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March 2023
Vietnam War–Era Veterans Commemoration Ceremony
On Wednesday, March 29, on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) will hold a special commemoration ceremony to honor the servicemen and servicewomen who served anywhere in the world during the Vietnam War Era. This includes service from November 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975 regardless of location. The event will be held in the Devon Great Hall of the OHC from 10 a.m. to noon. This event is free and open to the public. Doors…
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Battle of Honey Springs Memorial Service
Honey Springs Battlefield will hold its annual memorial service honoring the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah on Saturday, July 15, at 10:30 a.m. John Beaver, curator for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Cultural Center and Archives, will be the guest speaker. The memorial service will be held outside on the lawn of the visitor center. The program will include a welcome and opening remarks from site director Adam Lynn and the presentation of colors by the…
Find out more »August 2023
Wreath-laying ceremony and flyover at Will Rogers Memorial Museum
On Friday, August 11, at noon, the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a wreath-laying ceremony and flyover to mark the anniversary of the August 15, 1935, death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post in an Alaskan plane crash. Jennifer Rogers Etcheverry, Will Rogers’ great-granddaughter, will be joined by several generations of descendants of Will’s sisters, Sallie Rogers McSpadden and Maud Rogers Lane, for a wreath-laying rite at noon Friday, August 11, at the family tomb on the…
Find out more »March 2024
Bob Wills Day at the Capitol
An annual celebration of an Oklahoma music icon is returning to the Oklahoma State Capitol on Monday, March 4. The Oklahoma Arts Council and Oklahoma Historical Society have announced this year’s lineup for Bob Wills Day at the Capitol, which will include live music performances by Western swing musicians from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Capitol’s second-floor rotunda. Free and open to the public, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, under the direction of Jason Roberts, will be headlining this…
Find out more »Vietnam War Veterans Day Commemoration
The Oklahoma History Center Museum (OHCM), in association with VillagesOKC, the local offices of Humana, Oklahoma Warriors Honor Flight, Navigating Medicare, and the Force 50 Foundation, is proud to host a pinning ceremony honoring all the servicemen and servicewomen, active or reservists, who served anywhere in the world during the Vietnam War-era. The event will be held in the Devon Great Hall of the OHCM on Friday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to noon, with the doors opening at 9…
Find out more »April 2024
200th Anniversary Commemoration
The Fort Gibson Historic Site will commemorate the bicentennial of its site on April 20. Fort Gibson was established in 1824 in Indian Territory. It was the first U.S. military post in what would become the state of Oklahoma and was further west than any other post in the United States at that time. The town of Fort Gibson will mark the anniversary with a community parade that starts at 10 a.m. and ends at the historic site. Opening ceremonies…
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