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May 2014
Lunch & Learn: Oklahoma Prison Records
Speaker: Janice Thompson, Department of Corrections, Closed Records Unit Lunch & Learns are 11:30am-1:00pm in the History Center classrooms. Registration is $10 per person and includes lunch. Pre-registration is required. Call (405) 522-5225 to register by phone; please have your credit card ready. To register by mail send your check to: Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr. Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Find out more »June 2014
Lunch & Learn: Evangelism & Establishing the Church
Speaker: Bill Welge, OHS, Director of American Indian Culture and Preservation Office This Lunch & Learns will be held 11:00am-12:30pm in the History Center classrooms. Registration is $10 per person and includes lunch. Pre-registration is required. Call (405) 522-5225 to register by phone; please have your credit card ready. To register by mail send your check to: Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr. Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Find out more »July 2014
Lunch & Learn: Photo Dating & Territorial Photographers
Speaker: Chester Cowen, Former OHS Photo Archivist Lunch & Learns are 11:30am-1:00pm in the History Center classrooms. Registration is $10 per person and includes lunch. Pre-registration is required. Call (405) 522-5225 to register by phone; please have your credit card ready. To register by mail send your check to: Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr. Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Find out more »August 2014
Research Center Book Sale
All books half price! Don't miss the Research Center Book Sale August 7-9, 2014. This is our biggest sale of the year and includes rare and out-of-print books about genealogy, Oklahoma, history, education and more! Shop music records, historic maps and photos, microfilm, and periodicals. The Book Sale runs 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Find out more »Death and the Hereafter Genealogy Workshop
Summer Sizzler | Death and the Hereafter Genealogy Workshop View Flyer (PDF) Friday, August 8 10:00 a.m. - Doors open, Registration 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Lisa Windle-Westbrook, Cemetery Restoration 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. Break 11:45 - 12:15 p.m. Melvena Heisch, Identifying, Researching & Designating Cemeteries as Historic Sites 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Sue Bordeaux, Death Certificates 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Debra Spindle, Alternatives to Missing Vital Statistics Saturday, August 9…
Find out more »May 2015
Research Center Lunch & Learn: Civil War Ancestors
The OHS Research Center will hold Lunch & Learn Lectures in May, June, July, and August on the last Wednesday of the month. May's program will be "Finding Your Civil War Ancestors" with speaker Mahlon Erickson. Registration is $10 per person and lunch is included. Programs are held in the classrooms of the Oklahoma History Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 405-522-5224 to register by phone; please have a credit card ready. You may also register by mail…
Find out more »June 2015
Research Center Lunch & Learn: Those Who Stayed
The OHS Research Center will hold Lunch & Learn Lectures in May, June, July, and August on the last Wednesday of the month. The program for June will be "Those Who Stayed," presented by William D. Welge, Director of the Office of American Indian Culture and Preservation. The program will explore resources and history of American Indians and tribes who did not travel to Oklahoma through removal but instead remained on their ancestral lands. Registration is $10 per person and…
Find out more »July 2015
Research Center Lunch & Learn: Obituaries
The OHS Research Center will hold Lunch & Learn Lectures in May, June, July, and August on the last Wednesday of the month. July's program will be presented by Dr. Debra Spindle, Librarian at the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center. The topic will be "Mining Obituaries" and will explore using obituaries in genealogical research. Registration is $10 per person and lunch is included. Programs are held in the classrooms of the Oklahoma History Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
Find out more »Summer Sizzler Genealogy Workshop
Registration is $35 for one day or $50 for both days. Lunch is included! Register online at or learn more at www.okgensoc.org. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Genealogical Society. Friday, July 31 OHS: Discovering Hidden Resources in Libraries Around the State 9:30 am Doors Open - Registration 10:00 am Brief Introductions and Welcome Laura Martin 10:15 am Lawton Public Library Genealogy Collections The Lawton Public Library lets us in on the wonderful records they hold. Amber…
Find out more »March 2016
Tracing Your Roots Genealogy Class
The Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center is teaming up with Rose State College to offer a seven-week beginning genealogy class. The class will meet Tuesdays from March 1 to April 12 at Rose State College. Students will learn how to search for their heritage online, how to obtain free resources that are available for research, and how to access materials located in the Oklahoma Historical society. The class will conclude with a behind the scenes tour of the Oklahoma Historical…
Find out more »June 2016
Military Records Lunch & Learn, Oklahoma History Center
Please note this program has been moved to Thursday, June 23. Research Lunch & Learn Lectures are back! On Thursday, June 23, Mahlon Erickson will speak about military records. His program will include an overview of military records from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, which records are useful to genealogists and why, and where to find records online. We will meet in the classrooms at the Oklahoma History Center. Registration is $10 per person and lunch is included.…
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Research Book Sale, Oklahoma History Center
The Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center will hold a summer book sale July 27-30. Shop rare and out-of-print books about genealogy, military history, Oklahoma history, literature, and more. The sale will include records, periodicals, and prints of historic maps and photos. Open 10am to 5pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; hours are 10am to 3pm on Saturday.
Find out more »Voter Records Lunch & Learn, Oklahoma History Center
Join the OHS Research Center for a Lunch & Learn Lecture exploring election and voter registration records. Everyone who votes in Oklahoma uses the same type of ballot scanned by the same type of machine and counted by the same kind of computer in every county. Bryan Dean will enlighten us about today's voter registration process as well as touch upon past registration processes and why we are unable to locate so many of these historical voter registration records today.…
Find out more »Summer Sizzler Genealogy Workshop, Oklahoma History Center
The Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center and the Oklahoma Genealogical Society are hosting the annual Summer Sizzler, a two-day genealogy workshop at the Oklahoma History Center. Friday, July 29 - Preserving Your Family Treasures This archival preservation workshop will be presented by Oklahoma Historical Society staff. Learn how to use archival standards to preserve your photos, books, film, videos, maps, oral histories, paper documents, quilts, dresses, and other treasures that bring life to your family history. Saturday, July 30 - Digitally…
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