday, October 21, 11:30am-1:00pm
The Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center invites you to attend our Lunch & Learn Lecture Series.
Join us Wednesday, October 21 from 11:30am to 1:00pm in the Oklahoma History Center classrooms. Speaker Debra Osborne Spindle tells how blogs can play a part in family history research and shares tips for starting your own.
$10, lunch included. Pre-registration required.
To register call the Research Center at (405)522-5225 or use our printable mail-in forms. |
Ghostly Tours and Eerie Tales
George Murrell Home, Park Hill
Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th
First tour begins at 6:30 p.m. Last tour at 8:15 p.m.
Reenactors in period costume tell scary tales about the Murrell Home and eerie happenings. After the tales enjoy cider and cookies in the smokehouse. A donation of $5.00 per person is requested. Groups of ten or more must prepay. Reservations required. Not recommended for children under eight. Call
(918)456-2751 for reservations.
Pawnee Bill Ranch, Pawnee
Saturday, October 24th
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tours start every 15 minutes. Everyone who survives the whole tour receives a small treat. The tour is $3.00 per person. For reservations call (918)762-2513 or email pawneebill@okhistory.org. |
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Rockabilly Night at the Oklahoma History Center
An evening of music, fashion, fun and history will take place at the Oklahoma History Center on Friday, October 23. The evening will feature local Rockabilly bands and a unique fashion show sponsored by the Velvet Monkey Plaza Salon, Vintage Boutique, and others.
Doors for the event will open at 6:30 pm and the music will start at 7:00 pm. Tickets at $10 each are available at all Velvet Monkey Salon locations and at the Oklahoma History Center. Tickets also may be reserved by calling (405)522-0765. |
75th Anniversary of the Indian Archives The Research Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the acquisition of the Indian Archives on Thursday, October 29, and Friday, October 30. The two day event will feature a workshop, a reception, two paper sessions, and a luncheon.
In addition to the individuals listed, the speakers and presenters will include Cherokee Chief Chad Smith, James Riding In, C. Blue Clark, Ph.D., Wendy St. Jean, Ph.D., Michael Lovegrove, Ph.D., Jack D. Baker, Rodger Harris, Gus Palmer, Henry Willis, Jay Hannah, Patricia Loughlin, Ph.D., Daniel Littlefield, Ph.D., David Baird, Ph.D., Ted Isham, Clyde Ellis, Mary Jane Warde, Ph.D., Tara Damron, Dennis Weidman, Ph.D., Ron Graham, and J. C. Elliott.
Among topics to be covered in the various sessions are Chickasaws in Transition in the 19th Century, Douglas Johnston, Kiowa Language, Choctaw Language, Standard Oil in Indian Territory, Meta Chestnut Sager, Tribal Songs, Collecting Oral Traditions Through Oral History, The Native American Church, Researching Freedmen Records, and Donating Your Collection to the OHS Archives.
The deadline for making reservations is October 22nd. Reservations may be made by calling (405)522-5209 or (405)522-0689.
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Visitation at the Oklahoma History Center
In August, the Oklahoma History Center was visited by Oklahomans from 82 different towns and cities. In addition,  individuals from 29 different states visited the History Center. The top five states for visitation, in addition to Oklahoma, were Texas, Kansas, Missouri, California, and Arkansas. We had additional visitors who did not give us their zip codes.
The History Center also was visited by individuals from 11 foreign countries. The top five foreign countries for visitation were: El Salvador, Australia, Germany, Italy, and France. | |
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October 13, 2009
Shelly Crynes, Editor
(405)522-0317
Oklahoma Historical
Society
2401 N Laird Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK
73105
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