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About the Gateway

The Gateway is an online repository of Oklahoma history, brought to you by the Oklahoma Historical Society. You may browse through hundreds of thousands of newspaper pages dating from the 1840s to the 1920s. The Gateway will be the largest repository of Oklahoma newspapers online. Although the Gateway currently offers only newspapers, it will expand to contain materials of all types. Please return often to see the newest additions to the Gateway.

The Gateway to Oklahoma History was made possible through funding from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
 

Funding for additional content came from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and other funding organizations.  See our funding partners.

History Comes Alive Cruises

in conjunction with Oklahoma River Cruises

April 18, 2012 - August 18, 2012

Oklahoma City, OK

Mark your calendars and load up the family for an adventure on the Oklahoma

River with the Oklahoma History Center and Oklahoma River Cruises.  

Each Saturday April 18 - August 18 character interpreters from the Oklahoma History Center will join passengers on the Oklahoma River Cruises river boats for a trip unlike any other. Step back in time and experience the past first-hand as you make your way down the river. Space is limited and reservations are encouraged. Boarding begins 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time.

History Comes Alive cruises departs from the Regatta Park Landing at 12:30 PM and from the Exchange Landing at 1:15 PM each Saturday. Adult fare is $6 one way, seniors and children age 6-12 are $3 one way.  Children under 6 ride free.  

Current River Boat Program Schedule

6/16       Suffragist                            

6/23       Land Run                            

6/30       Cowboy                              

7/7         Territorial Marshal          

7/14       Rosie the Riveter            

7/21       Land Run                            

7/28       Union Soldier    

8/4         Territorial Marshal

8/11       1890 Mail Order Bride   

8/18       Cowboy                              

All programs are subject to change. For more information please visit www.okrivercruises.com or call (405)702-7755.

Blue Star Museums program offers FREE admission!

May 28, 2012 - September 3, 2012

Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts,  Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America. First launched in the summer of 2010, Blue Star Museums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 28, through Labor Day, September 3, 2012.

The Oklahoma History Center is proud to be a participating museum this summer in the Blue Star Museum campaign.

Find other museums that are participating this summer.