Visit the Sod House Museum southeast of Aline for a free quilting workshop on Saturday. The workshop will take place from 9 am to 11 am with instructor Martha Ray. This workshop is free to attend. For more information please contact Director Renee Trindle at 580-463-2441 or sodhouse@okhistory.org.

The Oklahoma Territorial Museum will host a Make & Take Valentine workshop for kids of all ages on Saturday, February 10, 2018, from 1 to 4 pm. This is a free event and light refreshments will be served. The workshop is a casual come-and-go event. Supplies will be provided.

The Sod House Museum near Aline will host a Crochet Rag Rug workshop on Saturday, February 17, from 9 am to noon. Instructor Nancy Hada of Cherokee, Oklahoma, will teach attendees how to crochet their own rag rug. Rag rugs have a long history of furnishing floors. Around the later part of the eighteenth century, women would crochet with fabric strips cut from old clothing. The concept for rag rugs came to the United States by way of European immigrants.…

Due to popular demand, the Sod House Museum near Aline will host a second Crochet Rag Rug workshop on Saturday, February 24, from 9 am to noon. Instructor Nancy Hada of Cherokee, Oklahoma, will teach attendees how to crochet their own rag rug. Rag rugs have a long history of furnishing floors. Around the latter part of the eighteenth century, women would crochet with fabric strips cut from old clothing. The concept for rag rugs came to the United States…

Luann Sewell Waters, outdoor educator, will teach a Dutch oven cooking class on Saturday, March 31, from 9 am to 1 pm. The class is designed to teach participants to cook in a Dutch oven in their own backyard. Waters will provide hands-on instruction for the care and cleaning of Dutch ovens along with meal prep and cooking. Each participant will join their classmates to cook a number of dishes to taste. All supplies are included. The cost is $25 per…

On Wednesday, May 9, from 10 am to 4 pm a workshop entitled Preservation of Photographic Materials will be held at the Oklahoma History Center. The instructor is Rebecca Elder of Rebecca Elder Cultural Heritage Preservation. Photographs are some of the most common items found in archival and museum collections, but they are also some of the most complex. During this full-day workshop, we will explore identification of photographic processes, storage, handling, display, and emergency response. You will leave knowing…

On Saturday, July 14, Hunter’s Home staff will host a Twining workshop at Fort Gibson Historic Site. The workshop will begin at 9 am in the adjutant's office at Fort Gibson. Twining is a form of loom weaving using fibers such as jute or hemp, and is a great way to make bags, rugs, shoes, and much more. For this workshop, attendees will be instructed by a Cherokee artist in making a bag using this traditional craft. The cost for…

If you have ever wanted to learn how to weave a basket, join us for this class on Saturday, July 14! From 9 am to 3 pm, Linda Lou Alexander will teach participants how to make a double-walled Cherokee-style basket. Pre-registration is required and is the cost is $45 per person. There will be a potluck lunch. For more information or to register, please call Fort Towson at 580-873-2634 or Linda Lou at 580-982-8632.

On Saturday, August 4, Hunter’s Home will hold a Beading workshop. The workshop will begin at 9 am. Attendees will learn how to build a traditional felted bag, complete with beaded designs and satin strap. They will be instructed in this traditional craft by a Cherokee artist. The cost for the class is $125 per person and includes all materials and instruction; lunch is on your own. For more information or to make reservations, please call 918-456-2751, message Hunter’s Home…

Nancy Hada of Cherokee, Oklahoma, will present a Rag Rug workshop at the Sod House Museum on Saturday, August 18, from 9:30 am to 1 pm. Rag rugs have been furnishing floors since the latter part of the eighteenth century. The concept for rag rugs came to the United States by way of European immigrants. When making these rugs, women would use strips of old clothes and worn-out blankets as a resourceful way to add warmth and decor to their…

On Saturday, August 25, from 9 am to noon, Hunter’s Home will host a Basket Weaving workshop. Attendees will learn how to weave their own baskets. The cost of this workshop is $65 per person and includes all materials and instruction; lunch is on your own. Enjoy a morning on the porch of Hunter’s Home as you weave your very own Cherokee basket! Hope you can join us for the final workshop in our summer series of traditional crafts. For…

Join us at the Chisholm Trail Museum for a Cast Iron Cooking class on Saturday, September 15, 2018, from 11 am to 3 pm. In this fun and casual class, students will learn to care for cast iron cookware and then create a Dutch oven delight of their own in small groups. We will explore historical and modern recipes as we learn how to cook in our backyards with cast iron. All materials are provided for the class. Please dress…

Visit Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center on Saturday, September 15, from 1 to 3 pm for a hands-on, Civil War–era wooden bench workshop. Children and adults alike will have the opportunity to construct their very own Civil War–era, five-board bench. All supplies and woodworking tools will be provided with a $10 workshop fee. Light refreshments will be available for those who attend and participate in the workshop. Materials for constructing the bench will be supplied on a first-come, first-served…

Join us at the Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center for a hands-on workshop on Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 10 am to 3 pm. We will explore the role of ladies’ aid societies in the Civil War. When the Civil War broke out, neither the Union nor the Confederacy was prepared for the mustering of tens of thousands of soldiers who needed uniforms, boots, socks, shelter, and bedding. With scissors, knitting needles, and sewing machines the ladies of the North…

The Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City will host a quilting workshop on Wednesday, November 28, from 10 am to 3 pm. The cost for the workshop is $25 and lunch will be provided. Participants will work on a “Dresden Tree” Christmas tree wall-hanging with the help of one-on-one instruction. The finished product will be 32 inches by 36 inches. Participants need to bring their own sewing/quilting supplies, including their own sewing machine, and enough fabric for a 36-inch square…

The Calligraphy class is full. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please call 405-522-0793 or complete the registration form. The Oklahoma History Center will host a Calligraphy class on Saturday, January 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $10 for OHS members and $20 for the general public and includes all necessary materials. For more information please call 405-522-0793.

This class is full and registration is now closed. The Oklahoma History Center will host a Southeastern Beadwork class on Saturday, February 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The class will be taught by Martha Berry, Cherokee National Treasure and nationally renowned beadwork artist. Participants will receive one-on-one instruction as they create their own pre-European contact Cherokee sun circle wall hanging. The cost for the class is $150 for OHS members and $175 for nonmembers, and includes all necessary…