Bring your whole family to the Oklahoma History Center for SeptemberFest on Saturday, September 11, from 10am to 4pm. It is free, fun, family-friendly, and hands-on. Visitors get free admission to the museum all day long! Come early for easy parking. View a Septemberfest street map.
Devon Great Hall (Under the Winnie Mae Airplane)
10:00-10:45 Lewis Johnson telling Indian stories and playing flute
10:45-11:40 Fun family games
12:00-12:45 Classen School of Advanced Studies Jazz Band
1:00-1:50 Fun family games
2:00-2:45 Celtic Praise Dance Troupe
Other indoor activities and demonstrations include fabric weavers, yarn spinners, lacemaking, basket weaving, Betsy the Queen of all Cows milking simulator, face painting and origami with the Asian Society, the Sons of the Union Veterans, the  Oklahoma Department of Wildlife's fishing simulator, and Bazark the robot. Outdoors on the grounds of the History Center you will see Civil War infantry and weapons, a cannon from Ft. Sill, primitive hunting tools, the World War II Airborne Demonstraton Team, Kevin Webb as Pawnee Bill, Critter Tales with live  animals, tie-dye your own bandana, rope-making, and more!
SeptemberFest activities are from 10am to 4pm and, best of all, they are free!
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Oklahoma History Center Museum Education
partners with Inasmuch Foundation
One of the greatest joys of a museum educator is a building filled with students and we are pleased to tell you that during Fiscal Year 2010 (July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010) educators from the Oklahoma Museum Division had direct contact with 54,262 students and adults. These individuals participated in a number of programs, including tours, classroom programs, and special events.  The map below shows the counties impacted by these educational efforts. A grant from the Inasmuch Foundation for $13, 284 made it possible for 6,642 students and teachers to visit the history center in organized groups. For Fiscal  Year 2011, the Inasmuch Foundation has made a donation in the amount of $35,000, which should make possible visitation by 17,500 students and teachers. The grant money is available on a first come basis. These tours, presentations, and events make major impressions on students. One seventh-grade teacher from Seminole reported that her students only had one complaint. "They did not have enough time!" To find out more, please contact Jason Harris by phone at (405)522-0785 or by email at jharris@okhistory.org.  |
Register Now for the AASLH and OMA Annual Meeting
September 22-25, 2010
Cox Convention Center
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SNEAK PEEK! NEW MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE!
The Oklahoma Historical Society has a new membership brochure. Although it has not yet been printed, OHS EXTRA! readers may take a sneak peek here. |
