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November 2022
Let’s Talk About It: Lonesome Dove (1985) by Larry McMurtry
Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum in Pawnee has partnered with Oklahoma Humanities (OH) to host OH’s book discussion series “Let’s Talk About It.” The book club meeting will take place as monthly in-person and online gatherings at the museum on Blue Hawk Peak. This November meeting is the last of the 2022 series. All five of the books in the program have the overarching theme of the historical cowboy—the hired man on horseback who rode the ranges and trails of…
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Oklahoma Tall Tales Uncovered presentation and book signing with author Joe M. Cummings
On Friday, December 9th at 3 p.m., author Joe M. Cummings will be signing copies of his new book, Oklahoma Tall Tales Uncovered, (2022, Arcadia Publishing) at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center (CSRHC). Cummings will give a short program where he talks about his book and the research that went into writing it. Following the program, he will be available to personalize copies of his book. Bring your copy or purchase one in the CSRHC gift shop! About the…
Find out more »January 2023
“Under One Fence: The Land and Legacy of the Waggoner Ranch” presentation by Jeff Bearden
On Tuesday, January 31, at 7 p.m., the Museum of the Western Prairie will open its doors for a special presentation by Jeff Bearden about the history of the Waggoner Ranch. The Waggoner Ranch is the largest contiguous ranch in the US. Its story spans multiple generations and over a half a million acres. The legacy of the ranch has been written by a colorful cast of characters that includes Dan Waggoner, Quanah Parker, and Teddy Roosevelt. Jeff Bearden is…
Find out more »March 2023
Story Time at Hunter’s Home
Every month, from March to June, Hunter’s Home will have a monthly story time for children of all ages. Watch for a new book title to be introduced every third Thursday of each month! Story time titles will feature The Mitten (1996) by Jan Brett in April; Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (2017), by Kate Messner in May; and Dance at Grandpa’s (1995), by Laura Ingalls Wilder in June. Adding to the stories, parents and children are…
Find out more »May 2023
Story Time at Hunter’s Home
Every month, from March to June, Hunter’s Home will have a monthly story time for children of all ages. Watch for a new book title to be introduced every third Thursday of each month! Story time titles will feature The Mitten (1996) by Jan Brett in April; Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (2017), by Kate Messner in May; and Dance at Grandpa’s (1995), by Laura Ingalls Wilder in June. Adding to the stories, parents and children are…
Find out more »Built from the Fire Panel Discussion and Book Signing with Victor Luckerson
The Oklahoma Historical Society is proud to present a panel discussion and book signing with Victor Luckerson, author of Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street (2023). Luckerson will lead a discussion about the book and the importance of archiving in the telling and shaping of Black history. Joining him will be David Goodwin, principal/operations for the Oklahoma Eagle and descendant of the Goodwin family featured in the book, and Sydnee Monday,…
Find out more »June 2023
Story Time at Hunter’s Home
Every month, from March to June, Hunter’s Home will have a monthly story time for children of all ages. Watch for a new book title to be introduced every third Thursday of each month! Story time titles will feature The Mitten (1996) by Jan Brett in April; Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt (2017), by Kate Messner in May; and Dance at Grandpa’s (1995), by Laura Ingalls Wilder in June. Adding to the stories, parents and children are…
Find out more »September 2023
Prize for the Fire: A Novel (2022) presentation by author Rilla Askew
On Tuesday, September 5, at 7 p.m., Oklahoma author Rilla Askew will present her newest book, Prize for the Fire: A Novel (2022), at the Museum of the Western Prairie. The book follows the story of Anne Askew and her struggle against the Tudor patriarchy of 16th-century England. Askew was born in Poteau and raised in the Bartlesville area. Askew graduated from the University of Tulsa. She has taught at several universities, including the University of Central Oklahoma and the…
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Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe (2022) book review by Justin Lenhart
On Tuesday, October 3, at 7 p.m., the Museum of the Western Prairie will welcome Justin Lenhart, curator at the Jim Thorpe Museum and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, who will review the book Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe. The biography, released in 2022, written by author David Maraniss, explores the colossal athletic skills of Oklahoma’s Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox), who won gold medals in the decathlon and the pentathlon at the…
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Learning Lecture with author Gary Clayton Anderson *postponed*
The lecture previously scheduled for Friday, November 17, the Will Rogers Memorial Museum with author Gary Clayton Anderson has been postponed. Anderson is a George Lynn Cross Research professor at the University of Oklahoma. He will be discussing the title and its new afterword and the differences he found in the cowboy-trick-roping Will Rogers and the widely-read journalist. He points out Will’s influence during the social, political, and economic transformations of the Roaring Twenties and Great Depression. The first publication…
Find out more »January 2024
From the Stacks: Readings from the Carnegie Library
The Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library in Guthrie will offer the evening educational program, From the Stacks: Readings from the Carnegie Library, examining various book titles. The series will take place at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of January, February, March, and April inside the Carnegie Library. OTM curator/registrar Michael Williams will lead the discussion, exploring the historical context in which the authors lived and wrote the works. Save the dates below, which list the books and authors chosen for the…
Find out more »February 2024
The Foresaken and The Dead: Bass Reeves Trilogy book discussion with Sidney Thompson *canceled*
On Tuesday, February 6, at 7 p.m., the Museum of the Western Prairie will welcome author Sidney Thompson. He will present a book discussion of The Forsaken and The Dead (2023), the third book in his Bass Reeves Trilogy.
Thompson is returning to Altus to present this popular trilogy’s third and final book and to share his experiences working as a consultant on the Lawmen: Bass Reeves Paramount+ mini-series.
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