Events for August 1, 2022 - September 17, 2022
Events List Navigation
August 2022
Antique Handkerchiefs exhibit opens
The Fred and Addie Drummond Home will have a collection of antique handkerchiefs on display in the historic home through the month of August. The exhibit will bring a focus to the women of the home who made and carried hemmed squares of fabric to dab one's nose or dry a tear. Before the mass production of disposable facial tissues after the Spanish Flu of 1918, handkerchiefs were commonly carried by men and women. Women of the 19th century like…
Find out more »Back to School Bash
Educators, get ready for the upcoming school year by attending Oklahoma Museums Association’s (OMA) annual Back to School Bash on Thursday, August 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center. This OMA annual gathering is designed to share free resources from museums and organizations around the state to help educators plan for the upcoming school year. This event is free, but preregistration is required. Click the link below and register before the August 2 deadline. Register by clicking here. Nonprofit organizations are more…
Find out more »The Battle of Honey Springs Special Feature Film Screening at the Fly Film Festival
The Oklahoma Historical Society is excited to announce that The Battle of Honey Springs, a documentary depicting the largest Civil War battle to take place in present-day Oklahoma, has been selected for this year’s Special Feature Screening at the Fly Film Festival in Enid at the Gaslight Theatre on Friday, August 5, at 7:30 p.m. On July 17, 1863, near the community of Honey Springs in the Muscogee Nation, United States and Confederate forces battled for control of Indian Territory.…
Find out more »Family Fun Day
Experience Family Fun Day at the Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School in Perry on Saturday, August 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring the whole family to enjoy this free admission day full of cake walks, apple peeling, sack races, rope-making demonstrations, living history gunfights and live banjo music. The Rose Hill schoolmarm will hold short class sessions, a petting zoo will be on-site, and a fun photo station will be set up at the jail. The…
Find out more »The Battle of Honey Springs DocOKC Film Festival screening
The Oklahoma Historical Society is excited to announce that The Battle of Honey Springs, a documentary depicting the largest Civil War battle to take place in present-day Oklahoma, has been selected for this year’s DocOKC Film Festival in Oklahoma City at the newly refurbished auditorium at the Douglass on Saturday, August 6 at 3:30 p.m. On July 17, 1863, near the community of Honey Springs in the Muscogee Nation, United States and Confederate forces battled for control of Indian Territory.…
Find out more »Wreath-laying ceremony and flyover
On Friday, August 12, at noon, the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a wreath-laying ceremony and flyover to mark the anniversary of the August 15, 1935, death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post in an Alaskan plane crash. The public is welcome to join in viewing the flyover and the wreath laying at the site of Will Rogers’s tomb, overlooking the town of Claremore.
Find out more »Museum After Dark: Village Sounds featuring Kalyn Fay
On Friday, August 12, from 7 to 9 p.m., the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will have a live musical performance in the Humphrey Heritage Village with Oklahoma singer-songwriter Kalyn Fay. "Village Sounds, a "Museum After Dark" events are intimate listening experiences held at the Village Church on the grounds of the Humphrey Heritage Village at CSRHC. This series explores the Oklahoma story from the perspective of musicians and songwriters from our state who are authentic interpreters of the past.…
Find out more »Will Rogers and Wiley Post Fly-In and National Day of Remembrance
On Saturday, August 13, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., aviation enthusiasts will mark 86 years since Will Rogers and Wiley Post died in an Alaska plane crash. To honor their memory, pilots of small planes will land on a 2,000-foot grass strip at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, adjacent to the house where Rogers was born in 1879. The fly-in is an opportunity for the public to get an up-close look at vintage and late-model small aircraft and visit…
Find out more »Mushroom Growing workshop
On Saturday, August 13, the Fort Towson Historic Site will host a free mushroom-growing workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. Participants will be learning how the safely grow, harvest, and enjoy mushrooms at home. The class will be led by Midnight Mushroom Company owner Michael Schatte of Burleson, Texas. He will be teaching methods for safely growing, storing, and enjoying Oyster and Lion’s Mane variety mushrooms at home with basic tools. Mushroom growing kits will be available for purchase or…
Find out more »Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission meeting *canceled*
The Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission previously scheduled for August 15, has been canceled. Agendas will be posted at www.okhistory.org/commission twenty-four hours before the meeting. Unless otherwise indicated, meetings will be held in the Dr. LeRoy H. Fischer Boardroom at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, 73105.
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meeting *canceled*
The OHS Executive Committee, previously scheduled for August 17, has been canceled. Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at www.okhistory.org/board.
