Press Release
July 22, 2021
Contact: Diana Simon
Cherokee Strip Museum, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 580-336-2405
dsimon@okhistory.org
www.cherokee-strip-museum.org
Cherokee Strip Museum to Host Family Fun Day
PERRY, Okla. — Experience Family Fun Day at the Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School in Perry on Saturday, August 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring the whole family to enjoy this free admission day full of cakewalks, apple peeling, sack races, rope-making demonstrations, gunfights and live blacksmithing demonstrations. The Rose Hill schoolmarm will hold short class sessions, and Rooster Cogburn and his friends will stop by to entertain the crowd. The Roadside Grill food trailer will be on-site to provide concessions.
Follow the Cherokee Strip Museum on Facebook to get up-to-date information on events at the site. The Cherokee Strip Museum is located at 2617 W. Fir St. in Perry. For more information, please call 580-336-2405.
The Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School is an affiliate of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
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