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November 2026
2026 Oklahoma Folklife Festival
The Folklife Festival at the Oklahoma History Center will be held on Saturday, November 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. This festival aims to engage visitors by providing opportunities to experience diverse cultures and traditions. Visitors will be encouraged to participate in various activities rather than just observe. The festival’s objectives include sparking curiosity, facilitating intercultural exchange, creating participatory experiences, and collaborating with cultural practitioners, communities, and heritage professionals. The…
Find out more »History Alive: President George and Martha Washington
The Oklahoma History Center Museum is honored to present Dan and Kelly Shippey in portrayals of George and Martha Washington as part of America250 and Oklahoma statehood commemorations. Join us for these special presentations on Monday, November 16, and Tuesday, November 17, Evening Programs Two evening programs are open to the public. Admission is $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers, and tickets will be available soon. Monday, November 16, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 p.m. This program will…
Find out more »History Alive: President George and Martha Washington
The Oklahoma History Center Museum is honored to present Dan and Kelly Shippey in portrayals of George and Martha Washington as part of America250 and Oklahoma statehood commemorations. Join us for these special presentations on Monday, November 16, and Tuesday, November 17, Evening Programs Two evening programs are open to the public. Admission is $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers, and tickets will be available soon. Monday, November 16, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 p.m. This program will…
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America author talk and book signing with Smithsonian Documentarian Candacy Taylor
On Friday, November 20, from 7 to 9 p.m., the Oklahoma History Center Museum and the Metropolitan Library system will co-sponsor a free author talk and signing with Smithsonian Documentarian and author Candacy Taylor. The special event will explore the title Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America. Discover the stories behind the Green Book and its lasting impact on American history and Route 66. Before the program, guests are invited to explore the…
Find out more »December 2026
Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission Meeting
The Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission will meet on the following dates in 2026. All meetings will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Tuesday, December 1, 2026 Unless otherwise indicated, meetings will be held in the Chesapeake Event Center on the first floor of the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, 73105. Agendas will be posted at okhistory.org/commission at…
Find out more »395th Army Reserve Band concert
On Saturday, December 5, from 11 a.m. to noon, the 395th Army Band will be performing at the Oklahoma History Center. Be part of a celebration you won’t want to miss! The 395th Army Band, based in Mustang, is one of 13 Army Reserve Bands in the United States. The band is comprised of soldier-civilians who work in a wide range of fields, from health care to music education. The performance is free, but attendees must pay for museum admission…
Find out more »More Than a Game: Coaches of Oklahoma exhibit opens
From youth leagues and high school teams to collegiate athletics, professional sports, and Olympic competition, coaches have played an important role in Oklahoma’s sports history. More than a Game: Coaches of Oklahoma explores their impact as teachers, mentors, leaders, and community builders whose influence extends far beyond wins and championships. Opening on Monday, December 7, in the Sam Noble Gallery at the Oklahoma History Center Museum, the exhibition complements the museum’s Oklahoma Sports Heroes exhibit and draws heavily from the…
Find out more »Museum Store Holiday Sale
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to save! The Oklahoma History Center Museum’s Museum Store Holiday Sale will take place on Thursday, December 10, Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12, giving everyone a special opportunity to shop for those special people on their list. Visiting the Museum Store is free of charge, and its shelves are filled with charming Oklahoma-made gifts, fascinating books, fun historic toys, and beautiful items that celebrate our state’s spirit. Several items will…
Find out more »Museum Store Holiday Sale
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to save! The Oklahoma History Center Museum’s Museum Store Holiday Sale will take place on Thursday, December 10, Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12, giving everyone a special opportunity to shop for those special people on their list. Visiting the Museum Store is free of charge, and its shelves are filled with charming Oklahoma-made gifts, fascinating books, fun historic toys, and beautiful items that celebrate our state’s spirit. Several items will…
Find out more »Museum Store Holiday Sale
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to save! The Oklahoma History Center Museum’s Museum Store Holiday Sale will take place on Thursday, December 10, Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12, giving everyone a special opportunity to shop for those special people on their list. Visiting the Museum Store is free of charge, and its shelves are filled with charming Oklahoma-made gifts, fascinating books, fun historic toys, and beautiful items that celebrate our state’s spirit. Several items will…
Find out more »From Story to Published Book: A Writer’s Journey Workshop
The Oklahoma History Center Museum will host “From Story to Published Book: A Writer’s Journey: A Free One-Day Writing and Publishing Workshop” from 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, at the Oklahoma History Center Museum. Whether you’re an aspiring author with a story waiting to be written, a writer working toward publication, or a published author looking to sharpen your craft, this inspiring, one-day workshop presented by Quill Hawk Publishing is for you! Begin the morning with keynote…
