Press Release
January 9, 2025
Contact: Madison Flores
Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 580-336-2405
director@cherokee-strip-museum.org
www.cherokee-strip-museum.org
Cherokee Strip Museum Helping Organize Discussion on Buster Keaton and His Time in Perry
PERRY, Okla. — The public is invited to a free program at the Heritage Center in Perry on Tuesday, January 28, at 7 p.m. to learn more about Buster Keaton and his time in Perry. Robert Burch from OETA will lead the discussion, which will include short clips from some of Keaton’s films. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Perry is helping organize this event.
After the program, the Cherokee Strip Historical Society will hold a membership drive in the Heritage Center’s lobby. The CSHS’s primary focus is the growth and development of the Cherokee Strip Museum, which interprets the history of the Cherokee Outlet.
The Heritage Center is located at 222 N. 6th 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, operated in partnership with the Cherokee Strip 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 Museum and Rose Hill School are available upon request.