Find out more »“The Shoe Strides Forward: How Raising Hemlines Created the Shoes We Love Today” presentation by Heather Franks
On Thursday, August 18, the Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion will host a special program called “The Shoe Strides Forward: How Raising Hemlines Created the Shoes We Love Today” presented by Heather Franks. She is the organizer and curator of the current fashion exhibit at the Overholser Mansion, Early Influencers: How Anna Overholser & Henry Ione Overholser Perry Set the Style for Oklahoma City Women, 1903–1929. Guests will learn all about the history of shoes from the 1920s to the…
Find out more »Thursday Night Lecture Series featuring the Oklahoma Capitol Restoration Project presentation by Trait Thompson
On Thursday, August 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Director Trait Thompson will give a presentation about the Oklahoma Capitol Restoration Project. Before becoming executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Thompson was the project manager of the Oklahoma Capitol Restoration Project. He will discuss the history of the Oklahoma State Capitol and how this monumental restoration project was achieved. A question and answer session will take place after the lecture. For more information, please call…
Find out more »The Virginian (1946) film screening
On Friday, August 19, at 6 p.m., the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum is partnering with the Buffalo Theatre, located at 537 Sixth St. in Pawnee, to hold a film screening of The Virginian (1946). This screening is being held in conjunction with the Oklahoma Humanities Let’s Talk About It book series discussion at Pawnee Bill Ranch featuring author Owen Wister’s book upon which the movie is based. Before the 6 p.m. screening, from 5 to 6 p.m., Pawnee Bill…
Find out more »Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road film screening and discussion
On Friday, August 19, Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road documentary will be screened at the Carriage House of the Overholser Mansion in Oklahoma City. This special event focuses on Oklahoma and Missouri’s rich Route 66 story. A panel discussion with Threatt family members who are restoring the Threatt Filling Station in Luther, filmmaker Katrina Parks, and local Route 66 experts, including author and photographer Shellee Graham of Arcadia will follow the film screening.
The documentary film Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road is on a national tour. It explores how women overcame segregation and gender discrimination to build fulfilling lives for themselves and generations to come on America’s most beloved road.
Find out more »Oklahoma All-Black Towns State Conference
On Saturday, August 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Oklahoma Historical Society is partnering with the Oklahoma Conference of Black Mayors to present the Oklahoma All-Black Towns State Conference, an event that will bring together the mayors of Oklahoma’s 13 All-Black towns. The conference is designed to encourage a network of state agencies to join with the mayors to share resources enabling them to collect, preserve and share their town histories. In the early 20th century, Oklahoma was…
Find out more »Let’s Talk About It: The Virginian (1902) by Owen Wister
Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum in Pawnee has partnered with Oklahoma Humanities (OH) to host OH’s book discussion series “Let’s Talk About It.” The book club meetings will take place as monthly in-person and online gatherings at the museum on Blue Hawk Peak and will feature a different book title each month from July to November. All five books in the program have the overarching theme of the historical cowboy—the hired man on horseback who rode the ranges and trails…
Find out more »Beyond D&D: Creative Mitigation in the Section 106 Process in Oklahoma” webinar virtual
On Thursday, August 25, at noon, (CST), the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will give a presentation by Lynda Ozan, Oklahoma's deputy state historic preservation officer, and Kristina Wyckoff, Section 106 coordinator/historic archeologist, both of OHS's SHPO Division. They will discuss creative strategies (beyond the practice of "document and destroy" ) for mitigating adverse effects on historic properties in the Section 106 Process. Register for the workshop
Find out more »Movie Night featuring Will Rogers Jr. in The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night featuring Will Rogers Jr. in the film The Story of Will Rogers (1952) in its theater on Friday, August 26, at 7 p.m. “Horsing Around with Will” will take place from 6 to 7 p.m., during which families can enjoy activities and crafts relating to the movie’s theme. Guests can enjoy free admission, popcorn, and drinks while watching the film. Seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. This…
Find out more »“History and Hops: Mid-Century Modern Architecture” presentation by Lynda Ozan
On Friday, August 26, from 6 to 8 p.m., Preservation Oklahoma will continue its History and Hops series with a presentation on Mid-Century Modern architecture with Lynda Ozan. This event will take place in the Carriage House of the Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, located at 405 NW 15th Street in Oklahoma City. Lynda Ozan is the deputy State Historic Preservation officer. She will present Oklahoma's rich and dynamic collection of Mid-Century Modern architecture and why it is so prevalent…
Find out more »“Hardtack and Hard Times: Civil War Food” living history program
