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January 15, 2013

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Milliners Class: Red Hats for Valentine's

Saturday, February 2, 2013, 10am - 3pm

Oklahoma History Center

Oklahoma City, OK

 

Join the Oklahoma History Center for a day of fun and hat making. Learn the history of Edwardian milliners and create your own red had for Valentine's Day! On Saturday, February 2nd, the class will construct 1890s style Edwardian hats. Class participants will work one-on-one with assistance to complete the project during the course. The cost for the class is $30.00 and includes all supplies, lunch, and a tour of the new Little Black Dress exhibit.

 

For more information or to register please contact Sarah Dumas at 405-522-0791 or by email at sdumas@okhistory.org.

  

Heritage Center Museum Shop Sale This Weekend

January 18-January 20

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center

Enid, OK

 

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will be holding a special winter sale this weekend, Friday, January 18 through Sunday, January 20. There will be deep discounts on a variety of museum shop merchandise.   All sale items will be marked at least 25% off the original price. Merchandise to be on sale includes all Christmas items, jewelry, books, toys and home décor items.

 

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is located at 507 S. 4th Street in Enid, Oklahoma. Museum hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday and 1 p.m. -5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information about the winter sale please contact the Heritage Center at 580-237-1907.

1933 Unemployment Relief Census Now Online

 

The OHS Research Center staff and volunteers have recently completed a database of Oklahoma records for unemployment relief. The database includes more than 100,000 names from 27 counties. These records are part of the William H. Murray Collection and include valuable genealogical details about Oklahomans including their name, race, age, nearest post office/address, number of dependents, occupation, and whether or not they needed relief.

The OHS website offers many resources for researchers and genealogists including select marriage and divorce indexes, the 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census, Smith's First Directory of Oklahoma Territory, the Dawes Final Rolls, and much more.

 

Click to start your search now!

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