Holiday inspired clothing has been popular in America for several decades. Two examples in the textile collection of the Oklahoma Museum of History are a novelty Christmas hat and a Christmas dress. (more…)
The Oklahoma Celebration 2000 quilt was created in response to an international competition celebrating the millennium, sponsored by the American Quilters Society, Paducah, Kentucky. The contest’s theme was Memories & Fantasies, featuring either a look backward at the 20th Century or forward to the 21st. The Oklahoma Celebration 2000 quilt was a state winner and was among the 236 semifinalists selected for exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee, at the A.Q.S. 2000 Quilt Exposition in September 2000. The quilt was also awarded ribbons at the 32nd Annual Quilt Show of the National Quilt Association in June 2001 and the 2001 Quilt Show of the Central Oklahoma Quilters Guild in August 2001. (more…)
Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907. The first state flag was adopted in 1911. It featured a five-point white star edged in blue centered on a field of red. The number 46 was in the center of the star in recognition of Oklahoma being the 46th state admitted to the Union. According to the Chronicles of Oklahoma, the first flag was dubbed the “red rag of sedition” and was viewed in a negative manner following the Russian Revolution of 1917. (more…)
