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October 8, 2013  
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CSRHC Fall Series Returns
CSRHC Enid

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center brings back its annual Fall Lecture Series with a new theme, Legacy of the Oklahoma Cherokee Strip.  The Lecture Series will be held on four consecutive Monday evenings starting on October 14, 2013.  The lecture series will be held at 7 p.m. on the Enid Campus of Northern Oklahoma College in the Gantz Center. As always, the lecture series is free and open to the public.

 

This year the lecture series will feature four Oklahoma scholars, each speaking on the area of their expertise.  Each lecture will be 45 minutes long followed by a time of questions and answers.

 

Oct. 14 - Exploration and the Cattle Drive Era 1865-1893

Dr. Byron Price, Director of Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West, University of Oklahoma, will be speaking about the Cherokee Strip prior to settlement.

 

Oct. 21 - Music and the Cowboy Culture

Dr. Hugh Foley, Professor of Fine Arts, Rogers State University, will perform American West music while sharing about Cowboy culture, character traits and duties.

 

Oct. 28  - Cherokee Strip Land Run September 16, 1893

Dr. Bob Blackburn, Executive Director, Oklahoma Historical Society, will speak on the circumstances that led up to the opening of the Cherokee Strip and the greatest land run in American history.

 

Nov. 4 - The Legacy of Determination, Depravation and Resilience

Dr. Kenny Brown, Professor of History, University of Central Oklahoma, will speak on pioneers who settled the Cherokee Strip and their resolve.

 

For more information on the Fall Lecture Series visit the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center's website at www.csrhc.org.

Home School Day
Monday, October 14, 2013
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK

The Oklahoma History Center will host our 5th Annual Home School Day on Monday, October 14, 2013, from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.

 

Home School Day at the History Center is designed to offer family learners the chance to participate in a program specifically designed for mixed age groups. Activities run throughout the day allowing participants to stop by any time. The museum will offer a hands-on adventure into Oklahoma's past. Visitors can explore the museum with the help of gallery guides, follow along with our scavenger hunt, take part in hands-on demonstrations, and enjoy a variety of historical interpreters. Visitors will find activities and demonstrations throughout the galleries.

 

No registration is required. Best of all, admission to the program is free. The museum offers a number of outdoor picnic areas or you can drop by the Winnie Mae Caf� during your visit for lunch.

 

For more information please contact us at [email protected] or by phone at (405) 522-3602.

 

This program is sponsored in part by SONIC, America's Drive-in.

SHPO Accepting Award Nominations

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is now accepting nominations for its 2014 awards program.  Know someone who rehabilitated an important historic building in your community?  Protects an important archeological site located on their property?  Worked with a dedicated group of volunteers to save an endangered historic landmark?  Developed a walking tour for a historic district?  These and many more projects and activities contribute to the preservation of Oklahoma's heritage.  Help the SHPO recognize the many preservation success stories across the state by nominating worthy individuals, agencies, firms, or organizations from your community.

 

The SHPO's awards program includes the Shirk Memorial Award for Historic Preservation and the SHPO's Citation of Merit.  The deadline for nominations is 5:00pm, Friday, December 6th, and candidates will be notified in February 2014 about the results of the selection process.  The awards will be presented at the banquet during Oklahoma's 26th Annual Statewide Preservation Conference in Norman (June 4-6, 2014).

 

The Shirk Memorial Award for Historic Preservation is presented for historic preservation programs or activities that have had statewide impact.  The SHPO's Citation of Merit is awarded for noteworthy accomplishments in historic preservation at the state or local level.

 

The SHPO will accept nominations in either electronic or hard copy format.  To request nomination forms and instructions, contact Betty Harris at 405/521-6249 or [email protected].  Or, obtain the information from the SHPO's website at http://www.okhistory.org/shpo/shpoawards.htm.

 

If you have questions about the awards criteria, contact Melvena Heisch at 405/522-4484 or [email protected].

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A special thanks to Sonic, America's Drive-In for its generosity for our Home School Day program, learn more about Sonic in this entry.
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