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Oklahoma Historical Society Press Room

Media Contact
Larry O’Dell
Office: 405-522-6676
Fax: 405-521-2492
lodell@okhistory.org

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

6/20/2019	Oklahoma History Center Presents “Salute to America” July Kilgen Organ Performance
6/19/2019	Spiro Mounds Spared by Arkansas River, Damaged by Flash Flood
6/19/2019	Theater Renovations Complete at Will Rogers Memorial Museum
6/14/2019	Summer Solstice Walks at Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center June 21
6/13/2019	“Oklahoma Landscapes: Watercolors by Derald Swineford” Exhibit and Premiere Program at Museum of the Western Prairie
6/11/2019	Oklahoma National History Day First Place Winners Selected to Showcase Film on National Platform
6/10/2019	Movie Night at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum June 28
6/10/2019	Kingfisher County Farm Owner Receives Centennial Farm Award
6/10/2019	Dewey County Ranch Owners Receive Centennial Ranch Awards
6/3/2019	Oklahoma Author Will Trace the Roots of Historic Road at Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center
5/31/2019	Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show Postponed to July 26–27
5/30/2019	Drummond Home to Host Annual Ice Cream Social
5/29/2019	Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show Celebrating Women of the Wild West Shows June 7–8
5/28/2019	Frontier Days Kids Camp at Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
5/28/2019	Genealogy Program Focuses on Early Death Records
5/23/2019	“Broadway Comes to Altus: Act II” at Museum of the Western Prairie
5/20/2019	Oklahoma Historical Society Acquires Cornelius Photography Collection
5/20/2019	Oklahoma Historical Society Marks Juneteenth with Acclaimed Journalist Carmen Fields in Tulsa and Oklahoma City
5/17/2019	Navy Band Southwest to Perform at the Oklahoma History Center During Navy Week
5/16/2019	“Angie Debo: Daughter of the Prairie” Presentation by Author Patricia Loughlin at Museum of the Western Prairie
5/16/2019	Oklahoma History Center to Offer Screening of Smithsonian Channel™ Documentary “The Green Book: Guide to Freedom”
5/15/2019	Washita County Farm Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
5/15/2019	Texas County Farm and Ranch Owners Receive Centennial Awards
5/15/2019	Woodward County Farm Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
5/15/2019	Noble County Farm Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
5/15/2019	Bryan County Farm Owner Receives Centennial Farm Award
5/15/2019	Garfield County Farm Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
5/15/2019	Woods County Farm Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
5/14/2019	Movie Night at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum May 31
5/13/2019	“Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma!’: The Origin of Modern Musical Theatre” Traveling Exhibit at Museum of the Western Prairie
5/13/2019	Oklahoma History Center to Host Okietales in June and July
5/9/2019	Oklahoma Historical Society Marks Juneteenth with Acclaimed Journalist Carmen Fields
5/8/2019	Oklahoma Legislature Creates Route 66 Centennial Commission
5/8/2019	2019 Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
5/6/2019	“Tour de Quartz” Exhibit at Museum of the Western Prairie
5/6/2019	Family Day at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch on June 1
5/1/2019	Kingfisher County Farm Owners Receive Centennial Farm Awards
5/1/2019	“Apron Strings: Ties to the Past” Exhibit at the Museum of the Western Prairie
5/1/2019	“Night at the Chuck Wagon” at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum
5/1/2019	New Apron Exhibit and “Vintage Aprons: Tie One On” Presentation Scheduled at Sod House Museum
4/30/2019	Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center to Host “First Indian Home Guard” Presentation
4/25/2019	Family Day at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch on May 18
4/25/2019	Oklahoma Archeological Survey to Hold Workshop at Overholser Mansion
4/23/2019	Explore Spiro Mounds in Virtual Reality on April 27
4/18/2019	Cherokee Strip Museum to Host Rural Heritage Festival
4/18/2019	Hugo Lake Dam Tour During Second Saturday Demo Hosted by Fort Towson
4/18/2019	Spiro Mounds to Host Archaeology Day
4/18/2019	Cherokee Strip Museum to Host Rural Heritage Festival
4/17/2019	Preservation Oklahoma to Host Gravestone Conservation Workshop in Tulsa
4/16/2019	LaDonna Harris to be featured speaker at the 2019 Oklahoma History and Preservation Conference
4/16/2019	Preservation Oklahoma to Host 2019 Summer Soiree
4/16/2019	Preservation Oklahoma and Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism to Host Gravestone Conservation Workshop
