The Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center will host a Lunch & Learn program entitled "Photo Dating and Territorial Photographers" on July 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the classrooms at the Oklahoma History Center. The program will be taught by Chester Cowen, retired director of the OHS photo archives. Cowen will outline the history of photography in the Twin Territories and discuss how photography has been used to record the events that led to statehood.  

Preregistration is required for this event. Admission for "Photo Dating and Territorial Photographers" Lunch & Learn is $10 and includes lunch. To reserve your place, please call the OHS Research Center at 405-522-5225 or mail a check to the OHS Research Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr., Oklahoma City, OK 73105.

Just 24 hours after their names were called in the 2014 NBA Draft, Thunder fans got the opportunity to see the Thunder's two new players, Josh Huestis and Mitch McGary, at the Oklahoma History Center.  Huestis, a Stanford University graduate, and University of Michigan alumnus McGary both expressed their gratitude for having been chosen by the Thunder and received a message from teammate and NBA Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant. 

Dr. Bob Blackburn, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, gave the players a taste of the rich heritage of their new home by offering a personally guided tour of the Oklahoma History Center. Accompanying them were invited students from Douglass Mid-High School in Oklahoma City. As an added attraction to the tour, members of the Oklahoma History Center Education Department dressed in turn-of-the-century wardrobe and assisted in offering vivid descriptions of the exhibits and life in early Oklahoma.

Jessi Stone, field reporter for Oklahoma City's KOKH Fox 25 News, stepped into the Oklahoma History Center and stepped back into Oklahoma history on July 2. The live broadcast included a personal tour of five exhibits currently on display. 

Museum Director Dan Provo initiated the tour by introducing Stone to the Born to Freedom: Allan Houser Centennial exhibit. Director of Research Chad Williams walked Stone through "On Behalf of the Pioneers": The Oklahoma Century Chest, 1913-2013 exhibit, then Director of Exhibits David Davis directed her through the Steamboat Heroine exhibit. Stone was introduced to prairie living by Curator of Education Rachel Kellum, with Assistant Curator of Education Sarah Dumas giving a vivid description of customs and everyday life for American Indians in Indian Territory. Director of Education Jason Harris concluded the tour with a living history demonstration of the cowboy chuck wagon. "I've lived here all my life and never realized what was here," said Stone.

To see the interviews, visit http://www.okcfox.com/video?clipId=10325432&autostart=true.