Press Release
December 6, 2023
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 gingerbread soldiers, nurses and laundresses will be served at Fort Gibson Historic Site’s winter bake day on Saturday, December 16. The smell of fresh-baked gingerbread cookies will fill the crisp autumn air on Garrison Hill as staff and volunteers once again bring the 1860s military bakehouse to life.
Gingerbread cookie kits will be available to purchase from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. while supplies last. Cookies are made from 19th-century recipes and include candy trimmings similar to that available in the 1800s. Children may decorate their cookies at our Commissary decoration station or purchase a kit to go. Kits are $5 each, and a recipe is included for those who wish to create a new tradition at home.
No admission is needed to attend the cookie decorating event. Anyone who wants to tour the rest of the site or stroll the grounds will need to purchase admission at the Commissary gift shop or Palisade office.
For more information, please call 918-478-4088. The Fort Gibson Historic Site is located at 907 N. Garrison Ave. in Fort Gibson. It 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 www.okhistory.org.
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Editor’s Note: Photos of the Fort Gibson Historic Site are available upon request.