4/16/2019	Chisholm Trail Museum to Host Community Art Day
4/15/2019	Garvin County Farm and Ranch Owners Receive Centennial Awards
4/15/2019	Marshall County Ranch Owners Receive Centennial Ranch Award
4/15/2019	Woodward County Farm Owner Receives Centennial Farm Award
4/15/2019	Texas County Farm Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
4/15/2019	Ellis County Farm Owner Receives Centennial Ranch Award
4/15/2019	Jackson County Farm Owner Receives Centennial Farm Award
4/15/2019	Grant County Farm Owner Receives Centennial Farm Award
4/15/2019	Beckham County Farm Owners Receive Centennial Farm Award
4/11/2019	Lou Berney Author Presentation at Museum of the Western Prairie
4/8/2019	“Hammered Aluminum Ware” Exhibit at the Fred Drummond Home in April
4/8/2019	Easter Egg Hunt at Fort Towson
4/8/2019	Preservation Oklahoma to Host Urban Campout at Overholser Mansion
4/8/2019	Sunrise Service and Easter Fundraiser Breakfast at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
4/5/2019	Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center to Host “A Night with Our Leaders”
4/3/2019	Pawnee Bill Ranch to Host Annual Easter Egg Hunt
4/1/2019	Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center to Host General Blunt Presentation
3/27/2019	2019 Oklahoma History and Preservation Conference Celebrates “Women Who Built History”
3/27/2019	“Trappers, Traders and Hunters of the Plains” Living History Event at Chisholm Trail Museum
3/25/2019	JJ Cale Album “Stay Around” Release Events Set for Cale’s Hometown
3/21/2019	Cherokee Strip Museum to Host Blacksmithing Demonstrations
3/19/2019	April Kilgen Organ Performance to Feature Donna Parker Playing the “Great American Songbook”
3/19/2019	Cynthia Ann Parker Living History Program at Museum of the Western Prairie
3/19/2019	Family Day at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
3/14/2019	Media Advisory: Oklahoma History Center to host Artist Talk and Reception with Mike Wimmer for “Will Work For …” Exhibit
3/13/2019	Tracing Your Roots Genealogy Class at Chisholm Trail Museum
3/12/2019	Oklahoma History Center Introduces Oklahoma Farm-to-Table Family Festival
3/7/2019	Oklahoma History Center to Observe National Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day 2019
3/7/2019	Oklahoma History Center Announces the Premiere Exhibition of “Unsolved History: Forensic Science, Cold Cases, and Art Therapy”
3/7/2019	Museum of the Western Prairie to Host “Broadway Comes to Altus: Act I”
3/7/2019	Barn Quilt Workshop at Chisholm Trail Museum
3/7/2019	State Historic Preservation Office to Host Workshops
3/5/2019	Spring Break Activities at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum and Birthplace Ranch
3/4/2019	Celebrate the Spring Equinox at Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
3/4/2019	“Weird and Wonderful” Exhibit at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
3/4/2019	Vintage Footstool Workshop at Sod House Museum
2/28/2019	Canadian County Farm Owner Receives Centennial Farm Awards
2/28/2019	New Oklahoma National Register Listing
2/28/2019	Garfield County Farm Owner Receives Centennial Farm Award
2/28/2019	Spiro Mounds to Hosts 32nd Annual Family Kite Flite Day
2/28/2019	Texas County Ranch Owner Receives Centennial Ranch Award
2/27/2019	State Historic Preservation Office Citations of Merit Awarded
2/26/2019	“The Women of Hunter’s Home” Presentation at Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center
2/25/2019	Oklahoma History Center Presents Mary Ann Jung Portraying Clara Barton, Red Cross Angel
2/12/2019	Oklahoma History Center to Exhibit Perez Medal of Honor
2/1/2019	Oklahoma Centennial Farm and Ranch Commemorative Book Deadline Approaching
1/31/2019	Oklahoma History Center to Host Black Heritage Film Festival
1/29/2019	Oklahoma History Center to Host Martha Washington Living History Presentation
1/29/2019	Fred Drummond Home to Open Antique Doll Exhibit
1/28/2019	Legacy Keepers R Us to Present "Where the Legends Went" at Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center
1/17/2019	National Register of Historic Places Nomination Grant Application Available
1/16/2019	Presentation on the History of Fort Supply at the Sod House Museum
1/16/2019	Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Exhibit to Feature Oklahoma Artists
1/10/2019	Oklahoma History Center Presents the First 2019 Kilgen Performance “Out of the Box”
1/10/2019	Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center to Host “The Diary of a Union Soldier from Kansas” Presentation
1/9/2019	Director Named for Fort Gibson Historic Site
1/9/2019	New Oklahoma National Register Listing

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