Press Release
December 19, 2024
Contact: CJ Budy
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Oklahoma Historical Society
580-237-1907
christopher.budy@history.ok.gov
www.csrhc.org
Living History Program Returns for Another Year at Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid
ENID, Okla. — History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip, a living history program at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid, will return for another year of fun and education in 2025.
It takes place throughout the year on the first and third Saturday of each month from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The five historic buildings in the Humphrey Heritage Village, which are from the territorial days, come to life with living history interpreters dressed in period clothing from the late 1800s.
Attendees can sit at school desks in the Turkey Creek one-room schoolhouse from 1896 while lessons are taught, hear a pioneer tale from those tending their shops and watch as craftsmen and women work their trades. Visitors can go inside the 1905 Glidewell house or stop at the church from 1902. Guests can watch and participate in the different skills and trades of the time or file their own land claim at the historic 1893 U.S. Land Office. A one-room log cabin, built in 1900 by the Sneed family after the Cherokee Outlet Opening in 1893, has been rebuilt on site.
History Alive! started at the CSRHC in the winter of 2019 and happened once a month. It has grown into a bimonthly event. Volunteers are always needed.
The History Alive! programs are included with paid admission. For more information about the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, please call 580-237-1907 or visit www.csrhc.org.
The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 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 Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center and prior History Alive! events are available upon request.
