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On this day in history:
48 Hours in Atoka, 1975
On August 30–31, 1975, a large two-day music festival took place in Atoka. “48 Hours in Atoka” was Oklahoma’s answer to the infamous Woodstock Music and Art Fair that took place on a farm in rural New York in August 1969. In the 1960s and 1970s, music festivals were staged across the country as the hippie counterculture movement grew, making sharp generational distinctions between beliefs about sexuality, women’s rights, the Vietnam War, and many other social issues.
At the 1975 Atoka event, the crowd size was estimated at 40,000 people! Performers included Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Lee Lewis, Freddy Fender, Jessi Colter, Larry Gatlin, Hoyt Axton, David Allan Coe, and Jerry Jeff Walker, which makes it surprising that a 2-day ticket to the event only cost $10! Many music historians consider this festival to be the beginning of the Outlaw Country music movement.
Stop by the Atoka Museum and Civil War Cemetery in Atoka to see more memorabilia from this unique event. Regular hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and admission is always free!
Photos by Fred W. Marvel (Oklahoma Department of Tourism Collection, OHS). Official 48 Hours in Atoka program and event ticket are found in the collections of the Atoka Museum and Civil War Cemetery.
Cindy Donovan-Wallis, “48 Hours in Atoka,” The Chronicles of Oklahoma 91, no. 1 (Spring 2013): 82–98.
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Learn more about Oklahoma Creatives from OKPOP
Listen to the OKPOP Radio Hour!
The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture (OKPOP), located across the street from the historic Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, is an OHS museum in development dedicated to the creative spirit of Oklahoma's people and the influence of Oklahoma artists on popular culture around the world. The OKPOP Radio Hour is an excellent way to learn about past and present Oklahoma Creatives through hour-long podcast episodes. This listening experience features pop culture news, interviews with Oklahoma Creatives in the world of entertainment, and music from Oklahoma artists.
Find out what Oklahoma community your favorite artist hails from by accessing the interactive map of Oklahoma Creatives on the OKPOP website by clicking here.
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The table is set for Prairie to Palate
The Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue in Ponca City is excited to host its annual Prairie to Palate farm-to-table fundraising dinner on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The event will be held on the beautiful lawn of the Pioneer Woman Museum at 6 p.m., with the dinner catered by Stagecoach Catering and BBQ and Banana Crate. This evening of fun will include live music, drinks, and a silent auction. All proceeds will support the Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue.
Tickets are on sale for $50 each, which covers one meal and one beverage. Table sponsorships are also available. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue gift shop, by phone by calling 580-765-6108, or can be purchased online by clicking here. For more information please visit pioneerwomanmuseum.com and click “Support Our Cause.” The deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, September 9, 2022.
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A unique opportunity to experience history firsthand!
"Traveling by Keelboat" living history program offers riverside tours of a working vessel
On Friday, September 16, and Saturday, September 17, join the staff and volunteers at Fort Gibson Historic Site as they demonstrate the operations of a keelboat during a special riverside living history program. The tours to the riverside will run at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. on both days.
The "Traveling by Keelboat" riverside living history program will show visitors the skills needed to operate a keelboat, which was the way goods and supplies were originally delivered to Fort Gibson. Guests are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes for a short hike to the riverside to meet historians who will explain the mechanical advantages of pulley systems in water travel and transport. Participants will learn how the speed of keelboats was measured before the advent of the speedometer through interactive presentations by the staff and volunteers.
For more details or to learn how to purchase tickets to the keelboat demonstrations, visit the events section of Fort Gibson’s Facebook page at facebook.com/fortgibsonhistoricsite.
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A Long Walk in the Sun: Mexican-American War Days
Fort Towson Historic Site will host “A Long Walk in the Sun: Mexican-American War Days” on Saturday, September 17, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This event will feature an encampment set in the 1846–1848 time period of the Mexican-American War. There will be educational presentations and opportunities to interact with experts in the fields of artillery, military life in the 1840s, early Oklahoma forts, and the Mexican-American War. The public is invited to attend the event to view demonstrations and reenactments to catch a glimpse of this underrepresented time period through sights, sounds, and smells that will ignite the imagination.
If you have any questions about this event, email fttowson@okhistory.org, call 580-873-2634, or message @FortTowsonHistoricSite on Facebook.
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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.
31 - Antique Handkerchiefs exhibit closes, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
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
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 - Documenting Wichita Gathering Places and Allotments webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
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
26 - “Americana: A Musical Tour of the USA” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Jonas Nordwall, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
27 - Presente in Oklahoma!, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
30 - Drummond Heirlooms exhibit closes, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
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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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