On Thursday, July 21, 2022, Anna Davis, the historical interpreter at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum will be our guest to make a presentation about Gordon William Lillie and May Manning Lillie, the founders of the Pawnee Bill Ranch. Anna Davis has been the historical interpreter at the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum for 16 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in history from Oklahoma State University and a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. She specializes in genealogy…

On Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m., and again at 1 p.m., the Fort Gibson Historic Site will host a living history program titled “Frontier Service in the 19th Century. Learn more about the service of soldiers on the remote frontier of the Indian Territory in the days before the Civil War. Larry Toll will present a program at 10 a.m., and at 1 p.m. about the men who served in the Army at Fort Gibson in the period of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

On Saturday, September 17, at 1 p.m., Honey Springs Battlefield will host the “History of Masonic Temples in Oklahoma,” a presentation by T. S. Akers. Akers, a historian of Freemasonry in Oklahoma, will discuss the establishment and architecture of Masonic Temples in Oklahoma. T. S. Akers is a resident of Oklahoma City who graduated from Eufaula High School in 2003. He is also a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and curator of collections for the McAlester Valley of the…

On Friday, October 7, and Saturday, October 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, and again from 1 to 3 p.m. join Fort Gibson Historic Site staff as they present a program all about coffee which will follow the process of bringing the coffee beans from the tree to the mug. Learn what coffee varietals were available in the 19th century and see the equipment used to process and brew coffee. In the history of this nation, there has been one…

On Thursday, October 20 at 7 p.m., The Will Rogers Museum will host its Thursday Night Lecture Series featuring a presentation by Michael Williams. He will tell the bizarre story of Elmer McCurdy—the Oklahoma Outlaw turned sideshow mummy. While filming an episode of the hit television show, The Six Million Dollar Man, entitled “The Carnival of Spies,” at the Nu-Pike amusement park in Long Beach, California, a member of the crew, knocked the arm of a mannequin at the Laff-In-The-Dark…

On Wednesday, November 30, at 6 p.m., the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will present another free event in its History OffCenter series. Jake Tiger (Seminole), historical preservation officer for the Seminole Nation, will lead the discussion about “Historic Native American Regalia in Today’s Society” at OK Cider Co., located at 705 W. Sheridan Ave. in Oklahoma City. Tiger (pictured above) is an expert on Seminole textiles and traditional garments. History OffCenter is a series from the OHS focused on immersive, engaging experiences.…

On Thursday, December 1, at 7 p.m. Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library will host “History of Masonic Temples in Oklahoma,” a presentation by T. S. Akers. Akers, a historian of Freemasonry in Oklahoma, will discuss the establishment and architecture of Masonic Temples in Oklahoma. T. S. Akers is a resident of Oklahoma City who graduated from Eufaula High School in 2003. He is also a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and curator of collections for the McAlester Valley of…

Due to unforseen circumstances, the "Architecture of the Capitol" presentation has been canceled. Call 405-522-0765 for more information.

On Saturday, January 28, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Jennifer Murray author and teaching associate professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU) will present a history of the Gettysburg National Military Park at the Honey Springs Visitor Center. Dr. Jennifer M. Murray is a military historian specializing in the American Civil War. Murray’s most recent publication is On a Great Battlefield: The Making, Management, and Memory of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1933–2013 (2014, University of Tennessee Press). Dr. Murray’s program…

On Friday, March 24, from 6 to 8 p.m., Preservation Oklahoma will continue its History and Hops series with a presentation about Oklahoma's tiniest jails, called calabooses. The word calaboose takes its origins from the Spanish word for "dungeon." In areas around the state, these small one-room holding cells were constructed to temporarily hold prisoners awaiting transport to county jails or larger cities. Matt Pearce and Mike Mayes of the State Historic Preservation Office will explore the history of jails…

On Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m., Oklahoma's Poet Laureate Jay Snider will recite his poetry at the Museum of the Western Prairie. Born and raised in a ranching and rodeo family in southwestern Oklahoma, his poetry celebrates his love for western heritage and the cowboy way of life. Snider is an award-winning cowboy poet and recording artist. This event is being hosted by the Western Trail Historical Society. Snider has appeared at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Nevada,…

Honey Springs Battlefield will host a presentation by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Historic and Cultural Preservation Department concerning the history and public memory of the Civil War and the Battle of Honey Springs in Indian Territory on Saturday, April 15, at 1 p.m. Midge Dellinger, oral historian for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Historic and Cultural Preservation Department, will discuss her ongoing study of the Civil War in Indian Territory and the use of oral history as a means of remembrance.…

Visit Honey Springs Battlefield on Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. for the come-and-go, Civil War-era program “Chicken in the Mail: Union Army Camp Life.” The program will be led by David Reed, Fort Towson Historic Site's historical interpreter. Learn what camp life was like for Union soldiers during the four years of the American Civil War based on items that were exchanged through the mail. Reed will use reproduction items like writing paper, newspapers, and playing cards on…