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November 2022
Secrets of the OHS Research Library
Dive into the past with Laura Martin, Deputy Director of Research at the Oklahoma Historical Society, as she shares the vast historical and genealogical collections of the OHS's John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Library in this exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. You may be an archaeologist or an architectural historian, a student or researcher, a genealogist, or just someone interested in learning about your ancestors or the state of Oklahoma—the OHS Research Library has the tools you need! From allotment records to…
Find out more »Civil War-era Sewing Kit workshop
On Saturday, November 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fort Towson Historic Site will hold a Civil War-era sewing kit make-and-take workshop. Using historic reproduction fabrics, a seamstress will guide participants in hand-sewing techniques to create a fabric sewing kit like those from the 1800s. Kits of this kind were common in 19th-century households and were made with scraps of fabric to suit the needs of the user, resulting in a wide variety of patterns and constructions. During the…
Find out more »December 2022
“Shut the Door! Barns in Oklahoma: The Significance of Barns in the Oklahoma Cultural Landscape” webinar
The State Historic Preservation Office is hosting a webinar series entitled “Shut the Door! Barns in Oklahoma,” featuring presenters who specialize in barn history, construction, and restoration. On Tuesday, December 27, the topic will be “The Significance of Barns in the Oklahoma Cultural Landscape.” This December webinar will be the last of the 2022 series. These presentations will be held on the last Tuesday of every other month, beginning at 6 p.m. The webinars will be limited to the first…
Find out more »January 2023
Wood Window Rescue online workshop
Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. is offering an online Wood Window Rescue online workshop in 2023 with instructors Ty McBride and Morgan Reinhart. The Wood Window Rescue Workshop will educate homeowners on how to restore most double-hung windows and solve common wood window problems. This workshop is designed for all skill types to work and learn at their own pace in the comfort and safety of their own home with videos, a PDF checklist, worksheets, and guides using an intuitive online learning…
Find out more »Quilting Workshop
The Quilting Workshop meets on the second Saturday of each month from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Sod House Museum for $5 per person. Learn to create appliqué designs, traditional block patterns, original designs, crazy quilts, landscape designs, and paper piecing. New members of any skill level are always encouraged to attend! Share in the happy exchange of shared skills, fun, camaraderie, door prizes, refreshments, discussions, quilt patterns, and old-fashioned bed turnings at the next quilting workshop. Proceeds directly…
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