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MAY IS HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH
State Historic Preservation Office offering free webinars in the month of May
This May, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will host several free, virtual webinars. Each workshop is devoted to one of the SHPO’s federal preservation programs, and designed for preservation professionals, government agency representatives, and concerned citizens. All workshops are free and open to the public; however, individuals are asked to register for each session they wish to attend. Click on the webinar name and date below to register for individual classes online.
For more information or for help registering for the SHPO's free webinars, please email tiffany.darata@history.ok.gov or call 405-521-6249.
Celebrate Preservation Month this May!
During the month of May, we wish to recognize the people in our community who are doing the important work of saving the places where our history happened and build up communities through preservation. The theme of this year's celebration is "People Saving Places." Historic place–savers are selfless individuals, often protecting places without recognition. Let the SHPO know who inspires you by doing the work of saving places—both big and small! Email Lynda Ozan at lynda.ozan@history.ok.gov with your story so we can share it during the upcoming month of May.
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Voices of Oklahoma celebrates 14th anniversary
This month the oral history project and OHS partner Voices of Oklahoma celebrated 14 years since the project began!
As Voices of Oklahoma enters into its 15th year, and in celebration of this recent milestone, Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductees Dick Schmitz and John Erling (the project's founder) have recorded a special interview marking the project's 14th anniversary. They look back at the places Erling has traveled, the people he has interviewed, and his ongoing efforts to preserve oral histories.
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ON MONDAY!!
Celebrate Clara Luper's Birthday
Civil Rights Movement icon Clara Luper was born on May 3, 1923, in Okfuskee County. On Monday, May 1, from 6–8 p.m. the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) will host a celebration of Clara Luper's 100th Birthday. Dr. Karlos Hill, regents’ professor in the Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies at the University of Oklahoma, will facilitate a panel discussion. The panel will include Clara Luper’s daughter, Marilyn Luper Hildreth, as well as members of the Clara Luper Legacy Committee. This event will focus on celebrating Luper's life and legacy—keeping her story alive for future generations. The event is free to attend, but registration is required. Please contact the OHC at 405-522-0765 with any questions. Register for the Clara Luper Birthday event by clicking here.
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PUTTING THE WHEELS IN MOTION
Blacksmithing and Wheel Setting Demonstrations
Visit the Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School in Perry to watch the Saltfork Craftsmen give a Blacksmithing and Wheel Setting Demonstration in the blacksmith shop on Saturday, May 6. The forge will be lit at 10 a.m. and the demonstration will take place from then until 2 p.m.
The museum's resident blacksmith Tom Nelson will be demonstrating the lost art of wheel setting at the May 6 gathering. The wheelwright’s craft goes back thousands of years and was essential in an age of wagon use. They were skilled in the art of building and repairing wooden wheels. Guests can enjoy watching the craftsmen work and will have an opportunity for safe, hands-on experiences. This event is free to attend, but donations are appreciated. For more information please call 580-336-2405.
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PUTTING DOWN ROOTS
Visit Hunter's Home in Park Hill
On Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. visit Hunter's Home to see preparations being made for the upcoming growing season on Spring Agricultural Day. Adults and children can check out the gardens, fields, animals, and house, observing the changing of seasons at the only remaining pre–Civil War plantation home in Oklahoma.
This program is included in the price of regular admission to Hunter’s Home. For more information, call 918-456-2751. Hunter’s Home is located at 19479 E. Murrell Home Rd. in Park Hill.
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— APRIL IS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH —
Extending our heartfelt THANKS to our VOLUNTEERS!
In the month of April, the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) celebrates Volunteer Appreciation Month, but every month of the year we are so grateful for our faithful and intrepid volunteers at all of our museums and historic sites!
Volunteers make the mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society possible by providing invaluable resources through educational programs, assisting in the daily operations, and with long-term goals. Our volunteers help us in countless ways, including making it possible to host large public events like the Oklahoma History Symposium; keeping the doors open and the tickets flowing for our nighttime events; tidying and beautifying outside spaces; tracking our collections; and lifting our spirits in the process. A big thank you goes out to our volunteers!! We couldn't function without your generous help. Thanks for all that you do!
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COMING NEXT MONTH!
Built from the Fire panel discussion and book signing by author Victor Luckerson
On Thursday, May 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Oklahoma Historical Society is proud to present a panel discussion and book signing with Victor Luckerson, author of Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street (2023). Luckerson will lead a discussion about his book and the importance of archiving in the telling and shaping of Black history. Joining him will be David Goodwin, principal/operations for the Oklahoma Eagle and descendant of the Goodwin family featured in the book, and Sydnee Monday, editor of Kokila Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. J. D. Baker, platform manager at Cortado Ventures and former special assistant to Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, will moderate the discussion at the Oklahoma History Center.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Luckerson will be available after the discussion to sign copies of Built from the Fire, which will be sold for $30 on the night of the event. This event is free and open to the public, but we ask that you please register online as space is limited. Register today by clicking here.
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 Look for details about this May 10 event in the next issue of EXTRA!
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Click event listings below for more information.
28 - Movie Night featuring Will Rogers in Doubting Thomas (1935), Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
29 - Frozen in Time: A Photographic History of Northwestern Oklahoma exhibit closes, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
29 - Historical and Modern Use of Medicinal Plants class, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
29 - “Mixin’ It Up Under the Stars” Tom Mix Museum fundraiser, Washington County Fairgrounds, Dewey
30 - Hammered Aluminum Ware exhibit closes, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
1 - Clara Luper 100th Birthday Celebration, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
3–4 - Oklahoma National History Day contest, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
6 - Spring Agricultural Day, Hunter’s Home, Park Hill
6 - Blacksmithing and Wheel Setting Demonstrations with the Saltfork Craftsmen, Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School, Perry
6 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
8 - “How to Research Your ‘Historic’ Property” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
9 - Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in WWII exhibit opens, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
9 - “How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Form” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
10 - “Asian American and Pacific Islander Experiences in Oklahoma: A Historical Journey,” Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
10 - “Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
11 - “Documenting Post-European Contact Archaeological Sites in Oklahoma” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
11 - Thursday Night Lecture Series with author Gary Clayton Anderson, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
13 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline
13 - Carriage House Sit and Sew, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
13 - “Chicken in the Mail: Union Army Camp Life” program, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
13 - Second Saturday Sewing Circle, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
13 - Spiro Mounds and WPA Archaeology in Oklahoma book signing by author Dr. Scott Hammerstedt, Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center, Spiro
16 - “Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program Overview” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
17 - “The Historic Preservation Tax Credit: A Case Study” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
17 - Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
18 - Story Time at Hunter’s Home, Hunter's Home, Park Hill
20 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
20 - Annual Picnic, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah
20 - 19th-century baseball game, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah
20 - Kids Make History, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
23 - Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
25 - Built from the Fire book discussion panel and signing with author Victor Luckerson, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
26 - Movie Night featuring The Sandlot (1993), Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
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Masthead image: 1886 map of Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) showing tribal lands, reservations, towns, villages, schools, rivers, forts, agencies, and railroad lines, published by G. W. and C. B. Colton and Company, New York. The Oklahoma panhandle is not depicted at the time this map was published because it was not yet affiliated with the state—popularly referred to at the time as "No Man's Land" (ITMAP.0182, Oklahoma Historical Society Indian Territory Maps, OHS). |
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