OHS EXTRA! - Stake your claim

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July 28, 2021

Book signing tomorrow!—July 29

Cherokee Bill: Black Cowboy—Indian Outlaw presentation and book signing

Author and historian Art T. Burton will give a presentation about his latest book, Cherokee Bill: Black Cowboy—Indian Outlaw (2020) beginning at noon on Thursday, July 29, at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City.

In this book, Burton gives great detail on how a veteran of the First Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Deputy US Marshal Ike Rogers, captured the notorious Indian Territory outlaw Cherokee Bill. Following the presentation, Burton will be available to sign copies of his book. Cherokee Bill: Black Cowboy—Indian Outlaw (2020) can be preordered from the Oklahoma History Center Museum Store by clicking here.

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Soldiers, Ranchers, and Outlaws (1866–1907)

After the Civil War, Oklahoma played a major role in cattle ranching and the development of the frontier. OHS Executive Director Trait Thompson and Dr. Bob Blackburn are joined by Art T. Burton to discuss the Buffalo Soldiers, Bass Reeves, and one of Indian Territory’s most notorious outlaws.

Step back in time and experience life in the Cherokee Outlet during History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid. On the first and third Saturday of each month, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the historic buildings in the Humphrey Heritage Village come alive with reenactors who are tending their shops, working their trades, or socializing at the Village Church. Visitors can learn about different skills and trades of the time, or file their own land claim in the Land Office. For more information, please call the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center at 580-237-1907.

View the calendar for upcoming History Alive! events

Family Fun Day activities planned in Perry

Experience Family Fun Day at the Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School in Perry on Saturday, August 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring the whole family to enjoy this free admission day full of cake walks, apple peeling, sack races, rope making demonstrations, gunfights, and live blacksmithing demonstrations. The Rose Hill schoolmarm will hold short class sessions, and Rooster Cogburn and his friends will stop by to entertain the crowd. The Roadside Grill food trailer will be on-site to provide concessions.

Follow the Cherokee Strip Museum on Facebook to get up-to-date information on events at the site. The Cherokee Strip Museum is located at 2617 West Fir St. in Perry. For more information, please call 580-336-2405.

Current OHS Exhibits

There are just a few weeks left in the summer to treat yourself and your family to some educational and entertaining exhibits at OHS museums, sites, and affiliates across Oklahoma. Travel around the state to see these limited-time exhibits, or discover something new at the OHS site in your own hometown!

Maps and Mapmaking: Historical Maps of Oklahoma

The Chisholm Trail Museum and Horizon Hill (CTM) in Kingfisher is featuring a special exhibit exploring maps and mapmaking that features a collection of more than 20 incredible, historic maps of Oklahoma dating back to 1806. The historic maps from the Oklahoma Historical Society are joined with antique surveying and mapmaking tools and equipment from the museum’s collection. The exhibit will be on display at CTM through October 9. The Chisholm Trail Museum is located at 605 Zellers Avenue in Kingfisher. For more information, please call 405-375-5176.

Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence

Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence, organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) is now on display at the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum. The poster exhibit explores women’s suffrage and the fight for the 19th Amendment. It has been enhanced by artifacts from the OHS that tell the story of women’s suffrage in the state of Oklahoma. This exhibit is free to the public and will be available in the museum building through September 19, 2021. Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum is located at 1141 Pawnee Bill Road in Pawnee. Hours of operation are Sunday and Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In the Vernacular: Everyday Images of Oklahoma Life

The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) exhibit entitled In the Vernacular: Everyday Images of Oklahoma Life will be open for viewing until Tuesday, August 31. A celebration of everyday image-making, this exhibit features photographs from the Oklahoma Historical Society’s collections. Fun, quirky, and sometimes odd images of Oklahomans are now on display in the Cooper and Gladys West Atrium Wing and Gallery. The OHC is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call 405-522-0765.

Launch to Landing: Oklahomans and Space

This OHC exhibit focuses on the many Oklahomans who played a part in the US air and space program, as well as early Oklahoma pioneers of aviation. Launch to Landing features a number of personal items utilized by astronauts. The centerpiece of the exhibit is the Skylab 4 Apollo Command Module (CM-118). Launch to Landing is the culmination of several years of coordination and planning with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, and the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas.

From the Collection: American Indian Art and Photographs

The Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School will showcase From the Collection: American Indian Art and Photographs through the month of September 2021. Included in the exhibit are original paintings from Native artists Woody Big Bow and Randall Owen Moore, as well as an original painting by Ethel Johnston, wife of former Oklahoma Governor Henry S. Johnston. Many photographs of tribal leaders taken by well-known photographers and several American Indian artifacts are also on display. Call 580-336-2405 for more information.

Peculiar Portraits, Tattered Aesthetic, and Stop: Fifty Ways to a Better World

The bold and colorful work of Oklahoma artist John Hammer is on exhibit until August 21 at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (CSRHC). Peculiar Portraits, Tattered Aesthetic, and Stop: Fifty Ways to a Better World combines three separate themes of the artist's interest. Artist John Hammer seeks to keep his art diverse and his expressions varied. The CSRHC is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call 580-237-1907 or visit the CSRHC website.

Born Dry: Prohibition in Oklahoma

Born Dry: Prohibition in Oklahoma, an exhibit of 25 black-and-white photographs taken during the decades-long fight over prohibition in Oklahoma, is on display in the Chesapeake Event Center and Gallery at the OHC. The exhibit explores the debate over the legality of alcohol sales through historical imagery, and its name derives from the fact that prohibition was accepted as part of the Oklahoma Constitution when it became a state in 1907. Visitors are encouraged to call the OHC at 405-522-0765 in advance of their visit to ensure that the room is open to the public.

OHS COVID-19 safety measures

Per CDC guidance, we recommend that visitors who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccination wear face masks and maintain social distancing in indoor public areas. All visitors, staff, volunteers, contractors, and vendors should use appropriate handwashing techniques.

We ask that you avoid visiting OHS museums, sites, and affiliates if you have COVID-19, are experiencing symptoms, have a fever, or are otherwise feeling sick or unwell.