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August 2025
Museum After Dark: “Memories of Injustice” lecture with historian and educator Sam Mihara
The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is proud to host guest speaker, historian, and educator Sam Mihara at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, August 8, as part of the center’s Museum After Dark series. Mihara will deliver his lecture “Memories of Injustice” about the history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II and his personal experiences as a prisoner at a US relocation camp near Heart Mountain, Wyoming. When he was…
Find out more »“The Cherokee Nation and the Civil War” program with David Fowler
On Saturday, August 16, at 1 p.m., the Honey Springs Battlefield will host a program on “The Cherokee Nation and the Civil War.” David Fowler, OHS regional director of the museums and historic sites division, will lead this program.
Find out more »September 2025
Nuttall Book Study: A Journal of Travels into Arkansas Territory During the Year 1819
On Thursday, September 11, at 6 p.m., Jona Tucker will present an in-depth look at botanist Thomas Nuttall, a botanist who was an early explorer of what later became Fort Towson in 1819. She will review Nuttall’s publication, A Journal of Travels into Arkansas Territory During the Year 1819. Who was Thomas Nuttall? Thomas Nuttall (1786–1859) was a pioneering naturalist interested in botany who took many journeys and expeditions in the 19th century. He took a 5,000-mile journey down the…
Find out more »“The Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Civil War” program with T. S. Akers
On Saturday, September 13, at the Honey Springs Battlefield visitor center, OHS Board member T. S. Akers will make a presentation about the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Civil War. The presentation will begin at 1 p.m. T.S. Akers, a tribal citizen of the Muscogee Nation, received a bachelor of arts in history and a master of arts in museum studies from the University of Oklahoma. In partnership with the Oklahoma Historical Society, he established an archive of historic Oklahoma…
Find out more »Tattoos at the Museum: Part II
The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is excited to offer “Tattoos at the Museum: Part II” on Friday, September 19, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. inside the museum. The popular event returns, offering flash tattoos from one of the artists from Culture Tattoo in Enid. Those seeking a tattoo must be at least 18 years old and have a valid ID. The cost to view the exhibit and attend the event is included with the regular price of museum…
Find out more »“The Marriage of Indian and Oklahoma Territory” presentation by Dr. Matthew Pearce
Join the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library on Thursday, September 25, at 6 p.m. for a lecture on “The Marriage of Indian and Oklahoma Territory.” Oklahoma State Historian Dr. Matthew Pearce will discuss the fake marriage ceremony that took place in Oklahoma on November 16, 1907. The ceremony, which took place on the Carnegie Library steps, symbolized the joining of Oklahoma and Indian territories. Dr. Matthew Pearce is the OHS state historian.
Find out more »October 2025
“Sabers and Shotguns: Civil War Cavalry in Indian Territory” program with Cody Faber
On Saturday, October 18, at 10:30 a.m., Cody Faber of the Fort Smith National Historic Site will teach visitors about the use of the Cavalry in the Civil War and at the Battle of Honey Springs. Faber’s horses will be a part of the program. Thousands of both Union and Confederate troops would be mounted during the war in Indian Territory. From well-outfitted Union cavalry with saber and carbine, to sparsely outfitted Confederate tribal cavalry with shotguns, these men would…
Find out more »November 2025
“The Magnificent Citizenship: Politics, Gender, and Race in Early Oklahoma”
Join the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library on Thursday, November 6, at 6 p.m. for “The Magnificent Citizenship”. This lecture examines politics, gender, race, and the contested nature of citizenship in Oklahoma as it transitioned from territory to state. Christine Carlson’s project asks how maternalism, alliances with conservative groups, and racial questions drove and stymied the Oklahoma women’s suffrage movement from 1895 to 1907. Thayme Watson’s piece on the Oklahoma Statehood Convention examines how delegates tied notions of gender…
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