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Spring Break Activities
March 19-22, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Enid, OK |
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Bring the whole family to the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center and take part in handfuls of fun hands-on history week activities. During Spring Break, March 19-22, special activities are planned between the hours of 1:00pm and 3:00pm. Between those same hours, everyone gets into the Heritage Center at the kids admission price of $3.00.
Hands-on History Week Activities:
Tuesday, March 19 - Land Office and Surveying - Join a survey crew and file your claim in the 1893 U. S. Land Office.
Wednesday, March 20 - 19th Century Housekeeping - Learn the finer points of housekeeping Victorian style. Chores include doing laundry with a scrub board, churning butter and more.
Thursday, March 21 - Chisholm Trail - Take part in a cattle drive and experience cowboy life on the Chisholm Trail.
Friday, March 22 - Fun and Games - Join the Turkey Creek Schoolmarm and have fun playing historic games.
For more information on Hands-on History Week Activities or other Heritage Center programs call 580-237-1907 or visit our website at www.csrhc.org. The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is located at 507 S. 4th Street in Enid, Oklahoma. |
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MEET THE...
Administrative Assistant Debbie Munson |
What is your job title? Administrative Assistant to the Director of the Oklahoma History Center.
What does a normal work day look like? I answer the main phone line for the Museum, schedule group and outreach tours, purchasing for the exhibit's team, answer emails for the general OHC and education accounts, and organize the quarterly Friends of the Oklahoma History Center board meetings. I am also the consumer and the giver of chocolate for the office!
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How long have you worked for the Historical Society? Just under two years
What are your favorite things about your job? The variety of people I get to work with. I learn so much from them and they are so great at including me in their process, whether it be exhibit planning or educational programing. That's another fun thing about the job, knowing all the behind-the-scenes stuff, like seeing an exhibit as it is being developed.
If you could be any Oklahoman in history who would it be? Shannon Lucid! Going to space would be so cool.
What is the craziest thing that has happened on the job? Probably ordering a fiberglass cow for an exhibit...where else can you do that? |
Vernal Equinox Walks
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
Spiro, OK |
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Archaeologist and manager Dennis Peterson will lead guided tours starting at 11:00am, 2:00pm and 7:00pm. Each walk will take about two hours and require a mile of easy walking. Mr. Peterson will tell about this unique prehistoric Native American mound site, the types of mounds, why they were created and why some of the mounds are lined up for the sunsets of the Solstices and Equinoxes. He will tell the history of the excavations, Native American ceremonies and stories, and tales of the unusual happenings associated with the mounds. For those wishing to see the sunset, the 7:00pm walk will start just about sunset, which is when the alignment will take place. Come out to experience one of the most unique historical sites in the United States as seen through the eyes of an archaeologist.
In addition to the regular admission fees, there is a small fee for this series of tours of $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. No reservations are required unless you are bringing a big group. Be certain to dress for the weather.
The Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center is the only prehistoric Native American site open to the public in Oklahoma and is administered by the Oklahoma Historical Society. The Center is regularly open Wednesday through Saturday from 9:00am until 5:00pm and Sunday from 12:00pm until 5:00pm. The Center does close for state holidays. Admission is $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors and $1.00 for children. The Center is located 3 miles east of Spiro, OK on highway 9/271 and 4 miles north on Lock and Dam Road. If you need more information or wish to schedule a group or school tour during the Solstice walks or some other time, please call 918-962-2062. |
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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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OHS EVENTS
3/19-22, Spring Break Hands on History Week, 1pm-3pm, (580)237-1907
3/29, April Fools Shoot, 9am, (580)237-1907 x227
3/23, Salt Fork Crafters, 10am, (580)766-3767
Oklahoma History Center:
3/19-3/22, Spring Break 2013, (405)522-0791
3/23, 3rd Annual Cowboy Round-up, 10am (405) 522-0785
4/20, Beginning Cherokee Pottery, 10am (405)522-0785
4/27, Dutch Overn Cooking Class, 1pm, (405)522-0785
3/30, Pawnee Bill Egg Hunt, 10am, (918)762.2513
4/20, "Songs of the American West Frontier and Settlement: Music of the Pioneers, Soldiers, Railroaders, Miners, Cowboys, Ranchers, and Homesteaders" talk by Dr. Sarah Chan, 10am, (580)463-2441
Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center:
3/20, Vernal Equinox Walks, 11am (918)962-2062 |
Oklahoma
Historical Society
800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK
73105
Nicole Harvey, Editor
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