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Oklahoma Historical Society Press Room

Media Contact
Jessica Brogdon
Public Information Officer
Office: 405-522-0780
Fax: 405-521-2492
jessica.brogdon@history.ok.gov

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 our state.

Press Releases and Media Advisories

1/27/2023Antique Doll Exhibit Opens February 1 at Drummond Home in Hominy
1/27/2023Make Your Own Linocut Valentine’s Day Cards at Oklahoma History Center
1/26/2023Oklahoma History Center Presents February Kilgen Organ Performance Featuring “The Mark of Zorro”
1/25/2023History and Hops at Overholser Mansion Continues With Presentation on Abandoned Properties
1/25/2023Desi and Cody to Perform at Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid
1/23/2023Presentation on Gettysburg National Military Park Planned for Honey Springs Visitor Center
1/23/2023Oklahoma History Center and Colonial Williamsburg Present “History Alive!: An Evening With James Armistead Lafayette”
1/19/2023New Exhibit Opens at Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid
1/18/2023Fort Towson Historic Site Plans Hands-On Opportunities for Guests in 2023
1/18/2023Workshop on Stained Glass Preservation and Restoration Planned at OKC’s Overholser Mansion
1/18/2023Oklahoma History Center to Host Class on Intro to Botanical Embroidery
1/17/2023Love County Owner Receives Centennial Ranch Award
1/17/2023Stephens County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Major County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Logan County Owner Receives Two Centennial Farm Awards
1/17/2023Kingfisher County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Jackson County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Garvin County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Ellis County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Dewey County Owner Receives Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Custer County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Comanche County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Cleveland County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
1/17/2023Blaine County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Awards
1/16/2023New Exhibit at Cherokee Strip Museum Focuses on the Godfather of Oklahoma City Rock and Roll
1/13/2023Will Rogers Memorial Museum to Hold Volunteer Training Course
1/13/2023New Exhibit at Cherokee Strip Museum Focuses on the Many Uses of Wheels
1/12/2023Oklahoma History Center Workshop to Focus on Researching Legal Documents
1/11/2023Volunteer Training Course Offered at Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
1/10/2023Workshop at Oklahoma History Center to Showcase Art of Weaving
1/9/2023State Historic Preservation Office to Hold Free Webinar on Filling Out Important Forms
12/28/2022“Observing With NASA” Exhibit at Oklahoma History Center Closes on December 31
12/23/2022Quilting Guild at Sod House Museum Enters 15th Year
12/22/2022Final “Shut the Door!” Webinar With SHPO Scheduled
12/21/2022State Historic Preservation Office Receives Grant to Continue Survey of All-Black Towns
12/19/2022Two Sites in Oklahoma Receive National Register of Historic Places Designation
12/13/2022Bake Day and Gingerbread Decorating Planned at Fort Gibson Historic Site
12/12/2022State Historic Preservation Office Webinars to Focus on Interior Secretary’s Standards and Guidelines for Rehabilitation
12/9/2022State Historic Preservation Office to Teach About Historic Preservation Tax Incentives in Webinar
12/9/2022Historic Hunter’s Home in Park Hill to Host Holiday Candlelight Tours
12/8/2022Learn How to Research Your Historic Property in an Upcoming SHPO Webinar
12/8/2022Public Invited to Christmas Open House at Historic Drummond Home in Hominy
12/8/2022Santa Coming to Overholser Mansion in Oklahoma City
12/7/2022Antebellum Period Home in Park Hill to Host Christmas Open House
12/7/2022Christmas the Pioneer Way at Sod House Museum
12/7/2022Artist Starts Work on Large-Scale Aviation Mural Inside Oklahoma History Center
12/6/2022Civil War Christmas Returns to Honey Springs Battlefield Near Checotah
12/5/2022State Historic Preservation Office to Host Free Webinar on National Register of Historic Places
12/5/2022Christmas Open House Planned at Pawnee Bill’s 112-Year-Old Mansion
12/2/2022State Historic Preservation Office to Discuss the Importance of Documenting Post-European Contact
12/2/2022Annual Holiday Market Returns to Museum of the Western Prairie in Altus
12/1/2022State Historic Preservation Office Hosting Webinar on Federal Review and Compliance with Section 106
12/1/2022Documentary Highlighting Hardships of the Dust Bowl to be Shown at Oklahoma History Center
11/30/2022Two-day Annual Holiday Sale Planned for Oklahoma History Center Museum Store
11/30/20221800s Era Candlelight Tours Return to Fort Gibson Historic Site
11/29/2022Wild West–Themed Christmas Event Planned at Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch in Oologah
11/29/2022Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore Launches $18 Million Fundraising Campaign
11/29/2022“History of Masonic Temples in Oklahoma” Presentation Planned at Oklahoma Territorial Museum in Guthrie
11/28/2022Guthrie’s Distinctive Homes Tour Includes Stop at Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library
