Press Release
June 17, 2026
Contact: CJ Budy
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 580-237-1907
[email protected]
csrhc.org
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid Planning Special Living History Event for July 4
ENID, Okla. — Join the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid for a special History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip on Saturday, July 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This living history event will be a special 1890s-1900s-themed July 4 celebration with turn-of-the-century activities and games for all ages, allowing guests to see how Independence Day was celebrated in the early days of Oklahoma.
This event is primarily held outdoors in the Humphrey Heritage Village, and the museum galleries will also be open for self-guided tours.
All-day activities include yard games, patriotic crafts, plaza chalk art, scavenger hunts, cyanotypes and music. From 11 to 11:45 a.m., kids between the ages of 10 and 16 can compete in trivia inside the Turkey Creek Schoolhouse. Those 16 and up can test their trivia from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. inside the schoolhouse. Sack races will take place from 2 to 2:30 p.m. between the schoolhouse and Village Church. Egg races will run from 2:30 to 3 p.m. between the schoolhouse and Village Church.
Other learning opportunities include learning about Charles Haskell, who was Oklahoma’s first governor. A living historian will also discuss late 19th-century military.
Okie-Dokie Dogs will be on-site selling food from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Students will get in free to the event on July 4. Regular admission applies to all other guests. No registration is required for this come-and-go event. For more information about the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, please visit csrhc.org or call 580-237-1907.
The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. 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 okhistory.org.
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Editor’s Note: Photos of the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center are available upon request.