Find out more »Winter Homeschool Day
Join the Oklahoma History Center Museum for Homeschool Day on Wednesday, December 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Families are invited to enjoy a day of hands-on learning with free gallery admission, sponsored by the Inasmuch Foundation. Homeschool Day includes engaging activities, interactive living history presentations, and access to our educational trunks and carts. Homeschool Day is an excellent opportunity for homeschool students of all ages to explore Oklahoma’s past in a fun and meaningful way. This year’s event…
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »January 2027
Our Journeys exhibit closes
The traveling exhibit Our Journeys, presented by Vietnamese Boat People, will be on display in the Oklahoma History Center through January 4, 2027. Created by New Jersey-based nonprofit Vietnamese Boat People, the exhibition centers the voices of Vietnamese Americans through oral histories, photographs, and interactive elements that explore migration, memory, and resilience across generations. The exhibit debuted in 2025, marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the displacement of millions of Vietnamese refugees whose stories continue to…
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »The Lighthorse Police: A History of Tribal Justice lecture and book signing with Dr. Donald L. Fixico
An author talk and book signing featuring Donald L. Fixico (Muscogee, Seminole, Shawnee, Sac and Fox) will take place on Thursday, January 21, at 5:30 p.m., at the Oklahoma History Center. Fixico will present his latest work, The Lighthorse Police: A History of Tribal Justice (University of Oklahoma Press, 2026), which provides a comprehensive history of the Five Tribes’ law enforcement organizations. The book examines their origins, operations, and persistence from the late 18th century to the present. Before Oklahoma…
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors Quarterly Board Meeting
Meetings of the Board of Directors are typically held on the fourth Wednesday of the first month of each quarter at 1:30 p.m. Executive Committee meetings are typically scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Unless otherwise specified, meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City. Agendas will be posted online 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Find out more »February 2027
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »March 2027
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »April 2027
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »Faces of the Mother Road: The Lost Portraits of S. J. Tyler exhibit closes
The Oklahoma History Center Museum exhibit Faces of the Mother Road: The Lost Portraits of S. J. Tyler will remain open through Friday, April 30. The exhibition features photographs by an Afton photographer whose glass-plate negatives were rediscovered in 2023. Tyler operated a photography studio in Afton beginning in 1913, more than a decade before Route 66 was established. For nearly forty years, he photographed the people who lived, worked, and traveled through the northeastern Oklahoma town. Tyler’s portraits, created…
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors Quarterly Board Meeting
Meetings of the Board of Directors are typically held on the fourth Wednesday of the first month of each quarter at 1:30 p.m. Executive Committee meetings are typically scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Unless otherwise specified, meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City. Agendas will be posted online 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Find out more »May 2027
Oklahoma Historical Society Meeting of the Membership
A meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society membership will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2027, at 10 a.m. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. This meeting will be held in person at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105.
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors Organizational Meeting
An organizational meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2027, at 10:15 a.m. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. This meeting will be held in person at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105.
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »June 2027
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »July 2027
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors Quarterly Board Meeting
Meetings of the Board of Directors are typically held on the fourth Wednesday of the first month of each quarter at 1:30 p.m. Executive Committee meetings are typically scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Unless otherwise specified, meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City. Agendas will be posted online 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Find out more »August 2027
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »September 2027
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »October 2027
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee Meeting
Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Committee meetings are scheduled on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. However, Executive Committee meetings are not usually held on the months in which the full board meets. Agendas will be available online 24 hours prior to the meeting at okhistory.org/BOARD. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, 73105.
Find out more »Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors Quarterly Board Meeting
Meetings of the Board of Directors are typically held on the fourth Wednesday of the first month of each quarter at 1:30 p.m. Executive Committee meetings are typically scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Unless otherwise specified, meetings are held at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City. Agendas will be posted online 24 hours prior to the meeting.
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