"Back to the Moon" with Andy Chaikin
The Oklahoma History Center presents Back to the Moon with Andy Chaikin, an award winning science journalist, on November 12, 2009. The Oklahoma History Center will open its galleries at 6:00pm and the program will begin at 7:00pm. Admission to the museum and program is free, but seating is limited. In addition, Chaikin will give programs for students of all ages at the History Center on November 12 beginning at 10:00am and at 11:30am. He also will conduct a special workshop for teachers from 4:00pm to 5:00pm. Forty years after the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, Andrew Chaikin will look back at the incredible lunar adventures of Armstrong, Aldrin, and the other Apollo astronauts who made  humanity's first journeys to another world. Chaikin will share anecdotes from his extensive conversations with the moon-voyagers during his research for book, A Man on the Moon. He will also present the findings of the recent LCROSS lunar-impact mission, which attempted to discover whether deposits of ancient ice await future lunar explorers. This current NASA Mission impacted the lunar surface on October 9, 2009. Andrew Chaikin has authored several books and articles about space exploration and astronomy for more than 25 years. He is best known as the author of A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of  the Apollo Astronauts, widely regarded as the definitive account of the moon missions.
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Oklahoma JourneysBy Michael Dean, Public Information Officer
German POW's in Oklahoma, 1945
As the allies were winning World War II in 1943 thru 1945, tens of thousands of German and Italian prisoners of war were sent to the United States. The Army, believing that keeping them as far away from the Atlantic coast as possible would help prevent escapes, established more than 30 POW camps in Oklahoma, and by the end of the war Fort Reno housed almost 1,500 German POWs.
Pictured to the left are P.O.W. camp chimneys near Alva.
Pictured to the right is Fort Reno Cemetary where P.O.W.'s are buried.
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Civil War Life
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 1:00 PM
Honey Springs Battlefield Site, Checotah
 Re-enactors will present a non-combat program related to life during the Civil War. The re-enactors may be Union or Confederate or Civilian.
Dates and times are subject to change, call for more details. |
Fall Bake Day Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:00 AM
Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson This is a Living History event by re-enactors portraying Indian Wars-era troops baking bread in the resorted fort's bake oven. The tasty bread will be available to attendees in return for a donation to Friends of Fort Gibson. |
The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Historical Society took a major step forward in sharing Oklahoma history in 1921 when it began publication of The Chronicles of Oklahoma. A 128-page quarterly journal, The  Chronicles replaced Historia, a quarterly newsletter of 8 to 16 pages.
The first issue of the new publication featured five articles ranging from "Some Letters of General Stand Watie" to "The History of No-Man's Land, or Old Beaver County." The first editor was Dr. J. S. Buchanan, who was assisted by Dr. Edward Everett Dale, both of the University of Oklahoma.
Because of a 40 percent budget cut, the third issue of The Chronicles did not appear until June of 1923. Soon thereafter, it became customary for the Secretary of the OHS to serve as editor with the assistance of an associate or managing editor. Dr. Joseph B. Thoburn, who became Research Director in 1926, served as Managing Editor from 1926 to 1941.
Muriel H. Wright served as Associate Editor beginning in 1943, became Editor in 1954, and served in that position until her retirement in 1973. Subsequent editors have included Dr. Kenny A. Franks, 1973-1979; Dr. Bob L. Blackburn, 1980-1999; Mary Ann Blochowiak, 1999-2005, and Dr. Dianna Everett, 2005 to the present.
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is sent to OHS members, including many libraries, throughout the United States and abroad. It continues to maintain high standards of scholarship and it is a basic source of information on Oklahoma history.
Additional information on The Chronicles, including online access to many issues and back issues available to purchase, may be found by accessing our website at www.okhistory.org and clicking Publications on the home page. |
Available Speakers & Programs
The Research Center offers speakers on a variety of topics for meetings, workshops and more. To find out more contact the speakers listed below.
Program Title and Speaker
American Indian Ancestry Sharron Ashton (405) 522-1951
American Indian Records Bill Welge (405) 522-5209
Beginning Genealogy Laura Martin (405) 522-5221
Newspaper Collections Angela Hoofard (405) 522-0868
Oklahoma Folklife Rodger Harris (405) 522-5207
Oklahoma Image & Humor Rodger Harris (405) 522-5207
Oral History Collections Judith Michener (405) 522-0689
Oral History Processing Judith Michener (405) 522-0689
Photograph Collections Chester Cowen (405) 522-5208 or Rachel Mosman (405) 522-0469
Records of the Five Civilized Tribes Bill Welge (405) 522-5209
Resources in the OHS Research Center Laura Martin (405) 522-5221
Various Topics in Oklahoma History Bill Welge (405) 522-5209 |
