July 24, 2015

Summer Sizzler Genealogy Workshop
July 31 and August 1, 2015
Oklahoma History Center | Oklahoma City, OK
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Friday, July 31: Resources from Around the State

Explore Oklahoma resources with speakers from across Oklahoma including: Cleveland County Genealogical Society, Lawton Public Library, Muskogee Public Library, and Mahlon Erickson, creator of the online Oklahoma Death Index.

 

Saturday, August 1: Put It All Together for Your Family to Share

The Oklahoma Genealogical Society guides you through the steps for pulling your material together into a family history and story that family members will enjoy. Speakers: Billie Fogarty, Rick Fogarty, Carolyn Lea, and LaNell Shores.

 

Registration is $35 for one day or $50 for both days and lunch is included. Register online or learn more at  www.okgensoc.org. These workshops are cosponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Genealogical Society.

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition: Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America
On display July 24 to September 5, 2015
Pioneer Woman Museum | Ponca City, OK

Baseball. Soccer. Hockey. Bowling. Kickball. Surfing. People around the country are drawn to compete in these sports and many others. Still more gather on the sidelines to cheer for their favorite athletes and teams. Nowhere do Americans more intimately connect to sports than in their hometowns. The Pioneer Woman Museum, in cooperation with Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC), will celebrate this connection as it hosts Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program. Hometown Teams will be on view July 24, 2015, through September 5, 2015.

 

Research Center Book Sale
July 29 to August 1, 2015
Oklahoma History Center | Oklahoma City, OK
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Don't miss the Research Center Book Sale July 29-August 1, 2015. The sale includes books on a variety of topics including genealogy, Oklahoma history, US and military history, education, biographies, and more. Shop vinyl lps, prints of historic photos and maps, periodicals, and much more! Proceeds from the Book Sale will benefit the OHS Research Center in collecting, preserving, and sharing Oklahoma's history.

 

Book sale hours are 10am to 4:45pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 10am to 3pm on Saturday. For more information call 405.522.5225. 

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