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August 24, 2022
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Oklahoma Trivia Night at Angry Scotsman Brewing
Can you name Oklahoma’s largest county by area? Do you know the Oklahoma hometown of the man who voiced Donald Duck? It’s time to dust off your thinking cap for Oklahoma Trivia Night! History OffCenter, a project of the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS), will host Oklahoma Trivia Night on Thursday, September 8, starting at 6 p.m. at Angry Scotsman Brewing, located at 704 W. Reno Ave. in Oklahoma City.
Questions will cover topics including geography, politics, popular culture, sports, and everything in between. Put a team together and make your high school Oklahoma history teacher proud. The Oklahoma Historical Society will provide prizes for the winners!
Oklahoma Trivia Night is hosted by History OffCenter and BanjoBug Trivia. History OffCenter is a series from the OHS focused on immersive, engaging experiences. With an emphasis on community outreach, this series features programs that are in-depth explorations of neighborhoods, the inner workings of the OHS, and historical eras. The goal is not only to share our history at the Oklahoma History Center (home of the OHS), but also to reach out to our community and attract new members to the OHS.
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The Oklahoma Historical Society will host two online workshops to inform the public about the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program application process. The workshops will be held Thursday, September 1, at 1 p.m. and Monday, September 12, at 10 a.m.
In these online programs, OHS Grants Administrator Nicole Harvey will provide guidance for groups interested in applying for the 2022/2023 grant cycle. Participants will learn which organizations and projects are eligible, how to apply, and the criteria used to evaluate grant proposals. The application process for the 2022/2023 cycle opens on September 1, 2022, and closes on November 1, 2022. Click here for more information about the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program.
The online workshops are free, but participants are asked to register in advance. Click on the buttons below to register for your desired workshop date.
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Working America: A Sam Comen Photography Exhibition will open at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (CSRHC) in Enid on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
In the exhibition, artist Sam Comen presents a series of portraits of American immigrants and first-generation Americans at work in the small, skilled trades as icons of the American experience. The subjects share stories of economic independence and struggle, belonging and exclusion, faith and fear, and service to both community and family.
A variety of themes are explored in the portraits and accompanying interviews, including the dignity of work, inequity among immigrant nationalities, the political relevance of labor migrants, and the intergenerational legacies of inherited skills. The exhibition also investigates how the subjects learned new skills to adapt to their land of opportunity, as well as the relationship between a nation’s identity and the identities of the individuals who comprise that nation.
Working America is a meditation on American belonging and American becoming. It poetically acknowledges the lives and contributions working men and women make as a part of our country and our collective experience. The exhibit will remain on display at the CSRHC through Thursday, October 20.
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Sam Comen is a documentary portrait photographer from Los Angeles, California. His photographs are collected by the Library of Congress, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and private collectors, and he is regularly commissioned by brands and publications internationally.
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Barns in Oklahoma series continues in August
The State Historic Preservation Office will hold another presentation in its “Shut the Door! Barns in Oklahoma” series, featuring presenters who specialize in barn history, construction, and restoration. On Tuesday, August 30, the topic will be “Signs of Ethnicity and Adaptation in Oklahoma Barns.”
After August 30, two more presentations remain in the 2022 series. On October 25, the theme will be "Oklahoma's Special Purpose Barns and Farm Structures," and on December 27, "The Significance of Barns in the Oklahoma Cultural Landscape" will be discussed. These presentations all begin at 6 p.m. The webinars will be limited to the first 100 registrants. For further information, please contact Lynda Ozan at 405-522-4484 or lozan@okhistory.org. Click here to view previous webinars in the series.
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OHS COVID-19 safety measures
We recommend that visitors who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 wear face masks in indoor public areas. 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.
25 - “Beyond D&D: Creative Mitigation in the Section 106 Process in Oklahoma” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
26 - Movie Night featuring Will Rogers Jr. in The Story of Will Rogers (1952), Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
26 - “History and Hops: Mid-Century Modern Architecture” presentation by Lynda Ozan, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
27 - “Hardtack and Hard Times: Civil War Food” living history program, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
30 - “Shut the Door! Barns in Oklahoma: Signs of Ethnicity and Adaptation in Oklahoma Barns” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
31 - From Institution to Inclusion: The History of disAbilities in Oklahoma exhibit closes, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
31 - Early Influencers: How Anna Overholser & Henry Ione Overholser Perry Set the Style for Oklahoma City Women, 1903–1929 exhibit closes, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
31 - Antique Handkerchiefs exhibit closes, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
1 - Working America: A Sam Comen Photography Exhibition opens, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
1 - Drummond Heirlooms exhibit opens, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
1 - Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program workshop (VIRTUAL), Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City
3 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
8 - History OffCenter: Oklahoma Trivia Night, Angry Scotsman Brewing, Oklahoma City
9–10 - “Musket Demo Day” living history program, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
10 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline
12 - Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program workshop (VIRTUAL), Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City
13 - Tuesday Tunes at the Mansion featuring Hunter Thomas, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
15 - Prairie to Palate outdoor dining experience and fundraiser, Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue, Ponca City
15 - Thursday Night Lecture Series featuring Ted Reeds, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
16–17 - “Traveling by Keelboat” living history program, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
17 - Will’s Cowboy Trader Days at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah
17 - “A Long Walk in the Sun: Mexican-American War Days,” Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
17 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
17 - Family Day at the Birthplace Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah
17 - “History of Masonic Temples in Oklahoma” presentation by T. S. Akers, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
17 - Let’s Talk About It: The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days (1903) by Andy Adams, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee
21 - Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
22 - Autumnal Equinox Walks, Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center, Spiro
23–24 - “Candles on Post” living history program, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
24 - Ice Cream Social, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
24 - Movie Night featuring Animal Crackers (1930), Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
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Masthead photo: Pictured standing near the back of this group, wearing a suit and straw hat, is railroad promoter W. E. Wells. Seated in front of Wells are Cottie and Sammy Hallman. The Hallmans operated the Capital Hotel on Capital Avenue near the Pennington Creek Crossing in Tishomingo, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, c. 1901 (20288.93.152.2, Chickasaw Council House Museum Collection, OHS).
This photograph is available on The Gateway to Oklahoma History.
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