February 19, 2014

Beginning Cross Stitch
Saturday, February 22 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center |Oklahoma City, OK

Join the Oklahoma History Center in a beginning counted cross-stitch class from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 22. No previous knowledge of needlepoint crafts or sewing is necessary. Participants will explore the history of cross-stitch and view cross-stitched artifacts from the Oklahoma History Center's collection. Students will obtain the skills needed to begin cross-stitching independently. The class is for ages twelve and up. Class space is limited so register today! Cost for the class is $15 and all supplies are provided. For more information on the class or to register please contact at [email protected] or (405) 522-3602.

Sojourner Truth Live!
Thursday and Friday, February 27 and 28
Oklahoma History Center |Oklahoma City, OK

Join the Oklahoma History Center for Sojourner Truth Live! Born a slave, Sojourner Truth was a preacher, suffragist, abolitionist, and more. With an emphasis on her most famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman," this program will introduce the audience to a variety of aspects through historical interpretation. Thursday the museum will open at 6 p.m. with the performance beginning at 7 p.m. Friday afternoon the museum will host an afternoon matinee at 2:30 p.m. In addition, the museum will host a special student program Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. This program is designed for 8th-12th Sonic Logograde students and registration is required for all programs.  This program is sponsored in part by SONIC, America's Drive-In.

Family Treasures Workshop
Saturday, February 22
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center | Enid, OK
CSRHC Enid

On Saturday, February 22 the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will host a Family Treasures Workshop for the public.  The workshop will be held in the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation Temporary Exhibit Gallery.   In the morning session attendees will learn how to care for textiles.  In the afternoon the public is invited to bring in a treasured item and receive advice from the Heritage Center's curatorial experts on how to care for that particular item.  The cost of each session is $15 or attend both workshop sessions for $25.  Early registration is encouraged as both sessions of the workshop will be limited to 30 attendees. 

 

The morning workshop to be held from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. will be led by Jill A. Holt, a former textile collection curator for the Oklahoma Historical Society.  Attendees are asked to bring cloth items such as quilts, lace or clothing from their family heirlooms and Holt will help them find ways to preserve them.

 

In the afternoon from 1:30-3:30 p.m., "Ask the Curator" and get some great collections care advice from Dave Kennedy, Curator of Collections and Aaron Preston, Archivist on the best way to care for a family treasure.  Each attendee is asked to bring one item for the experts to examine. 

 

Registrations for the Family Treasures Workshop are now being accepted at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center front desk or by calling (580) 237-1907 with credit card information or by mailing a check with the appropriate fee to the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, 507 S. 4th St., Enid, OK  73701.   Please include contact information and the type of item that you intend to bring to the workshop.

 

The Family Treasures Workshop is being hosted in conjunction with the Caring for Family Treasures traveling exhibit that will be on display at the Heritage Center February 18-22.  The exhibit provides a public service to help individuals learn how to take care of their family heirlooms.  This colorful exhibit consists of 12 sections, including specific information on caring for glass and ceramics, photographs, recordings, organic materials such as baskets, feathers, and leather, and other items.  The exhibit is provided through the Oklahoma Cultural Heritage Trust, a partnership between the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, the Oklahoma Museums Association, the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, and the Oklahoma Historical Society.

 

For additional information on this or other CSRHC programs, visit the website at www.csrhc.org.

NRHP Nomination Grants Available from the SHPO

The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) announces its annual matching grants to state, local and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for the preparation of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nominations. The SHPO has reserved $10,000 of its FY 2014 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) allocation from the US Department of the Interior for the program. The funds will be equally divided for award in two grant rounds with any funds remaining from Round One carried over for Round Two.

 

Applications and detailed instructions will be available from the SHPO on February 1. The deadline for Round One applications is 5 p.m. on April 1, and the deadline for Round Two applications is 5 p.m. on June 3. Each grant is limited to $1,000, and the applicant must provide a nonfederal, cash match of at least $700. Grant recipients will use the grant funds and nonfederal match to retain an appropriately qualified professional to prepare a complete individual property nomination package for the NRHP. Applicants must be aware that $1,700.00 (federal grant + nonfederal match) is only an estimate of the cost for such projects and that more than the minimum $700 nonfederal match may be necessary to cover the consultant fee. Consultants must consider the nature of the property proposed for nomination and many other factors as they develop their fee proposals.

 

The NRHP is the catalogue of our nation's significant buildings, structures, sites, districts, objects and landscapes important in our past. While listing is not a guarantee of preservation or of financial assistance, the NRHP status of a property is often critical to the strategy for its preservation. The NRHP provides increased public awareness of these irreplaceable resources, provides limited protection for them, qualifies property owners for federal and state tax credits under certain circumstances and may qualify the property owner for grant assistance when such programs are funded.

 

To submit a NRHP nomination grant application online or obtain an application form, visit www.okhistory.org/shpo/nrgrant.htm. You may also contact the SHPO at 405-521-6249.

 

Information about the SHPO and its programs, including the NRHP, is available at www.okhistory.org/shpo/shpom.htm.

 

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