On Saturday, August 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Honey Springs Battlefield will host “Hardtack and Hard Times,” a come-and-go presentation about Civil War food. Historian Dave Fowler and the Honey Springs Battlefield staff will tell guests about what foods were commonly available in the Civil War era, and allow visitors to experience some of these provisions. Soldiers and settlers had to gather, hunt, grow, and prepare food to sustain their lives in the Civil War era. Learn about…
Find out more »“Shut the Door! Barns in Oklahoma: Signs of Ethnicity and Adaptation in Oklahoma Barns” webinar
The State Historic Preservation Office is hosting a webinar series entitled "Shut the Door! Barns in Oklahoma" featuring presenters who specialize in barn history, construction, and restoration. On Tuesday, August 30, the topic will be "Signs of Ethnicity and Adaptation in Oklahoma Barns." These presentations will be held on the last Tuesday of every other month, beginning at 6 p.m. The webinars will be limited to the first 100 registrants. October 25 - "Oklahoma's Special Purpose Barns and Farm Structures"…
Find out more »From Institution to Inclusion: The History of disAbilities in Oklahoma exhibit closes
The interactive exhibit From Institution to Inclusion: The History of disAbilities in Oklahoma will be on display on the first floor of the Oklahoma History Center until August 30, 2022. Through digital photographs, From Institution to Inclusion will highlight Oklahoma’s disability pioneers. Guests will view images of the institutions, legislators, and citizens who fought to break down barriers; the organizations making a difference today; and self-advocates who continue to lead the charge for change. Visitors will have the opportunity to…
Find out more »Early Influencers: How Anna Overholser & Henry Ione Overholser Perry Set the Style for Oklahoma City Women, 1903–1929 exhibit closes
The exhibit, Early Influencers: How Anna Overholser & Henry Ione Overholser Perry Set the Style for Oklahoma City Women, 1903–1929, will be on display until Wednesday, August 31. The exhibit will feature fashions and accessories worn by/inspired by Anna and Henry Ione displayed on every floor of the historic home. A fashion timeline, as well as archival photos of the Overholser women and other trendsetters of the period, will be dotted throughout the displays.
Find out more »Antique Handkerchiefs exhibit closes
The Fred and Addie Drummond Home will have a collection of antique handkerchiefs on display in the historic home through the month of August. The exhibit will bring a focus to the women of the home who made and carried hemmed squares of fabric to dab their noses or to dry a tear. Before the mass production of disposable facial tissues after the Spanish Flu of 1918, handkerchiefs were commonly carried by men and women. Women of the 19th century…
Find out more »September 2022
Working America: A Sam Comen Photography Exhibition opens
Working America: A Sam Comen Photography Exhibition, will open at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center on Thursday, September 1, 2022. In the exhibition, artist Sam Comen presents a series of portraits of American immigrants and first-generation Americans at work in the small, skilled trades as icons of the American experience. The subjects share stories of economic independence and struggle, belonging and exclusion, faith and fear, and service to both community and family. A variety of themes are explored in…
Find out more »Drummond Heirlooms exhibit opens
For the entire month of September, family heirlooms belonging to the Fred and Addie Drummond family will be on display at the Victorian-style home they built in 1905. Once a year, the historic home brings out the artifacts belonging to the successful Osage County ranching family for the public to view. Articles of clothing, school memorabilia, sheet music, quilts, toys, and numerous attic treasures belonging to the Frederick and Adeline Drummond family will be on display from Thursday, September 1,…
Find out more »Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program online workshop
The Oklahoma Historical Society will host two online workshops to inform the public about the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program application process. The workshops will be held Thursday, September 1, at 1 p.m. and Monday, September 12, at 10 a.m. In this online program, OHS Grants Administrator Nicole Harvey will provide guidance for groups interested in applying for the 2022/2023 grant cycle. Participants will learn which organizations and projects are eligible, how to apply, and the criteria used to evaluate…
Find out more »History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip
Step back in time and experience life in the Cherokee Outlet during History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid. On the first and third Saturday of each month, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the historic buildings in the Humphrey Heritage Village come alive with reenactors who are tending their shops, working their trades, or socializing at the Village Church. Visitors can learn about different skills and trades of the time, or…
Find out more »History OffCenter: Trivia Night at Angry Scotsman Brewing
Can you name Oklahoma’s largest county by area? Do you know the Oklahoma hometown of the man who voiced Donald Duck? It’s time to dust off your thinking cap for Oklahoma Trivia Night! History OffCenter, a project of the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS), will host Oklahoma Trivia Night on Thursday, September 8, starting at 6 p.m. at Angry Scotsman Brewing, located at 704 W. Reno Ave. in Oklahoma City. Questions will cover topics including geography, politics, popular culture, sports, and…
Find out more »“Musket Demo Day” living history program
