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TOMORROW NIGHT!
Built from the Fire Panel Discussion and Book Signing with Victor Luckerson
The Oklahoma Historical Society is proud to present the Built from the Fire 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 the book and the importance of archiving in the telling and shaping of Black history. Panelists will include David Goodwin, Sydnee Monday, and J. D. Baker.
The program will take place tomorrow night, Thursday, May 25, from 7–8:30 p.m. 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.
May 31–June 1, 2023, will be the 102nd anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. To view OHS resources related to the the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, please click here.
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Capitol documentary The People's House premiering at the deadCenter Film Festival
On Sunday, June 11, at 1:30 p.m., a new documentary on the Oklahoma State Capitol will premiere at the deadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City. The People’s House: The Story of the Oklahoma State Capitol was directed by Oklahoma native Bryan Beasley and produced with support from the Inasmuch Foundation and the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS).
The premiere will take place at the Harkins Theatres location in Bricktown. Tickets to the deadCenter Film Festival are available for purchase now by clicking here. The People’s House screening is included with the ticket.
The trailer features a four-minute drone tour of the Capitol with a glimpse into the House floor, Senate floor, Oklahoma Supreme Court, and more.
The documentary walks through the history of the Capitol, the importance of the building, the years-long restoration process, its resilience over the decades, and more. Interviewees include Trait Thompson, executive director of the OHS, former project manager for the Oklahoma Capitol Restoration Project, and author of The Oklahoma State Capitol; Dr. Bob Blackburn, former executive director of the OHS; former governors including George Nigh and Frank Keating; and Marilyn Luper Hildreth, daughter of Civil Rights leader Clara Luper. The piece is narrated by John Erling, a former Tulsa radio host inducted into the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the founder of the Voices of Oklahoma project.
The film will eventually be shown in the Oklahoma State Capitol Museum, located on the ground floor of the Capitol. It will be available on YouTube and OETA at a later date.
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Mixed media beadwork designs of Andrea Day on display through May
The art exhibit entitled A. Day’s Work remains open at the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library through Wednesday, May 31. It features pieces from Oklahoma-based mixed media artist Andrea Day.
Day is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. In her artwork, she identifies as a traditional “Mvskoke gone MODERN” with a New York City twist. The Oklahoma Territorial Museum is located at 406 E. Oklahoma Ave. in Guthrie. For more information, please call 405-282-1889.
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“From the Vault: Miss Blues”
Visit the OKPOP Museum's YouTube channel to enjoy its new series that features interviews and collections housed behind the scenes! OKPOP’s Music Archivist Mark Dempsey presents this episode of
“From the Vault: Miss Blues” to discuss one of the state’s unsung heroes of blues music—Dorothy Ellis, also known as Miss Blues. She grew up singing Leadbelly tunes and gained her nickname when she sang as a girl with her mother—she was then called "Little Miss Blues." After her mother died when Dorothy was just 13, she traveled alone to Oklahoma City from Texas. She built her life and career in Oklahoma, playing in Oklahoma City’s historic Deep Deuce district, and singing at many historic venues with musical giants like D. C. Minner, B. B. King, Bo Diddley, and many others. In 2004, Ellis was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. To hear the stories of more Oklahoma creatives, click the button below and subscribe to OKPOP’s YouTube channel!
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OHS Research Center Facebook page
Stay current with all of the activities of the OHS’s John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center by following its new Facebook Page!
The Facebook page will provide a unique blend of historic Oklahoma photographs, documents, records of tribal nations, newspapers, publications, film and video, genealogy, oral histories, and maps. Followers will also be given a behind-the-scenes look at the OHS Research Center, showing how rare and delicate items are preserved, digitized, and prepared to be shared on the OHS’s online platforms, such as The Gateway to Oklahoma History.
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Click event listings below for more information.
25 - Built from the Fire Panel Discussion and Book Signing with Victor Luckerson, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
26–27 - Leather Repair demonstration, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
26 - Movie Night featuring The Sandlot (1993), Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
27 - Scavenger Hunt, Hunter’s Home, Park Hill
27 - Jelly/Jam Canning workshop, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
30–31 - History Day Camp, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
31 - A. Day’s Work art exhibit closes, Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, Guthrie
1 - History Day Camp, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
1 - Vintage Snack Sets exhibit opens, Fred and Addie Drummond Home, Hominy
1 - Hidden Oklahoma: “Geoarchaeology” presentation by Dr. Debra Green (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
3 - Guided tours, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
3 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
9–10 - Musket Cleaning demonstration, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
10 - Guided tours, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
10 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline
10 - Carriage House Sit and Sew, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
10 - Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee
10 - Second Saturday Sewing Circle, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
10 - Crochet a Market Bag workshop, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
11 - The People’s House film screening at deadCenter Film Festival, Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16, Oklahoma City
13–17 - “American Aviation: Barnstorming to Mach 1” Enid Summer Chautauqua, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
15 - “Freedom Songs” Juneteenth Celebration, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
15 - Story Time at Hunter’s Home, Hunter’s Home, Park Hill
17 - “19th-Century Weapons and Tools of Survival” presentation by Seth Goff, Hunter’s Home, Park Hill
17 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
17 - Kids Make History, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
19–21 - Will’s Wild West Kids Camp, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
20 - Youth Hand-Stitched Soccer Ball workshop, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
21 - “Finding the Girls: Records for Researching Women” Lunch and Learn webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
21 - Spoon Ring for Teens Metalsmithing workshop, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
21 - Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
24 - Guided tours, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
24 - Haversack Sewing workshop with Dr. Larry Toll, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
24 - Hands-On Historic Skills, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
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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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