11/28/2022Enjoy Christmas Tea at the Cherokee Strip Museum in Perry
11/22/2022Oklahoma History Center to Hold “Holiday Special” Kilgen Organ Performance
11/22/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Board President Recognized for Commitment and Dedication to State
11/22/2022Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher Wins National Recognition for Chuck Wagon Gathering
11/21/2022Victorian Christmas experience returns to Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
11/21/2022Role of Historic Native American Regalia in Today’s Society to be Discussed in New “History OffCenter” Event
11/17/2022Fort Towson Historic Site to Host Civil War-era Sewing Workshop
11/15/2022Centerpiece of Oklahoma History Center’s Space Exhibit Celebrates 49 Years
11/15/2022Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Tour Will Reveal Secrets to Uncovering Family History
11/15/2022Tribal Consultation During Section 106 Process to be Highlighted During Upcoming SHPO Webinar
11/14/2022Rushmore Four Return to the Oklahoma History Center
11/9/2022Fort Towson Historic Site Adds Historical Interpreter for First Time in 15 Years
11/9/2022Documentary Highlighting Work of Choctaw Code Talkers to be Shown at Oklahoma History Center
11/7/2022Veterans to be Honored at Oklahoma Territorial Museum in Guthrie
11/3/2022“The Daughter of Dawn” Film Screening at the Poncan Theatre on November 6
11/3/2022Blacksmithing Demonstration Scheduled for Cherokee Strip Museum
11/1/2022“Hunter Trapper” Living History Program at Fort Gibson Historic Site
11/1/2022Lantern Tour With Living History Interpreters Planned at Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
10/31/2022Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival Scheduled for November 2–5 in Claremore
10/27/2022Oklahoma History Center to Hold “Holiday Special” Kilgen Organ Performance
10/26/2022Rushmore Four Return to the Oklahoma History Center
10/13/2022Honey Springs Visitor Center Grand Opening November 5
10/13/2022Oklahoma Territorial Museum to Host “History Never Dies” Halloween Carnival
10/11/2022Pawnee Bill Ranch Ghost Stories Candlelight Tours Scheduled
10/6/2022New Oklahoma National Register Listing
10/5/2022Fort Gibson Historic Site to Host “What a Mess!” Living History Program
10/4/2022Author of “Okey Drew” to Speak at the Oklahoma History Center
10/3/2022Oklahoma History Center to Host Folklife Festival 2022
10/3/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Seeks Nominations for Annual Awards Program
9/29/2022Build a Civil War–Style Ammo Crate at Honey Springs Battlefield
9/28/2022Reservations Available for Doaksville Historic Candlelight Tours
9/28/2022It’s “Coffee Time” at Fort Gibson Historic Site
9/27/2022Spiro Mounds to Host Archaeology Month Event
9/20/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Book Sale Scheduled for October 5–8
9/19/2022Call for Proposals for the 2023 Oklahoma History Symposium
9/15/2022Annual Quilt Show in October at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
9/13/2022Ice Cream Social at Fred and Addie Drummond Home
9/12/2022Oklahoma Historical Society to Host “Presente in Oklahoma!” Hispanic American Heritage Month Panel Discussion
9/9/2022Fort Towson Historic Site Hosts “A Long Walk in the Sun: Mexican-American War Days”
9/9/2022Oklahoma History Center Presents “Observing With NASA” Exhibit Kiosk
9/7/2022Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox at Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
9/6/2022Candle-Making Demonstrations at Fort Gibson Historic Site
9/6/2022History and Haunts at the Overholser Mansion
9/6/2022Oklahoma History Center Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s Annual Museum Day
9/2/2022State Historic Preservation Office to Host Archaeology Lunch and Learn Webinar
9/1/2022“History of Masonic Temples in Oklahoma” Presentation at Honey Springs Battlefield
8/31/2022Oklahoma History Center Nominee Qualifies as Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year
8/30/2022Pioneer Woman Museum to Host Prairie to Palate Fundraising Dinner
8/30/2022Riverside Keelboat Living History Demonstrations at Fort Gibson Historic Site
8/23/2022Oklahoma Historical Society to Host Oklahoma Trivia Night at Angry Scotsman Brewing
8/23/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Announces Application Opening Date for Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program
8/23/2022Musket Demonstrations at Fort Gibson Historic Site
8/19/2022Oklahoma History Center Installs Universal Adult Changing Tables
8/17/2022Overholser Mansion to Host “History and Hops: Mid-Century Modern Architecture” Presentation August 26
8/16/2022“Working America: A Sam Comen Photography Exhibition” to Open at Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
8/16/2022“Drummond Heirlooms” Exhibit to Open September 1 at Drummond Home in Hominy
8/16/2022Fall Season Opening of the Oklahoma History Center’s Kilgen Theater Organ Performance Series
8/15/2022Overholser Mansion to Host Fashion History Presentation on Shoes in Conjunction with “Early Influencers” Exhibit
8/2/2022Pawnee Bill Ranch to Host Screening of “The Virginian” at Buffalo Theatre in Pawnee
8/1/2022“The Battle of Honey Springs” Documentary Selected for Fly Film Festival and DocOKC Film Festival
7/28/2022Oklahoma Historical Society to host Oklahoma All-Black Towns State Conference
