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The Oklahoma History Center Presents From Red Dirt to Rockets: Oklahomans and Space; Celebrating and Recognizing Oklahomans' Contributions to the Space Program.
Cocktail attire required. Honorees include astronauts Tom Stafford, Fred Haise, John Herrington, William Pogue and Shannon Lucid, also recognizing engineers, scientists, mission control and special projects Oklahomans John Aaron, Jim Bates, Harold Burks, Charles Dry, Jerry Elliott, Milt Heflin, Bob Holkan, Carole McLemore, Owen Morris, Ernest Randall, Donna Shirley, Gary Tesch, Tom Weichal, and John Meek.
Celebrate the release of the new book, Oklahomans and Space, by Bill Moore and the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's speech committing the US to putting a man on the moon.
Proceeds support Oklahomans and Space education programming. Please no autographs at the event, seating is limited. Reception and dinner is $125 per seat and reservations are required. For more information and to purchase tickets, please call (405)522-3602.
Special event sponsorship by OMEGA and Wells Fargo. |
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National History Day 2011 Winners!
The state contest for National History Day has come and gone. This year over 290 entries competed for medals and special awards at the Oklahoma History Center! Students from across the state competed throughout the spring in 11 district contests before advancing to the state contest. Each student or group of students was eligible to complete an entry in one of five categories: Website, documentary, performance, paper, or exhibit. These students practiced the art of historical research and then developed their final project.
To view the complete list of winners, please visit the OHS website. |
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DONATE NOW Download, fill out the annual giving form, and mail it to:
Development Department
Oklahoma Historical Society
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
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For a full listing of benefits, download the membership
brochure.
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5/17 A Day at Rose Hill School, 9:30am, (580)336-2405
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center:
5/12 Night of the Generals, 7pm, (580)237-1907
George M. Murrell Home:
5/11 Education Day, 9:30am, (918)456-2751
6/4 1860's Lawn Social, 5:30pm, (918)456-2751
Oklahoma History Center:
5/19 3rd Thursday, "The Road to War: The MIssouri Compromise, Kansa-Nebraska Act, and John Brown's Raid", 7pm, (405)522-0785
5/21 Family Saturday, "Call to Arms" Day, (405)522-0785
6/4 Beginning Beadwork with Martha Berry, 9am-5pm, $100 for materials and lunch, (405)522-0785
6/22 Lunch & Learn: Getting the most out of Family Search, (405)522-5225
6/11-26, Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show Series, (918)762-2513, Call for Show Dates
6/11 Quilting Workshop, 9am, (580)463-2441
6/18 Teneriffe Lace Workshop, 10am, (580)463-2441 |
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The Importance of History...
"If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience."
George Bernard Shaw |
Oklahoma
Historical Society
800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK
73105
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