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Quilting workshop with Martha Ray
Visit the Sod House Museum southeast of Aline for a quilting workshop on Saturday, April 9. The workshop will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. with instructor Martha Ray, and the cost is $5 per person. For more information, please contact Director Renee Trindle at 580-463-2441 or sodhouse@okhistory.org.
The Sod House Museum preserves Oklahoma’s only remaining sod house and interprets the early-day lifestyle of a pioneer, from the establishment of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893 to 1920. The museum encloses Marshal McCully’s original sod house, which is the key exhibit. Visitors can enjoy the experience of walking through the “soddy” and exploring exhibits, artifacts, photographs, and a root cellar. The artifacts and exhibits portray the daily activities of the pioneers.
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Historic Skills and Trades Expo
Fort Towson Historic Site will host its “Historic Skills and Trades Expo” Second Saturday Demo on Saturday, April 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. Guests are welcome to watch and learn as craftsmen and artisans demonstrate how objects were made before industrialization. Historical interpreters will be demonstrating the art of candle making, wooden bucket making, the operation of a wooden lathe, the preparation of black powder, and cooking. Living history reenactors will be on-site to explain a variety of time-honored crafts, and the Sutler’s Store will be open for touring.
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Rose Hill School
On the grounds of the Cherokee Strip Museum (CSM) stands Rose Hill School, a one-room country school built northeast of Perry in 1895. In schools like this one, students received their education from the first through the eighth grade. Rose Hill was moved to the CSM in 1971. The school contains most of its original furnishings, including a cast-iron stove and wooden two-seater desks.
In 1988 the school building took on a new role when it became the site of the living history program A Day at Rose Hill School. Third-and fourth-grade students from all over the state come to Rose Hill School to learn what life was like for young people in 1910. Due to our recent winter storms, there is a waitlist for school visits, but visitors are welcome to see the one-room schoolhouse whenever they pay a visit to the CSM in Perry.
The CSM also has a blacksmith shop and demonstration area. A separate implement building contains farming equipment and tools that would have been in use during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Other outdoor exhibits include a jail cell, antique threshing machine, antique sorghum mill, and a “flying jenny” merry-go-round for kids.
The museum complex is located approximately a quarter-mile east of I-35 at exit 186 toward Perry.
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“Common Soldier” Living History program
On April 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fort Gibson Historic Site will host the first living history program of the season, exploring the types of common soldiers who were stationed at the frontier military post. Farmers, blacksmiths, hunters, coopers, and even carpenters made up the ranks of those posted to Fort Gibson. Visitors can learn about the reasons common men joined the army and what clothing and equipment they would have used.
This program is free with paid admission, which can be purchased at the commissary located at 907 N. Garrison Ave, or at the office located within the palisade grounds. Call 918-478-4088 for more information.
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Last chance to register for the 2022 Oklahoma History Symposium!
“Perspectives in History,” a one-day symposium, will be held on Saturday, April 9, at the Oklahoma History Center. Presented by the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Oklahoma History Symposium offers scholars, historians, authors, and museum professionals a forum to share their work with history enthusiasts. Three professional development sessions also will be offered for museum professionals, volunteers, and students. Click here for a complete schedule, session descriptions, and registration details. Registration closes on April 1.
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OHS COVID-19 safety measures
We recommend that visitors who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 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.
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Click event listings below for more information.
1 - Hammered Aluminum Ware exhibit opens, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
2 - Museum OKademy volunteer training class, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
2 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
5 - Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
6 - Blacksmithing Demonstrations with the Saltfork Craftsmen, Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School, Perry
7 - “Kansas Abolitionist and the Civil War” presentation by Debra Goodrich, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
8 - Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
8 - Museum After Dark: Village Sounds, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
9 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline
9 - “Perspectives in History”: The Oklahoma History Symposium, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
9 - Oklahoma Historical Society Membership meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
9 - Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors organizational meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
9 - “Historic Skills and Trades Expo” Second Saturday Demo, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
10 - #ExploreOHS Travel Contest concludes, OHS museums and historic sites, statewide
15–16 - “Common Soldier” living history program, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
16 - Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee
16 - Will’s Cowboy Trader Days at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah
16 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
16 - Easter Egg Hunt, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
16 - Family Day at the Birthplace Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah
17 - Sunrise Service, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee
20 - Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
21 - Historic Preservation Review Committee meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
21 - Thursday Night Lecture Series featuring author Matthew Kerns, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
23 - Handcrafted Soap Making class, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
23 - Free Museum Day, Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, Guthrie
25 - Kilgen Organ performance featuring Ken Double, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
26 - “Shut the Door! Barns in Oklahoma” webinar series (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
29 - Movie Night featuring Twister (1996), Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
29–30 - “19th-Century Trading” living history program, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
30 - Silver Selections from the USS Oklahoma exhibit closes, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
30 - Hammered Aluminum Ware exhibit closes, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
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March is Women's History Month |
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Mary “Te Ata” Thompson Fisher was born December 3, 1895, near Emet, Oklahoma. Te Ata was a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation whose name means “bearer of the morning.” She was best known for her artistic interpretations of Indigenous folklore, but she also worked as an actor and drama instructor in a career that lasted 60 years.
Te Ata’s readings, storytelling, and dance were often accompanied by classical and other music played on piano and a variety of traditional instruments. She performed for the first state dinner given by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, and gave performances around the world for royal families and heads of state. During her travels, she was exposed to the themes and practices of storytelling in other Native cultures, which she often incorporated into her performances.
In 1958 Te Ata was recognized by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, and in 1976 she received the Oklahoma Governor's Award. To learn more about the life of Te Ata in The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, click here.
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