7/25/2022Oklahoma History Center to Host Back to School Bash on August 4
7/21/2022Family Fun Day at Cherokee Strip Museum in Perry August 6
7/20/2022New Oklahoma National Register Listing
7/19/2022Roger Mills County Owner Receives Centennial Farm Award
7/19/2022Johnston/Pontotoc County Owners Receive Centennial Ranch Award
7/19/2022Grant County Owner Receives Centennial Farm Award
7/19/2022Caddo County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
7/19/2022Kingfisher County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Awards
7/19/2022Atoka County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
7/5/2022Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. to Host Tuesday Tunes Free Concert Series at the Overholser Mansion
7/1/2022Cherokee Strip Museum in Perry Opens “Barney P. Enright, Photographer” Exhibit
6/30/2022Oklahoma Students Win Awards at National History Day Competition
6/30/2022Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum to Host “Let’s Talk About It” Book Discussion Series
6/28/2022Oklahoma History Center Offers Smithsonian Internship Program
6/28/2022Memorial Service to be Held at Honey Springs Battlefield
6/17/2022Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton to Host Route 66 Hall of Fame Induction and Exhibit Opening
6/16/2022Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center to Open “Home on the Range” Art Exhibit
6/16/2022Pawnee Bill Cannon Dedication Ceremony Scheduled for July 2
6/14/2022Overholser Mansion to Open New Fashion Exhibit
6/9/2022Fort Gibson Historic Site to Host Living History Programs in June
6/6/2022Enid Summer Chautauqua Programs at Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
6/6/2022Oklahoma History Center Announces 2022 Oklahoma National History Day Winners
6/6/2022Summer Solstice Walks at Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center on June 21
6/2/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Awards Field Trip Grants to K–12 Schools in May
6/1/2022USAO Students to Provide Guided Tours at Honey Springs Battlefield
6/1/2022“The Battle of Honey Springs” Documentary Selected to Show at deadCenter Film Festival June 11
5/31/2022Barn Quilt Workshop Scheduled for Chisholm Trail Museum
5/27/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Receives $46 Million Bond to Repair and Maintain Historic Infrastructure
5/26/2022Stacey Sanders to Perform at Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center for “Museum After Dark: Village Sounds”
5/26/2022Pawnee Bill Ranch to Host Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Days on June 11
5/25/2022Oklahoma Historical Society to Host Annual Juneteenth Celebration
5/19/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Awards Field Trip Grants to K–12 Schools
5/16/2022OU and OAS to Perform Archaeological Research at Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
5/12/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Awards Inaugural Field Trip Grant to the Oklahoma School for the Deaf
5/12/2022Leather Footwear Living History Demonstration at Fort Gibson Historic Site
5/10/2022New Oklahoma National Register Listings
5/9/2022Overholser Mansion to Host “History and Hops: Masonic Temples in Oklahoma” on May 27
5/5/2022Overholser Mansion to Host Volunteer Training on May 21
5/4/2022“Beans to Bullets: Frontier Foodways” Living History Program Scheduled at Fort Gibson Historic Site
5/3/2022Oklahoma History Center to Open “Becoming Fearless” Exhibit Highlighting the History of Firefighting in Oklahoma
4/28/2022Herb Gardening Presentation Scheduled for May 14 at Fort Towson Historic Site
4/28/2022Hunter’s Home to Host “Fleece to Fabric” Sheep Shearing Event on May 7
4/21/2022Calista Stephens to Lead Fort Towson Historic Site
4/20/2022Hunter’s Home to Host “Fleece to Fabric” Sheep Shearing Event on May 7
4/20/2022Blacksmithing and Wheel Setting Demonstrations with Tom Nelson at the Cherokee Strip Museum in Perry
4/20/2022Spiro Mounds to Host Birthday Bash and Archaeology Day on May 7
4/14/2022Pioneer Woman Museum Seeks Vendors for Pioneer Family Fun Day and Craft Fair
4/14/2022Learn About 19th-Century Trading at Fort Gibson Historic Site
4/11/2022Encore Kilgen Organ Performance with Ken Double Performing “From Broadway to Hollywood”
4/8/2022Hunter’s Home to Host Broom Making Workshop on April 15
4/7/2022New Oklahoma National Register Listings
4/6/2022“Kansas Abolitionist and the Civil War: The Life of John Ritchie” Presentation at Honey Springs Battlefield
4/4/2022“Common Soldier” Living History Program at Fort Gibson Historic Site
3/31/2022Oklahoma Historical Society to Offer Field Trip Grants to Oklahoman Schools
3/30/2022Wild West Show Cannon to Return to the Pawnee Bill Ranch
3/29/2022Stephens County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
3/29/2022Tillman County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
3/29/2022Caddo County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
3/29/2022Comanche County Owner Receives Centennial Ranch Award
3/29/2022Rogers County Owners Receive Centennial Ranch Award
3/29/2022Mayes County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
3/28/2022Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program Funds 42 Projects Across the State
3/25/2022John Davis to Retire After 30 Years at Fort Towson Historic Site
