Press Release
March 24, 2025
Contact: Jessica Brogdon
Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-522-0780
jessica.brogdon@history.ok.gov
www.okhistory.org/flagevent
Oklahoma Historical Society to Commemorate 100 Years of the State Flag With Program on April 2
OKLAHOMA CITY — Join the Oklahoma Historical Society on Wednesday, April 2, at 3 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center to commemorate 100 years of the Oklahoma state flag, which was first adopted on April 2, 1925. The current flag was designed by artist Louise Fluke, who won a statewide contest hosted by the Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The flag features an Osage war shield on a blue background. An olive branch and calumet lay across the shield, with seven eagle feathers adorning the bottom edge.
The event will include speeches or presentations by Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear of the Osage Nation, Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, OHS Executive Director Trait Thompson and representatives from the Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Centenarians of Oklahoma. Students from Oklahoma City University will also perform. A small exhibit will showcase some items in the OHS collections related to the flag. Cake and refreshments will be provided. Admission to the Oklahoma History Center Museum will be free from 2:30-5 p.m. on the day of the event.
The event is free and open to the public. No registration is needed. The Oklahoma History Center is located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr. in Oklahoma City.
This event is sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Revolution Oklahoma City Chapter in honor of the late Josephine Sperry Hickam. Hickam was an Oklahoma State Regent from 1925 to 1929 and an Oklahoma City Chapter Regent from 1919 to 1924.
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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