"The Living Room with Gerry Bonds" can be heard on KOSU radio 91.7 and 107.5 FM on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Central Time. The program also airs on KCNP radio, a community service radio station of the Chickasaw Nation.

The Oklahoma History Center Museum Store is proud to be the source for great books about the fascinating history of Oklahoma. The Museum Store has recently added three titles by two of Oklahoma's most well-known historians.

Distinguished Oklahoma historian Bob Burke has added two exciting books to his catalog of works about Oklahoma history. Uniquely Oklahoma features stories about prominent Oklahomans and the ways that they have changed lives for people everywhere. Oklahoma: How We Got the Best State Song tells the inspiring story of the state song, from its birth in the musical theater to its adoption by the state of Oklahoma. Uniquely Oklahoma and Oklahoma: How We Got the Best State Song retail for $19.95, and are available to members for $16.96.

Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Director and prominent historian Dr. Bob L. Blackburn has written a thorough history of one of Oklahoma's most recognizable institutions, Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores. Love's follows the company's journey from its first gas station to the large Oklahoma icon that it is now. Love's retails for $29.95, and is available to members for $25.46.

  Call or stop by for these and many other unique products. Books also can be ordered on the Museum Store website. Members always receive a discount of 15 percent on Museum Store purchases. Please call 405-522-5214 with any questions about these great items.

The general public is invited to register to participate in Crossroads of Commerce: The 2014 Oklahoma History Conference, sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Society. The conference is scheduled for April 23, 24 and 25 in Stillwater.

More than 20 individuals, including historians and people who have made history, will make presentations during the conference. A special reception, a concert featuring Byron Berline, The Red Dirt Rangers and other musicians, two luncheons, a dinner, and a bus tour are among the activities that will be available to attendees.

Conference venues will include the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center on the campus of Oklahoma State University and the Stillwater Community Center.

The conference agenda and registration form is available online at www.okhistory.org. Information also may be requested by emailing conference coordinator Paul Lambert at plambert@okhistory.org or telephoning 405-522-0317 or 800-750-4090.

On January 30, 2014, Preservation Oklahoma, Inc., hosted an event unveiling a piece of the history of the Overholser Mansion located in Heritage Hills. A package from the Century Chest, opened in April 2013 at the First Lutheran Church in Oklahoma City, left for the Overholser Mansion.  

The package was a leather-bound notebook full of photographs, family history, newspaper clippings and a surprising discovery: a 99-year lease agreement on a very important piece of land that the Oklahoma Historical Society will be researching further. 

Mayor Mick Cornett, OHS Executive Director Dr. Bob Blackburn, Preservation Oklahoma, Inc., Board President Barrett Williamson and Executive Director David Pettyjohn, Museum Coordinator Lisa Escalon and Jim Loftis were all in attendance.

The Overholser Mansion was completed in 1903 for Henry Overholser, a remarkable figure in early Oklahoma City. The mansion is operated by Preservation Oklahoma, Inc., a private nonprofit dedicated to preserving Oklahoma's historic places.