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Movie Night featuring Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night featuring the film Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) in its theater on Friday, December 30, at 7 p.m. The Christmas classic starring a 22-year-old Judy Garland debuted her renditions of “The Trolley Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” which became instant hits after the movie's release.
Family activities and crafts will take place prior to the film screening from 6 to 7 p.m.
This event is FREE to attend, thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
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Barns in the Oklahoma cultural landscape
On Tuesday, December 27, at 6 p.m., the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is hosting the last of its 2022 webinar series on barns in Oklahoma. The December topic will be “The Significance of Barns in the Oklahoma Cultural Landscape.” For further information, please contact the SHPO at 405-521-6249.
Register for the webinar by clicking here.
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Explore space in full color
Observing With NASA, an authentic data experience with astronomical imaging, will be on display at the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) until December 31, 2022. This exhibit kiosk from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory engages visitors in the art and science of NASA imagery. Observing With NASA offers an introduction to the tools, data, and skills that NASA space scientists and data visualization experts use to create the images of deep space objects that we all know and love.
Observing With NASA features a range of NASA’s most iconic images to explore and provides opportunities for visitors to put their own artistic spin on these images through analysis and processing. This kiosk has been incorporated into the OHC’s permanent exhibit Launch to Landing: Oklahomans and Space, which highlights the achievements of all Oklahomans who have contributed to the US aerospace program from its inception. Launch to Landing can be found in the Gaylord Special Exhibit Gallery on the first floor of the OHC.
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All they want for Christmas is a new team of horses!
If you have followed the story of the Pawnee Bill Ranch this year, you know that some sad news came to the ranch in July when JR, one of the Ranch’s beloved Clydesdales, lost his battle with cancer. He came to the ranch in 2006 and lived a long and happy life on Blue Hawk Peak. For 16 years, he provided countless stagecoach and wagon rides to the guests of the ranch without complaint.
The ranch experienced a further blow in September when Spirit, another Clydesdale, unexpectedly passed away of congestive heart failure. Laddie is now the sole Clydesdale on the Pawnee Bill property, but can't pull the surrey with the fringe on top all by his lonesome!
Please consider donating to the cause of finding a new team of Clydesdales for the property by visiting the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum online store.
Left to right: JR and Laddie.
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Support the Oklahoma Historical Society
Looking back at the past year, the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is thankful for the generosity of our donors and members. They have provided us with the support to continue with nearly 130 years of collecting, preserving, and sharing the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people.
In addition to successfully rebranding the agency and the unveiling of a new logo, the OHS held its first Oklahoma History Symposium, “Perspectives in History,” and celebrated the grand opening of the new Honey Springs Battlefield Visitor Center. Karen Whitecotton was hired as the first female OHS deputy director, visitation to the Oklahoma History Center continues to grow, and many projects are planned for next year.
There is plenty in store for 2023, including much-needed repairs and renovations at OHS museums and historic sites. Our staff members are busily making plans for events, exhibits, and programs that will share Oklahoma’s rich past with the public.
As we look forward to 2023, please consider supporting our future with an end-of-year gift. We appreciate any amount that you are comfortable giving. All contributions are tax deductible.
Thank you for supporting us!
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Click event listings below for more information.
13–17 - Holiday Candlelight Tours, Hunter’s Home, Park Hill
14 - “Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program Overview” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
15 - “The Secretary’s Standards for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
16 - “The Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines for Rehabilitation” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
17 - Bake Day and Gingerbread Decorating, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
17 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
21 - Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
27 - “Shut the Door! Barns in Oklahoma: The Significance of Barns in the Oklahoma Cultural Landscape” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
29 - Sherwood Forest documentary premiere, OETA
30 - Movie Night featuring Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
31 - Observing With NASA Smithsonian exhibit kiosk closes, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
7 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
7 - “Architecture of the Capitol” presentation by Trait Thompson, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
14 - “Researching Legal Documents” presentation by Dr. Le’Shawn Turner, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
14 - Modern Wall Hangings workshop, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
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For 30 years John Erling entertained Tulsans as the stimulating host of Erling in the Morning on KRMG radio. As a well-respected community leader, Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame member, and Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame inductee, Erling now devotes his energy and enthusiasm to Voices of Oklahoma, hoping to educate and motivate future generations. He has captured interviews with some of the most fascinating voices of our time in the long reach of his career.
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Masthead photo: This farm northwest of Sulphur is an artistic sight from above after snowfall in 1978 (2012.201.OVZ001.7053, Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection, OHS).
This photograph is available on The Gateway to Oklahoma History.
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