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JEFF MOORE AND LARRY O'DELL NAMED HOMETOWN
HEROES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO TOURISM
The Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau kicked off National Tourism Week at the Oklahoma City Marriott on May 11, 2010, with its inaugural luncheon to celebrate the achievements of the tourism industry in Oklahoma City. More than 175 members of the Oklahoma City tourism industry were in attendance to honor nine Hometown Heroes for their contributions to tourism in Oklahoma City. Jeff Moore and Larry O'Dell are the lead curators for the award-winning masterpiece Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock and Roll Exhibit, currently on exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center. Through their love and enjoyment of rock and roll music, Moore and O'Dell saw an opportunity to share the story of Oklahomans and their impact in the rock and roll industry and how being a proud Oklahoman affected the music. Moore is the Director of Exhibits for the Oklahoma Museum of History. He has been on the staff of the Oklahoma Historical Society for fifteen years. O'Dell is the Director of Collections for the Research Division of the Oklahoma History Center. Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock and Roll Exhibit will remain on display at the Oklahoma History Center through 2010. |
TEMPLATE FREE APPLIQUE WORKSHOP
Sod House Museum
June 19, 2010
Joan Cook will be at the Sod House Museum Saturday, June 19th to present a workshop on "Template Free Appliqué" also known as "Needle Fun Appliqué". Joan has sewn and embroidered all her life and enjoys oil painting, scrapbooking, crocheting, travel, crafts in general and is now learning needle tatting and to quilt. Sunbonnet Sue will be the appliqué design that Joan will be using to teach this new technique of appliqué. This concept gives you a simple and accurate way to needle turn without pins and no templates or pressing first. So, if templates  and marking are something you would like to leave behind, this class is for you. Just think no more tracing and cutting out all the templates. Instead this technique makes appliqué EASY and fun for you! The following materials are needed for this class: a needle, thimble, thread, scissors, and material for - shoes, cloths, and hat for Sunbonnet Sue. Cost is $3.00 - participants are to bring something to share for lunch. Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm Saturday, June 19th --- registration is required. The Sod House Museum is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the museum is located north of Cleo Springs on State Highway 8, the facility is open Tuesday through Saturday -- 9 am to 5pm. For more information call Renee Mitchell at (580)463-2441 or contact the museum at sodhouse@okhistory.org. |
FORT GIBSON HOSTS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
Fort Gibson-Fort Gibson Historic Site will present "The Fourth at The Fort" on Sunday, July 4, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. This living history event will portray the annual July 4 reading of the Declaration of Independence at a pre-Civil War frontier army post. Event admission will be free. The presentation will be in the stone barracks on Garrison Hill. The barracks and commissary visitors center will open at 1:00 p.m. The reading will be at 2:00pm. The Sixth Infantry Living History Association will present the colors before the reading and fire the customary cannon salute afterwards. A reception for visitors, hosted by the Friends of Fort Gibson, will follow. Fort Gibson Historic Site is located on State Highway 80 in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma and is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Regular site admission is $3.00 for adults, $2.50 for seniors (65 and over), and $1.00 for students (6-18). Children under 5 are admitted free For more information, call (918) 478-4088 or e-mail fortgibson@okhistory.org. |
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The Friend's of the Fred Drummond Home Will be hosting their annual ice cream social and you are invited.
Sunday, July 18th
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
This year the activities will include:
Ice Cream making contest
With 1st, 2nd, & 3rd prizes!
Drummond Family Heirloom Exhibit
Which will last the entire month of July
Come join us for a visit with "Past"
Drummond Family members!
Re-enactors will portray characters of
Family members who lived in the home
During the early 1900's!
What a treat for you & your family!
Please join us for a fun filled afternoon at
The Fred Drummond Home
305 North Price
Hominy, Oklahoma 74035
918-885-2374
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April 14th, 2010
Jill Holt, Curator of Textiles
The buttonhook was a common household item in the past. It consisted of a metal hook and shaft with a handle that was usually made of metal, wood, bone, or celluloid (an early day form of plastic). The buttonhook was used to fasten the  multiple buttons on shoes, gloves, and dresses. Buttonhooks were frequently included in manicure and toiletry sets along with files, buffers, and cuticle tools. Also, department stores and shoe stores gave away buttonhooks that advertised their businesses.
I recently came across a type of button fastener in our collection that I had never seen. This button fastener was designed in the style of parallel action pliers. It was invented by William Bernard and patented in 1914 by the William Schollhorn Company of New Haven, Connecticut. Bernard invented numerous types of pliers, nippers, and punches for the company. With today's fashions, there is no longer a need for buttonhooks and button fasteners. Discovering the history of the Bernard fastener is just one of the reasons why I love my job!
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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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Enjoy Oklahoma History?
One year subscription to The Chronicles of Oklahoma
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Have an Oklahoma adventure!
Visit a Society Site or Museum!
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center:
6/15-6/19 Summer Chautauqua!, Enid, (580)234-2176
7/4 The Fourth at the Fort, 1-3pm, Fort Gibson (918)478-4088
7/18 Ice Cream Social, 1-5pm, Hominy, (918)885-2374
7/17 Annual Memorial Service and Friend's Meeting, 10:30am, Checotah, (918)473-5572
6/2-7/28 Okietales Children's Reading and Storytelling
Time, (405)522-0785
6/19 Folklife Festival, 10am-4pm, OHC
6/23 Lunch & Learn: Dating Old Photographs, 11:30am, (405)522-5225
7/8 A Day with Teddy Roosevelt, student programs 10am & 11:30am, (405)522-0785
7/8 An Evening with Teddy Roosevelt, 7pm, (405)522-0785
6/19 Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show Series, 7:30pm, (918)762-2513
6/26 Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show Series, 7:30pm, (918)762-2513
of the Month Class, 6:30pm, (918)762-2513
7/3 Heart-2-Heart Tea, Ponca City (580)765-6108
6/1-6/30 All That Southwest Jazz Exhibit, Clinton,
(580)323-7866
6/19 Template Free Applique Workshop, 10am-2pm,
(580)463-2441 |
On the importance of history...
"We are not makers of history. We are made by history." Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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