Oklahoma Historical Society
April 9, 2013

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Family Saturday at the Heritage Center
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Enid, OK 
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One Saturday each month the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will host living history activities for the whole family in Humphrey Heritage Village from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Family Saturday activities are included in museum admission.

 

Family Saturday Schedule

 

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Visit the Glidewell Home and learn the finer points of housekeeping in the Victorian era.   Hands-on activities include doing laundry with a scrub board, churning butter, meal preparation and more.

 

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Spend an afternoon at Turkey Creek School making crafts with the schoolmarm and playing historic games.

 

For more information on Family Saturday 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.
OHC Volunteer Field Trip Fun!
By Abigail Jones, Volunteer Coordinator
Oklahoma History Center

The museum volunteers boot-scooted on down to the Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher in March where Adam Lynn and his staff greeted us with smiling faces. The volunteers thoroughly enjoyed the special Victorian exhibit and a tour of Governor Seay's Mansion. Many of our former military volunteers particularly enjoyed the museum's Pearl Harbor documentary, which focused on an Oklahoma veteran describing his experience during World War II.  We take several trips throughout the year to museums and sites around the state to gain a better understanding of Oklahoma's culture and heritage.

 

For more information about our volunteer program, please contact Abigail Jones at 405/ 522-5886 or by email at [email protected] 

 

Beginning Cherokee Pottery

Saturday, April 20, 2013, 10:00 AM

Oklahoma History Center

Oklahoma City, OK

The History Center will host a beginning Cherokee pottery class with Victoria Mitchell, Cherokee potter and Cherokee National Living Treasure, on April 20, 2013. The class will run from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM and registration is required. The cost for the class is $100.00 and includes all materials and lunch. 

  

Class registration pays for all materials necessary to produce a traditional Cherokee coiled vessel. Class size is limited to just 12 participants to allow one-on-one instruction with the instructor. Victoria will demonstrate techniques including Cherokee stamping design and discuss southeastern style traditional pottery. Each student will complete a coil vessel and decorate it with tools provided. You may leave your finished piece at the museum to be fired and picked up at a later date, or you may transport it to dry and make arrangements to fire the piece on your own.

 

You can find out more about Victoria Mitchell by visiting her website: www.victoriacherokeepottery.com.

 

For more information or to register, please contact Jason Harris at [email protected] or by phone at 405-522-0785.

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Oklahoma Historical Society

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Oklahoma City, OK  73105

OHS EVENTS
  
4/13, Family Saturday Living History, 1pm, (580)237-1907  
  
5/18, Family Saturday Living History, (580)237-1907
  
George M. Murrell Home:
 
  
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 
  
From the Encyclopedia...

 

In honor of our Bob Wills @ the OKPOP event on April 10th, learn more about the "King of Swing" here.
Oklahoma
 Historical Society 
800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK 
 73105
  

 Nicole Harvey, Editor

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(405)522-5202