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OGE Energy Corp. 14 Flags Plaza
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
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Fort Towson Time Line Education Event
February 23, 2012 9am
Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
This event is comprised of a group of education stations depicting times and events that are associated with the military occupation of Fort Towson Historic Site. The event is set up to target school age children as well as history enthusiasts. Each education station presentation will be presented by a living historian dressed in period clothes talking about a specific time or demonstrating trades from the past. A few of the presentations planned are: Blacksmithing or the art of turning raw iron into usable products; a demonstration dealing with trade items of the 1840's, silver beads, furs, and artillery demonstrations using the OHS 12 pound cannon; 1800 children's yard games and candle-making. For information you may contact (580)873-2634 or email fttowson@okhistory.org. Open to all schools and admission is FREE. |
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"REVOLUTION, REACTION, REFORM IN HISTORY"
Oklahoma National History Day 2012 Contest
May 2-3, 2012
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma National History Day is a highly regarded academic program for elementary and secondary school students. Each year more than 5,500 students, encouraged by hundreds of teachers statewide, participate in the program. Students choose historical topics related to the theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topic's significance in history, students present their work in original papers, exhibits, performances, websites and documentaries. These products are entered into competitions in the spring at district, state and national levels where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators. Each May students from across Oklahoma compete in the state finals. The program culminates in the Kenneth E. Behring National Contest held in June at the University of Maryland at College Park.
-2012 Contest Information
-2012 Registration
- 2012 NHD Theme Sheet
The contest is sponsored by National History Day, Inc., Sonic, America's Drive-In and the Oklahoma History Center. For more information about the contest, please contact Jason Harris at (405)522-0785 or jharris@okhistory.org.
  
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Cowboy Round-Up
March 24, 2012 10am-2pm
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
The Oklahoma History Center invites you and your family to load up your little cowboys and cowgirls and join us for our 2nd annual Cowboy Round-up on Saturday, March 24th. Cowboys and chuck wagons will bring the cattle drive era to life for visitors of all ages. Special activities include rope-making, branding, and more. In addition, the History Center is partnering with the American Red Cross in an effort to round-up blood donors.
Cowboy Round-up runs from 10am through 2pm with activities throughout. Youth are encouraged to dress the part as they make their way through the museum.
For more information, please contact Jason Harris at jharris@okhistory.org or (405)522-0785. Registration for the blood drive is encouraged but not required. |
