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2023 Oklahoma Folklife Festival - October 21
The 2023 Oklahoma Folklife Festival will be held at the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) on Saturday, October 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public!
This festival is designed to engage visitors with opportunities to experience other cultures and traditions. Visitors are there to participate in the activities, not just observe. This community-wide event will celebrate and recognize what the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has called “the everyday and intimate creativity that all of us share and pass on to the next generation.” This “creativity” will be represented at the Oklahoma Folklife Festival in the form of dancing, singing, crafts, food, and more. Food vendors, musical performers and educational resources will also be in attendance. Several craft opportunities for attendees of all ages will be offered during the festival.
The 2023 Oklahoma Folklife Festival will coincide with the annual Research Center Book Sale featuring thousands of rare and out-of-print books, magazines, comics, and vinyl records. Visitors can shop for collectibles, puzzles, and Oklahoma playing cards. The book sale is a great place to purchase reproductions of historic posters, maps, photographs, and much more.
Additionally, the OHC Museum Store will be selling items made in Oklahoma, book titles, and discounted items during the Folklife Festival. There is no admission required to visit either sale.
All proceeds from both sales help fund and support the missions and programs of the OHC and the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS).
Family memberships to the OHS will be on sale for a discounted rate of $50 on the day of the Folklife Festival. Learn more about the benefits of OHS Membership by clicking here.
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Research Center Book Sale
The OHS's John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center will host its annual book sale Wednesday, October 18, through Saturday, October 21, at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr. in Oklahoma City. The sale is open from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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“Going to Church in Old Greer County” presentation and pump organ performance
On Thursday, October 26, at 7 p.m., come to the Museum of the Western Prairie to hear a presentation and special pump organ performance with the theme “Going to Church in Old Greer County.” Guests will learn more about the traditions formed in the pioneering era of the county. The presentation will include a history of early-day churches in southwest Oklahoma, accompanied by hymns played on a pump organ.
The event is free and open to the public. The Museum of the Western Prairie is located at 1100 Memorial Dr. in Altus. For more information, please call 580-482-1044.
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Dewey Western Heritage Day
The town of Dewey will celebrate Dewey Western Heritage Day on Saturday, October 14, from noon to 11 p.m. Celebrate the pioneering heritage of the city founded in 1899 by watching a parade of longhorn cattle, stagecoaches, and trick roping. Enjoy vendors, music, bounce houses, a petting zoo, a mechanical bull, a Western market, food trucks, and much more!
Be sure to visit the Tom Mix Museum, which will be open for free all day Saturday!
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COMING SOON!
Rolling Thunder Car Show and Fall Festival
On Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum will host Pawnee Bill’s Rolling Thunder Car Show and Fall Festival, presented by the Old Time Saturday Night Car Club.
All proceeds will help purchase a new team of draft horses and help maintain animal programs at the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum. This event will be sponsored by the Pawnee Bill Ranch Association, the Pawnee Chamber of Commerce and the Old Time Saturday Night Car Club. For all of the details about this fall festival, click here.
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OHS Awards and Honors submissions
The nomination deadline for the submission of nominations for OHS Awards and Honors is October 20, 2023. Click on the button below to download and complete the nomination form specific to each award.
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Presentation by Dr. Nyla Khan
Author and professor Dr. Nyla Khan will speak at the Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue on Saturday, October 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. She will share stories about her life, work, and human rights activism. The event is free to attend.
The Pioneer Woman Museum preserves the legacy of women of all races, creeds, and nationalities who contributed to the development of Oklahoma. For more information, please call 580-765-6108 or visit www.pioneerwomanmuseum.com.
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Trust and Betrayal in Osage County exhibit open
The Oklahoma History Center Museum opened a new exhibit that explores the true-life murders of wealthy Osage people in the 1920s. Trust and Betrayal in Osage County will be displayed in the ONEOK, Inc. Gallery until March 1, 2024. The crimes are detailed in David Grann’s 2017 book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. A movie based on the murders will be released on Friday, October 20. It is estimated that two dozen members of the Osage Nation were murdered in the 1920s in a plot to get Osage wealth. Most of the crimes were not investigated by local authorities. Please call 405-522-0765 or visit okhistory.org/historycenter/visitor for admission costs and group rates to the OHCM.
