Press Release
December 13, 2022
Contact: Jennifer Frazee
Fort Gibson Historic Site, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 918-478-4088
fortgibson@history.ok.gov
www.okhistory.org/fortgibson
Bake Day and Gingerbread Decorating Planned at Fort Gibson Historic Site
FORT GIBSON, Okla. — Fresh-baked bread and gingerbread will be served during a bake day at Fort Gibson Historic Site on Saturday, December 17.
The smell of fresh-baked bread will fill the crisp fall air on Garrison Hill as staff and volunteers bring the bakehouse to life. Gingerbread cookies will be available starting at 11 a.m. Fresh batches of bread and gingerbread men will be ready at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Learn about one aspect of army life after the Civil War and enjoy bread-making demonstrations in the original wood-fired oven from 1863. Visitors will get to sample the finished product. Children will get to decorate a gingerbread man to take home.
For more information please call 918-478-4088. Fort Gibson Historic Site will be open on the day of the event from 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
The Fort Gibson Historic Site is a division 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 okhistory.org.
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Editor’s Note: Photos of the Fort Gibson Historic Site are available upon request.
