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Hand-colored engravings and lithographs exhibit at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
On Saturday, January 28, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (CSRHC) will open the traveling exhibit Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined. The exhibit will be on display at the CSRHC from January 28 through March 16.
The works featured in Imprinting the West explore the potent imagery of the time that shaped how Native peoples and the West were understood. Westward expansion in the 19th century was closely intertwined with the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which forcibly removed Native populations in the east to areas west of the Mississippi River. The migration westward and settlement of white Americans only accelerated territorial tensions, which often culminated in bloodshed.
Imprinting the West features 48 hand-colored engravings and lithographs that explore the influence artists had on the perception of the West. This exhibit was curated by Dr. Randall Griffey, head curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.
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Six-part workshop explores the history and culture of northwest Oklahoma
The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (CSRHC) will host a six-session Museum OKademy course in 2023 to train volunteers and provide lectures on history. The classes will be held from 9 to 11 a.m., beginning on Saturday, January 21, and concluding on Saturday, April 1.
The six-part lecture/workshop series, Museum OKademy, will be led by CSRHC Director Jake Krumwiede, CSRHC Director of Education Neal Matherne, and other CSRHC staff. These classes are aimed at both prospective volunteers and other adult learners who wish to broaden their knowledge base about the history of northwest Oklahoma, as well as documents, photographs, and other resources available at the center.
Reserve your spot below or email neal.matherne@history.ok.gov for more information. Attendance is limited so please contact us as soon as possible. Classes are free with regular museum admission. CSRHC members and OHS members always visit free.
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History of Gettysburg National Military Park presentation
On Saturday, January 28, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Jennifer Murray, author and teaching associate professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU), will present “The History of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1863–2022” inside the visitor center at Honey Springs Battlefield. Murray is a military historian specializing in the American Civil War.
Murray’s program explores the landscape of the infamous battlefield as well as the first preservation and commemorative efforts of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association and the US War Department. Her main focus is the history of the Gettysburg battlefield in the 20th century, during the administrative era of the National Park Service (1933–present). As Murray describes it, “The history of the Gettysburg battlefield underscores the complicated relationship between race and reunion, public and private interests, between preservation theories and utilitarian uses, between the National Park Service and the American people, and between fact and fiction.”
For more information regarding the presentation and Honey Springs Battlefield, please contact honeysprings@history.ok.gov, adam.lynn@history.ok.gov, or 918-617-7125.
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Click event listings below for more information.
11 - OKPOP + Cain's: Sex Pistols 45th Anniversary Live Podcast, Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa
12 - “Lunch and Learn: How to Complete HPRI and Site Forms for OKSHPO Reviews” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
14 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline
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
16 - MLK Day Bell-Ringing Ceremony, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
17 - Docent Training Class, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
17 - Edgar and the Roadrunners exhibit opens, Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School, Perry
17 - Wheels exhibit opens, Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School, Perry
19 - Historic Preservation Review Committee meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
21 - Museum OKademy volunteer training class and lecture, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
21 - Stained Glass Preservation and Restoration workshop, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
21 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
25 - Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
27 - History Alive!: An evening with James Armistead Lafayette, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
27 - “History and Hops: The Case for Saving Abandoned Properties” presentation by Michael Schwarz, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
27 - Museum After Dark: Village Sounds featuring singer-songwriter duo Desi and Cody, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
28 - Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined exhibit opens, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
28 - Introduction to Botanical Embroidery workshop, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
28 - “On A Great Battlefield: The History of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1863–2022” presentation by Dr. Jennifer Murray, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
1 - Antique Doll exhibit opens, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
4 - Museum OKademy volunteer training class and lecture, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
4 - Block-Printed Valentine’s Day Card workshop, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
4 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
10 - Museum After Dark: Date Night at the Museum, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
11 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, near Aline
11 - Hammered Moon and Star Earrings workshop, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
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Masthead photo: A family group sledding together after snowfall in January 1987 (2012.201.B1213.0480, Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection, OHS).
This photograph is available on The Gateway to Oklahoma History.
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