A gas plant in the Osage oil fields, 1927 (9981, Mrs. J. M. Owens Collection, OHS).
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The Oklahoma Historical Society is seeking proposals for the 2024 Oklahoma History Symposium. Formats may include traditional presentations, research sessions, discussion sessions, and panel discussions. The proposal submission deadline is Thursday, November 30, 2023. Click here to learn more about submitting a proposal.
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The Oklahoma Historical Society is now taking applications for the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program for the 2023/2024 grant cycle. The deadline to submit an application for the grant program is Wednesday, November 1, 2023. Award announcements will be made in late January 2024. Click here to learn more and begin the application process.
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Click event listings below for more information.
3–31 -“Storekeeper and Trader” living history program, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort Gibson
13-14 - Doaksville Candlelight Tours, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
14 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline
14 - Dewey Western Heritage Day, Tom Mix Museum, Dewey
14 - Presentation by author Dr. Nyla Khan, Pioneer Woman Statue and Museum, Ponca City
14 - “Weapons and Uniforms of the mid-19th century” presentation by Charles R. Lemons, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson
14 - Japanese Stone Craftsman seminar with stone artist Takaaki Saida, *fully booked* Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
14 - History and Haunts at the Overholser *Sold Out,* Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
18 - Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meeting *canceled,* Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
18–21 - Research Center Book Sale, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
19 - Historic Preservation Review Committee meeting, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
20 - How We Rebuild exhibit closes, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
21 - Fall on the Farm, Hunter’s Home, Park Hill
21 - 2023 Oklahoma Folklife Festival, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
21 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
21–22 - Heritage Hills Historic Home Tour, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
25 - Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors meeting, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
26 - “Going to Church in Old Greer County” presentation and pump organ performance, Museum of the Western Prairie, Altus
27 - Movie Night featuring Dracula (1931), Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
27 - History and Haunts at the Overholser *Sold Out,* Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
28 - Pawnee Bill’s Rolling Thunder Car Show and Fall Festival, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee
28 - Cemetery Symbols program, Pioneer Woman Statue and Museum, Ponca City
28 - “History Never Dies” Halloween carnival, Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library, Guthrie
28 - History and Haunts at the Overholser *Sold Out,* Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
28 - Ghost Stories Tours, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee
29 - Annual Quilt Show closes, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee
29 - Heritage Hills Halloween Festival, Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
29 - History and Haunts at the Overholser *Sold Out,* Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City
31 - Halloween Night at the Museum, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
1–4 - Will Rogers Days and Motion Picture Festival, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore
2 - The Battle of Honey Springs (2021) OHS film televised, OETA
3 - Battle of Honey Springs Education Day, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
3 - "Preservation and Care of Photographs" workshop, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
4 - Blacksmithing Demonstrations with the Saltfork Craftsmen, Cherokee Strip Museum, Perry
4 - “Territory of Lincoln” workshop, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
4 - History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid
4 - Cast-Iron Cooking Class, Chisholm Trail Museum, Kingfisher
4-5 -The Battle of Honey Springs Civil War Demonstrations, Honey Springs Battlefield, Checotah
6 - “Working with the National Register of Historic Places: an Overview” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
7 - “Do’s and Don’ts: Best Practices for National Register Nominations” webinar (VIRTUAL), State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma City
11 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline
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Masthead photo: A group at the Mead School, Mead, Indian Territory. From left to right, back row: Dr. William G. Austin, William R. Davis, Blacksmith, Dr. Robert M. Creswell. Front row, Mrs. Myrtle Armstrong, unknown, Dr. David Armstrong (20288.91.214.1.A, Chickasaw Council House Museum Collection, OHS). This photograph is available on The Gateway to Oklahoma History. |
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