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LISTEN TO THE LATEST
Live episode: The Life and Legacy of Bob Wills
The latest episode of A Very OK Podcast was recorded live on Bob Wills Day, on the evening of March 6. Bob Wills was born in Texas, but he and his Texas Playboys became a national sensation when they began playing live shows on KVOO from the legendary Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa. Bob’s unique style of music blended folk, jazz, hillbilly, and blues to produce the sound we know today as Western swing. His music is still as popular as ever and it is regularly covered by today’s top artists. In this live episode, recorded at Ponyboy in Oklahoma City, Trait Thompson and Dr. Bob Blackburn are joined by Carolyn Wills, Brett Bingham, John Wooley, and Jeff Moore. Special guest Kyle Dillingham performed “Milk Cow Blues” and “Faded Love” for the crowd.
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THE ORIGINAL FOOD TRUCK
Annual Chuck Wagon Gathering this Saturday
Visit the Chisholm Trail Museum this Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a day filled with cowboy fun! The Chuck Wagon Gathering is a great way to see a variety of working chuck wagons from across the region as the cooks prepare some of their favorite dishes. Activities include live music with Kyle Dillingham and Horseshoe Road, Straka longhorns, cooking demonstrations, gunfights, Wild West Show performers, medicine man shows, and more. This event is free to the public! Please contact the museum at 405-375-5176 for more information. The Chisholm Trail Museum and Horizon Hill are located at 605 Zellers Avenue in Kingfisher.
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On Saturday, April 22, the Oklahoma Historical Society will present “Perspectives in History": The 2023 Oklahoma History Symposium at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. This one-day event offers scholars, historians, authors, and museum professionals from across the state and country a forum to share their work with history enthusiasts. The symposium is free and open to the public, but attendees must register online in advance of the event. Lunch will be available only for those who pre-purchase a lunch during the registration process. Click here to see the full schedule of events.
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WHAT'S COOKING?
Hands-On Historic Skills
On the fourth Saturday of each month, the Fort Towson Historic Site welcomes adult visitors to take part in the Hands-On Historic Skills series of demonstrations.
Every month, guests can try their hand at using period artifacts and tools with the guidance of Fort Towson staff members and historical interpreters. Hands-on demonstrations allow individuals to experience the past by touching, using, and gaining an appreciation for historical objects while in the Fort Towson setting. The next gathering of the Hands-On Historic Skills group will be on Saturday, March 25, when the art of Dutch oven cooking will be explored. For more information, email fttowson@history.ok.gov or call 580-873-2634. The Fort Towson Historic Site is located north of U.S. 70 near Fort Towson.
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TOEING THE MARK
“School of the Soldier” living history program
On Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, and again from 1 to 3 p.m., Fort Gibson Historic Site will conduct “School of the Soldier,” a come-and-go living history program, free with paid admission. To learn more about the program, please call 918-478-4088.
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Spring Bake Day is coming up!
On Saturday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the smell of fresh-baked bread will once again permeate Fort Gibson Historic Site. Spring Bake Day is a unique and delicious experience for the public to enjoy. Staff will operate the oven all day Saturday, and the fresh loaves will be available around noon and 3:30 p.m. from the tent in front of the bakehouse. There is no cost to sample the fresh baked bread, but donations are appreciated. Fort Gibson coffee mugs will also be for sale at the tent, with a complimentary sample tasting of beans included with purchase while supplies last.
Fresh bread and beans are not the only reason to visit the site. At the log fort, many of the rooms have been furnished to illustrate what life was like for the various people who once lived at the outpost. For more information please call 918-478-4088.
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WE'VE GOT YOUR SIX
Vietnam War–Era Veterans' Commemoration Ceremony
On March 29, on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) will hold a commemoration ceremony to honor the servicemen and -women who served anywhere in the world during the Vietnam War era. The event will be held in the Devon Great Hall of the OHC from 10 a.m. to noon. This event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m.
The event is being held at the Oklahoma History Center, in association with Villages of OKC and Humana Market Point. The Oklahoma History Center is located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City. For additional information, call 405-522-0765.
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The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is governed by a 25-member Board of Directors—13 are elected by the OHS membership and 12 are appointed by the governor of Oklahoma.
Our current OHS members recently received their ballots by mail and will be voting for new board members in the coming weeks. If you would like to vote in future elections, learn about becoming a member of the OHS by clicking here. You can learn more about our current OHS Board of Directors by clicking here.
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Click event listings below for more information.
23 - 2023 Oklahoma Historical Society Awards Banquet, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
24 - “History and Hops: Oklahoma's Tiny Jails (Calabooses) Survey” presentation by Matt Pearce and Mike Mayes, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
24–25 - “School of the Soldier” living history program, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
25 - Chuck Wagon Gathering, Chisholm Trail Museum and Horizon Hill, Kingfisher
25 - “Hands-On Historic Skills: Dutch Oven Cooking,” Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
28 - Frozen in Time: A Photographic History of Northwestern Oklahoma exhibit opens, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
29 - Vietnam War–Era Veterans Commemoration Ceremony, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
31 - Movie Night featuring Will Rogers in They Had to See Paris (1929), Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
31 - #ExploreOHS Travel Contest concludes, OHS museums and historic sites, statewide
1 - Hammered Aluminum Ware exhibit opens, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
1 - Museum OKademy volunteer training class and lecture, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
1 - Introduction to Basketry: Create a Woven Tote class, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
1 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
7 - “Museum After Dark: Liquid History” and Frozen in Time: A Photographic History of Northwestern Oklahoma exhibit opening, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
8 - A. Day's Work art exhibit opens, Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, Guthrie
8 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline
8 - Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee
8 - Spring Bake Day, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
8 - Easter Egg Hunt, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
8 - Embroidered Patches class, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
8 - Second Saturday Sewing Circle, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
9 - Sunrise Service, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee
12 - “Lunch and Learn: US Fish & Wildlife Service Historic Resources at the Treasure Lake Job Corps Center” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
13–15 - "The Coalition of Historical Trekkers" living history program, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
15 - Carriage House Sit and Sew, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
15 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
15 - Kids Make History, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
15 - Tin Lizzies and Classics, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
15 - “The ‘American’ Civil War in Indian Territory: Indigenous Memory and Perspective” presentation by Midge Dellinger and Gano Perez Jr., Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
16 - Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
20 - Story Time at Hunter’s Home, Hunter’s Home, Park Hill
21 - Education Day, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
21 - Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
22 - “Perspectives in History”: The 2023 Oklahoma History Symposium, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
22 - Fun and Games at Hunter's Home, Hunter’s Home, Park Hill
22 - “Traveling by Keelboat” living history program, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
22 - Oklahoma Historical Society Membership meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
22 - Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors Organizational meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
22 - Hands-On Historic Skills, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
22 - Earth Day Block Printing class, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
22 - "Glass and a Glass!" glass fusing class, Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue, Ponca City
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March is Women's History Month
As we celebrate women's history in the month of March, the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) invites the public to learn about the incredible contributions of Oklahoma women through a useful online resource. Visit the Women in Oklahoma History page on the OHS website to learn about women as trailblazers, creatives, pioneers, artists, journalists, aviators, tribal leaders, and so much more. The finding aid has a wide selection of online tools from publications to educational resources. Learn about the women who helped to shape the history of the state through articles, photographs, biographies, audio, video, online exhibits, and much more.
Masthead image: Partially colorized photograph of Kate Barnard from a "souvenir of the first Oklahoma Legislature presented by Miss Kate Barnard, state commissioner of charities and corrections," c. 1907 (16802, Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection, OHS).
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