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 Jim Halsey is a legend in the music business. From his headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he built a talent agency with a client list that is a Who's Who in the industry. Jim helped transform country music from a regional attraction to an international phenomenon.
The exhibit features many items and memorabilia highlighting key events in Jim's momentous career. Gold and platinum albums representing over 27,500,000 albums sold by his many artists ranging from Hank Thompson, Roy Clark, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, The Judds, Mel Tillis, Clint Black, Tammy Wynette, Freddy Fender, and Don Williams line the walls inside a theater featuring a short video about Jim's prolific career. Artifacts on display include a rare Roy Clark pinball machine; the WKY-TV camera used to film the Hank Thompson Show beginning in 1954; performance outfits from Roy Clark, Wanda Jackson, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Hank Thompson; and selections from Jim
From left to right, Rep. Dan Sullivan, Dr. Bob Blackburn, OHS Executive Director, and Jim Halsey at the Grand Opening of the new exhibit. | Halsey's extensive collection of autographed guitars. There is also an area devoted to the hit television series Hee Haw that was hosted by Roy Clark. Featured in the exhibit are items from the landmark 1976 Soviet Tour, where Halsey clients Roy Clark and the Oak Ridge Boys tore a wide hole in the Iron Curtain with just their warm enthusiasm and immense musical talents. A display of posters chronicling the multitude of festivals Jim's clients have played brighten the walls of the Chesapeake Event Center.
Roy Clark and the Oak Ridge Boys give a special performance at the Grand Opening of the exhibit. |
The exhibit Grand Opening was April 7th. In attendance were many of the artists that Jim represented. The evening featured a special performance by Roy Clark and the Oak Ridge Boys. Jim was also available to sign his new book, Starmaker: Jim Halsey & the Legends of Country Music.
The exhibit will be on display through April 2011 in the Inasmuch Foundation Gallery and the Chesapeake Event Center. Make your plans today to visit the Oklahoma History Center. |
The Choctaw Nation has a rich and varied history and those who are especially interested in the Choctaw culture will be pleased to know that the Annual Membership Luncheon on April 29th will feature traditional Choctaw foods. The menu will consist of Choctaw casserole, pashofa stew, poke salad greens, fried corn, potato patties, crackling bread, fry bread and blackberry cobbler.
This special meal will follow a very interesting Plenary session on Choctaw Heritage and Culture. Welcoming Remarks on behalf of Chief Gregory Pyle, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, will be presented by Janie Dillard, Executive Director of Gaming for the Choctaw Nation. There will be "Choctaw Stories and Music," by D.J. Battiest-Tomasi, Choctaw Story Teller and Flute Player. A "Performance by Head Start Dancers," will be directed by Lana Sleeper, Public Relations and Marketing Manager of the Choctaw Nation. Dr. Ian Thompson, Tribal Archaeologist and NAGPRA Specialist of the Choctaw Nation, and Olin Williams, Senior Heritage Resource Technician of the Choctaw Nation will present "Chahta I Chashpo Nan Isht Anta: Choctaw Traditional Lifeways." Virginia Espinosa, Instructor for School of Choctaw Language, will present, "Learning Choctaw Words."
To register by credit card, please call (800)750-4090 or (405)522-5242.
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Friends of the Archives
Archive Collections include American Indian records, six million photographs, more than 6,000 oral histories, extensive manuscript collections, film archives and maps. The Research Center is the largest repository of Oklahoma newspapers in the state.
The Friends of the Oklahoma Historical Society Archives was organized in January 1996 as a non-profit educational corporation with the sole purpose of promoting the preservation of the history of Oklahoma as related to collections appropriate to the archives. Membership is open to all persons, corporations, institutions and organizations interested in the Research Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
To join the Friends of the Archives, complete the membership application
and mail to:
The Friends of the Oklahoma Historical Society Archives
Post Office Box 18781
Oklahoma city OK 73154-0781
Visitor Information:
Research Center
Oklahoma History Center
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-5225
research@okhistory.org
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SHPO ANNOUNCES MAY WORKSHOPS
The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office will hold preservation workshops May 12-14 in the Muskogee Civic Center (Room AB), 425 Boston Avenue, Muskogee, OK.
The workshops are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required by 5:00pm, Wednesday, May 7. To register, contact Betty Harris at (405)521-6249 or bharris@okhistory.org. You may also register online at www.okhistory.org/shpo/workshops.php.
Registered architects who attend these workshops can earn American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) learning unit hours. Contact your local AIA chapter to self-report your attendance.
If you have questions, contact Melvena Heisch, Deputy SHPO, at (405)522-4484 or mheisch@okhistory.org.
Workshop Schedule:
May 12(9:30am-12:00noon) - The Section 106 Review Process: Introduction and Overview
May 12(1:30pm-5:00pm) - Determination of Eligibility under Section 106
May 13(9:30am-5:00pm) - Working with the National Register of Historic Places
May 14(9:30am-12:00noon) - Federal and State Tax Incentives for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
May 14(1:30pm-5:00pm) - The Secretary's Standards and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings |
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Oklahoma Historical Society
800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK
73105
Shelly Crynes, Editor
(405)522-0317 |
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For a full listing of benefits, download the brochure.
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Explore a Society historic site or museum:
5/1 Rural Heritage Festival, 10am,
(580)336-2405
4/17 "89er Dinner,
(405)375-5176
4/24 Living History on the Chisholm Trail,
(405)375-5176
4/16 & 4/17 Spring Encampment, 10am, Mon-Sun. Daily,
(918)478-4088
4/1 - 4/30 Annual Quilt Exhibit , (918)885-2374
5/1 Beginning Genealogy Workshop, 10am, (918)456-2751
5/15 Civil War Life Noncombatant Program, (918)473-5572
4/24 Dutch Oven Cooking 1pm-5pm, (405)522-5248
5/1 Heirloom Care Class, "Furniture," 10am-12pm,
(405)522-0785
5/15 3rd Annual Call to Arms Military Life Program, (405)522-0785
6/2-6/28 Okietales Children's Reading and Storytelling Time,
(405)522-0785
4/13 Quilt Block of the Month Class, 6:30pm, (918)762-2513
4/22 Homemade Perfumes & Oils Workshop, 6:30pm, (918)762-2513
4/25 Second Annual Heart-2-Heart Tea Party, (580)765-6108
4/30 Cherokee Cultural Day, 10am, (918)775-2413
5/29 Flint-Knapping/ Primitive Knife Exhibit (918)775-2413
5/7 Sod House Days, (580)463-2441
5/8 32nd Annual Birthday Bash and 5th Annual Archaeology Day, (918)962-2062
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On the importance of history...
"The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know." Harry S. Truman |
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