On Friday, September 9, and Saturday, September 10, Fort Gibson Historic Site will host a living history program based on the history of musket firearms and musket demonstrations. This program will run from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 3 p.m. Muskets were an important tool for soldiers and civilians in the region. The staff at Fort Gibson will detail the variety and use of muskets during the period during which Fort Gibson was active. The program…
Find out more »Museum After Dark: Working America exhibit opening
On Friday, September 9, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (CSRHC) will kick off the opening of Sam Comen's Working America exhibit with a tour and lecture. From 6 to 7 p.m., Dr. Neal Matherne, CSRHC's education director will lead visitors on a tour of the exhibit, sharing regional and local stories from the museum's oral history collection. The tour will be followed by a lecture from 7 to 8 p.m., exploring the themes of labor and…
Find out more »Observing with NASA Smithsonian exhibit kiosk opens
Beginning September 12, the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) will host Observing With NASA, an authentic data experience with astronomical imaging. This exhibit kiosk from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory engages visitors in the art and science of NASA imagery. Observing With NASA offers an introduction to the tools, data, and skills that NASA space scientists and data visualization experts use to create the images of deep space objects that we all know and love. Available at the OHC until December 31,…
Find out more »Documenting Wichita Gathering Places and Allotments webinar
On Monday, September 12, at noon (Central Time) the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will host “Documenting Wichita Gathering Places and Allotments,” a webinar in its Lunch and Learn series. Dr. Sarah Trabert of the University of Oklahoma, Brandi Bethke with the Oklahoma Archeological Survey and Gary McAdams with the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes will discuss their recent and ongoing research in this field. To register for this free webinar, or to view previous SHPO Lunch and Learn webinars,…
Find out more »Prairie to Palate outdoor dining experience and fundraiser
The Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City is excited to host its annual Prairie to Palate farm-to-table fundraising dinner on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The event will be held on the beautiful lawn of the Pioneer Woman Museum. Enjoy a night of delicious fare, wine, live music, and a silent auction. Dinner will be provided by Stagecoach BBQ & Catering, dessert by Banana Crate, drinks by Vortex Alley Brewing, and live music by Ryan Burkett. All proceeds support the Pioneer…
Find out more »Thursday Night Lecture Series featuring Ted Reeds
Will Rogers Memorial Museum will have a Thursday Night Lecture Series in the museum theater on Thursday, September 15. The program will begin at 7 p.m. Architect Ted Reeds will give a presentation on the development and design of Art Deco architecture in the city of Tulsa and John Duncan Forsyth (1887–1963) who was the architect of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Forsyth was a Scottish-American architect who came to prominence working in the Tulsa area. For more information, please…
Find out more »“Traveling by Keelboat” living history program
On Friday, September 16, and Saturday, September 17, join the staff and volunteers at Fort Gibson Historic Site as they demonstrate the operations of a keelboat during a special riverside living history program. The tours to the riverside will run at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. on both days. These riverside demonstrations will show visitors the skills needed to operate a keelboat, which was the way goods and supplies were originally delivered to Fort Gibson. Guests are encouraged…
Find out more »“A Long Walk in the Sun: Mexican-American War Days”
Fort Towson Historic Site will host “A Long Walk in the Sun: Mexican-American War Days” on Saturday, September 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free event will feature an encampment set in the 1846–1848 time period of the Mexican-American War. There will be educational presentations and opportunities to interact with experts in the fields of infantry, mountain howitzers, dragoons, and field artillery. The public is invited to attend “A Long Walk in the Sun” to view demonstrations and…
Find out more »Smithsonian magazine Museum Day at the Oklahoma History Center
The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) will open its doors free of charge on Saturday, September 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., as part of Smithsonian magazine Museum Day. On this day only, participating museums from all 50 states offer free admission to Museum Day ticketholders, representing the Smithsonian Institution’s national commitment to access, equality and inclusion. Join the OHS as it celebrates this year’s Museum Day theme, “American Experience.” Museum Day goes beyond getting visitors through museum doors—it acts…
Find out more »Smithsonian magazine Museum Day at the Overholser Mansion
The Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion will open its doors free of charge on Saturday, September 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., as part of Smithsonian magazine Museum Day. On this day only, participating museums from all 50 states offer free admission to Museum Day ticketholders, representing the Smithsonian Institution’s national commitment to access, equality and inclusion. Join the Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion as it celebrates this year’s Museum Day theme, “American Experience.” Museum Day goes beyond getting…
Find out more »