3/24/2022Oklahoma History Center to Honor All Vietnam War–Era Veterans in Pinning Ceremony
3/17/2022Chisholm Trail Museum, Inc. Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Claremore Museum of History and Rogers County Historical Society Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grants
3/17/2022Bristow Historical Society, Inc. Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Delaware Nation Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Drumright Historical Society Museum Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Five Civilized Tribes Museum and Center for the Study of Indian Territory Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma and Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grants
3/17/2022Freedom Center of Oklahoma City, Ntu Art Association of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grants
3/17/2022Friends of the Pawnee Bill Ranch Association Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Grady County Historical Society Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Friends of the Murrell Home Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Greenwood Community Development Corporation/ Historic Black Wall Street Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Hooker Historical Society Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Keystone Crossroads Historical Society Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Lawton Public Library Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022LeFlore County Historical Society Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022McLoud Historical Society Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Military History Center Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Okeene Historic Preservation Group Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Oklahoma Christian University Beam Library Special Collections Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Oklahoma Forest Heritage Center Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Oklahoma Genealogical Society Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Oklahoma Sports Museum Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Old Greer County Museum & Hall of Fame Inc. Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Peoria Tribe Of Indians of Oklahoma Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Plains Indians & Pioneers Historical Foundation Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Pottawatomie County Historical Society Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Seminole Nation Museum Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Southern Nazarene University Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Top of Oklahoma Historical Society Museum Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022The Town of Colony Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Stroud Public Library Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Tulsa Foundation for Architecture Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/17/2022Wynnewood Historical Society Awarded Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant
3/15/2022Oklahoma History Center to Honor All Vietnam War–Era Veterans in Pinning Ceremony
3/8/2022Oklahoma State Capitol Museum to Open March 22
3/7/2022Oklahoma History Center to Host 2022 Oklahoma Farm-to-Table Festival
3/3/2022Oklahoma History Center to Open “From Institution to Inclusion” Exhibit to Celebrate 2022 People with Disabilities Awareness Day
3/2/2022Celebrate the Spring Equinox at Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
3/2/20222022 Oklahoma History Symposium to be Held April 9
3/1/2022Spiro Mounds to Hosts 35th Annual Family Kite Flite Day
3/1/2022Chisholm Trail Museum to Host Chuck Wagon Gathering and Dinner
2/28/2022Fort Gibson Historic Site to Host Bake Day on March 5
2/25/2022“The First Indian Home Guard” Presentation Rescheduled for March 12 at 1 p.m.
2/17/2022Historical Travel Bag Workshop at Chisholm Trail Museum
2/16/2022“Shut the Door! Barns in Oklahoma” Webinar Series Begins in February
2/15/2022Living History Education Day Scheduled for Fort Towson Historic Site
2/8/2022Fort Gibson Historic Site to Host 24th at the Fort Reenactment Weekend
2/3/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Announces 2022 Legislative Agenda
2/2/2022Oklahoma Historical Society Awards Banquet Scheduled for February 24; Tickets Now on Sale
1/31/2022Casserole Carrier Basket Making Workshop at Fort Towson Historic Site
1/27/2022Honey Springs Battlefield to Host “The First Indian Home Guard” Presentation
1/26/2022Oklahoma History Center Issues Call for Exhibitors and Vendors for 2022 Farm-to-Table Festival
1/18/2022New Oklahoma National Register Listings
1/18/2022Oklahoma Historical Society to Host “A Very OK Podcast” Live Recording Focused on All-Black Towns
1/11/2022“The Jefferson Highway in Oklahoma: The Historic Osage Trace” Presentation with author Jonita Mullins at Honey Springs Battlefield
1/4/2022Jennifer Frazee Named New Director at Fort Gibson Historic Site
1/3/2022Woodward County Owners Receive Centennial Ranch Awards
1/3/2022Beckham County Owners Receive Centennial Farm and Ranch Awards
1/3/2022Alfalfa County Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award


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