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Oklahoma @ the Movies
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
This new major exhibit celebrates Oklahomans involvement with the motion picture industry. This celebration showcases the creativity and innovation of Oklahomans and their legacy of creating, starring in, and watching motion pictures on the silver screen. The exhibit also explores film stories about Cowboys and Westerns, American Indians and Hollywood, African American movies filmed in the state, the film industry in Oklahoma, and the "Oklahoma Image" on screen. Find out More. |
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For the Last Time...
Found in Collections
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
by Jill Holt, Curator of Textiles
Several months ago, we received a large collection of memorabilia from the family of Bob Wills, the King of Western Swing. Among the items received was a red plaid lap blanket as well as a couple of photographs of Bob Wills with the blanket. I felt that there was a story behind the photographs but I did not have the details. As I researched the life and career of Bob Wills, I came across a passage written by Charles R. Townsend in the book "The Stars of Country Music: Uncle Dave Macon to Johnny Rodriguez" by Bill C. Malone and Judith McCulloh. Bob Wills suffered a debilitating stroke in 1969. By 1973, against the odds, he was able to sufficiently recover and made plans to join in one last recording session with the Texas Playboys. It was scheduled for December 3-4, 1973 in Dallas, Texas. The day before the recording session, all of the Texas Playboys came to the home of Bob and Betty Wills in Fort Worth for a jam session. As I read this, I realized that the  two photographs I had were taken at this jam session. The photos show Bob Wills sitting in his wheelchair with the blanket on his lap surrounded by the musicians singing and playing. The next day, they all gathered for the first day of recording. That evening, Bob Wills suffered another stroke and slipped into a coma from which he never awoke. The next day, the Texas Playboys finished recording without him amid great sadness. The album was released in 1974 and was titled "Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys...For the Last Time." Bob Wills passed away on May 15, 1975. His popularity remains strong even today. |
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Buffalo Culture on the Plains
July 11, 2012 12pm
Village Church
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Enid, OK
Buffalo culture on the plains is the topic of this week's Brown Bag Lunch & Learn at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center. Matt Reed, Curator of American Indian Collections for the Oklahoma Historical Society, will discuss buggalo culture and hunts on the plains of Oklahoma. Western Oklahoma once had a vast population of buffalo or American Bison. Join us at the Village Church on Wednesday, July 11th, at 12pm to learn more about the buffalo culture of the region. The program is FREE of charge and visitors are encouraged to bring their own brown bag lunch.
Matt Reed is a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a native Oklahoman. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1996, and a Master of Arts in Applied History in 1998, both from Oklahoma State University. For the past 13 years Matt has worked for the Oklahoma Historical Society. He serves as Curator of American Indian Collections, and its responsible for care and conservation of 10,000 artifacts, and interpreting the histories of 39 tribes located in Oklahoma.
For additional information on this or other CSRHC programs, please contact the Heritage Center at (580)237-1907 or www.csrhc.org. |
