April 9, 2014


Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m.
Pawnee Bill Ranch |Pawnee, OK

On April 19, 2014, the Pawnee Bill Ranch will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Egg Hunt is cosponsored by the local Pawnee Lion's Club and it will begin promptly at 10 a.m., signaled by Pawnee Bill firing his pistol. The egg hunt attracts hundreds of children and their families and is spread out over many acres of the historic site. Thousands of eggs will be hidden, including prize eggs containing money and vouchers for treats. Pawnee Bill started an egg hunt at his ranch more than one hundred years ago. It is in that tradition that the ranch continues to be a place where families can make memories with their children in a beautiful environment. Kevin Webb, who portrays Pawnee Bill, will offer rides on his horse after the egg hunt is over.

 

On April 20, 2014, the Pawnee Bill Ranch will host its annual Sunrise Service and Easter Fundraiser Breakfast. The nondenominational service begins at approximately 6:45 a.m. on Blue Hawk Peak, the highest point on the ranch grounds. The service is led by the Pawnee Ministerial Alliance and is a community-wide tradition. Immediately following the service, the Friends of the Pawnee Bill Ranch Association will serve a breakfast to raise money for ranch programs. The breakfast will consist of eggs, ham, biscuits, gravy, and a drink for $5.

 

The Friends of the Pawnee Bill Ranch Association is a 501(c) 3 organization dedicated to support of the Pawnee Bill Ranch. The ranch association helps support the Wild West Show, ranch maintenance, collections acquisition and care, and much more.

 

The Pawnee Bill Ranch is located on Blue Hawk Peak, one-half mile west of Pawnee on US 64.

Civil Rights Icon Clara Luper's Radio Show Now Available on OHS YouTube Channel

The Oklahoma Historical Society is pleased to announce the release of priceless audio files from the Clara Luper Collection, now available on the Oklahoma Historical Society Oral History YouTube Channel. Retired OHS Administrative Programs Officer Bruce Fisher, OHS Digital Projects Archivist JA Pryse, and OHS volunteer James Holley embarked on a pilot program in May 2013 to reach out to the Oklahoma City community through the development of a crowd-sourced description program that allowed for community supported data mining to complete the project.

Clara Luper's History Class. 1977/01/20
Clara Luper's History Class. 1977/01/20

In July 2013, DVDs of the digitized Clara Luper Radio Show were disbursed to the Oklahoma City African American community through the Clara Luper Legacy Committee and the Black Heritage Committee of the OHS. The packets of DVDs included eight to ten radio shows each, a worksheet and guidelines to listen to the show. Listeners wrote their interpretation, views, names and sources that were heard. The hard work from the community not only allowed for more precise descriptions, but also allowed for more specific metadata entries because of the identification of personal experiences with the subject matter and significant dates. James Holley oversaw the project and volunteered more than 50 hours of service to assist with this large-scale project.

 

Each reel-to-reel cassette and 8-track recording has been preserved, rehoused, digitized and edited. Each file is digitally converted for access on the OHS Oral History YouTube Channel. The 28 selected shows that are available (more to be released in time) range from the 1960s through 2006. Ordinarily, describing the individual shows would take thousands of hours of staff time, but with the pilot program and assistance from Fisher, Pryse, Holley, the Black Heritage Committee and the Clara Luper Legacy Committee, the OHS has been able to prevent further deterioration of these materials and provide immediate international access.

 

Southeastern Ceramic Effigy Class with Victoria Mitchell
Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center |Oklahoma City, OK

The Oklahoma History Center will host a ceramic effigy class with Victoria Mitchell, Cherokee potter and Cherokee National Living Treasure, on April 19, 2014. The class will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and registration is required. The cost for the class is $100 and includes all materials and lunch. Class size is limited to twelve participants to allow one-on-one interaction with the instructor. Mitchell will discuss Southeastern-style traditional pottery and effigy pipes. Each student will complete a project and decorate it with tools provided. Students may leave their finished pieces at the museum to be fired and picked up at a later date, or may make arrangements to fire the piece on their own. Registration is required and age is limited to eighteen and above. For more information or to register, please contact the Oklahoma Historical Society Education Department at [email protected] or 405-522-3602. For more information about Victoria Mitchell, visit her website at www.victoriacherokeepottery.com.

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