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EXTRA!
EXTRA! is a weekly electronic newsletter published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It includes timely information about events, exhibits, and other happenings at our museums and historic sites.
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2024
- December 11, 2024 – “Good tidings we bring”
- December 4, 2024 – “Winter traditions and cheer”
- November 20, 2024 – “Gifts for the history lover”
- November 13, 2024 – “The Shoemaker”
- November 6, 2024 – “Native American history”
- October 30, 2024 – “Washita Love Child”
- October 23, 2024 – “Fort Gibson 1870s Hospital”
- October 16, 2024 – “Haunted Heritage”
- October 9, 2024 – “The Governor’s Own”
- October 2, 2024 – “A night to remember”
- September 25, 2024 – “Down on the farm”
- September 18, 2024 – “Folklife Festival celebration!”
- September 11, 2024 – “Be our guest”
- September 4, 2024 – “Shaping the future of OHS”
- August 28, 2024 – “Uncover the past”
- August 21, 2024 – “Dedication to preservation”
- August 14, 2024 – “Taking a page from history”
- August 7, 2024 – “Learn with OHS!”
- July 24, 2024 – “A Broader View”
- July 24, 2024 – “75 years of television in Oklahoma”
- July 17, 2024 – “Open a window on the past”
- July 10, 2024 – “Civil Rights Act turns 60”
- July 3, 2024 – “From all points in the Union”
- June 26, 2024 – “The unconquered spirit”
- June 19, 2024 – “Today is Juneteenth!”
- June 12, 2024 – “The story of the Capitol”
- June 5, 2024 – “First impressions”
- May 29, 2024 – “Pawnee Bill‘s Original Wild West Show”
- May 22, 2024 – “May is Preservation Month”
- May 15, 2024 – “The birth of Oklahoma's State Parks”
- May 8, 2024 – “AAPI Experiences in Oklahoma”
- May 1, 2024 – “Fort Towson Bicentennial 1824–2024”
- April 24, 2024 – “Spring on the Farm”
- April 17, 2024 – “Perspectives in History”
- April 10, 2024 – “Putting down roots”
- April 3, 2024 – “Fort Gibson Bicentennial 1824–2024”
- March 27, 2024 – “Rocks, Ruts, and Springs”
- March 20, 2024 – “The Five Moons”
- March 13, 2024 – “Women preserving history”
- March 6, 2024 – “#ExploreOHS Travel Contest underway”
- February 28, 2024 – “He wore the star”
- February 21, 2024 – “Jazz in Oklahoma”
- February 14, 2024 – “A heart for art”
- February 7, 2024 – “Celebrating Black History Month”
- January 31, 2024 – “The heart of the matter”
- January 24, 2024 – “John Brown’s life and legacy”
- January 17, 2024 – “Bringing history to life”
- January 10, 2024 – “Profiles in Pop”
- January 3, 2024 – “Encountering John Brown”
2023
- December 20, 2023 – “Warm holiday wishes from OHS”
- December 13, 2023 – “A Night of Christmas Music”
- December 6, 2023 – “Celebrate the season with OHS”
- November 22, 2023 – “May your days be merry and bright”
- November 15, 2023 – “Native American women aviation pioneers”
- November 8, 2023 – “Oklahoma Territorial Museum’s 50th anniversary”
- November 1, 2023 – “Territory of Lincoln”
- October 25, 2023 – “Connecting past to present”
- October 18, 2023 – “Labor Omnia Vincit”
- October 11, 2023 – “Folklife Festival”
- October 4, 2023 – “A real page turner”
- September 27, 2023 – “Fireside Chat with Oklahoma’s Governors”
- September 20, 2023 – “Playing Favorites”
- September 13, 2023 – “Presente in Oklahoma!”
- September 6, 2023 – “The sky is the limit!”
- August 30, 2023 – “The keys to success”
- August 23, 2023 – “Jazz Night at the Blue Note”
- August 16, 2023 – “Someday will be real soon”
- August 9, 2023 – “Learning the old school way”
- August 2, 2023 – “Quench your thirst”
- July 26, 2023 – “Cake walks and sack races”
- July 19, 2023 – “Out of the Earth”
- July 12, 2023 – “Watch Out For Flying Chairs”
- June 28, 2023 – “Out of the blue”
- June 21, 2023 – “They call the thing rodeo”
- June 14, 2023 – “Get the ball rolling”
- June 7, 2023 – “Remembering Clarence L. Tinker”
- May 31, 2023 – “Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West Show”
- May 24, 2023 – “OHS at deadCenter”
- May 17, 2023 – “Fact vs. Fiction”
- May 10, 2023 – “Built from the Fire”
- May 3, 2023 – “A Historical Journey”
- April 26, 2023 – “Volunteers light the way”
- April 19, 2023 – “The People’s House”
- April 12, 2023 – “The Civil War in Indian Territory”
- April 5, 2023 – “Clara Luper’s Radical Love”
- March 29, 2023 – “Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry”
- March 22, 2023 – “The original food trucks”
- March 15, 2023 – “Make hay while the sun shines”
- March 8, 2023 – “The measure of a woman”
- March 1, 2023 – “Take me back to Tulsa”
- February 22, 2023 – “Saved from Silence”
- February 15, 2023 – “The Bob Wills Story”
- February 8, 2023 – “Making a Way”
- February 1, 2023 – “Blacks on the Oklahoma Frontier”
- January 25, 2023 – “Reach for the stars”
- January 18, 2023 – “Accounting for History”
- January 11, 2023 – “Imprinting the West”
- January 4, 2023 – “Raising the roof”
2022
- December 21, 2022 – “Happy Holidays!”
- December 14, 2022 – “Clang, clang, clang, went the trolley”
- December 7, 2022 – “A date which has lived in infamy”
- November 16, 2022 – “Who’s minding the store?”
- November 9, 2022 – “Code of honor”
- November 2, 2022 – “It took a village”
- October 26, 2022 – “Write the Bison”
- October 19, 2022 – “Daughter of Dawn”
- October 12, 2022 – “Stop in for a spell”
- October 5, 2022 – “An honor to be nominated”
- September 28, 2022 – “Every trick in the book”
- September 21, 2022 – “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”
- September 14, 2022 – “Celebrating Hispanic Heritage”
- September 7, 2022 – “The 3 Rs”
- August 31, 2022 – “Keeping things on an even keel”
- August 24, 2022 – “All in a day’s work”
- August 17, 2022 – “Angels among us
- August 10, 2022 – “Oklahoma All-Black Towns State Conference”
- August 3, 2022 – “Off to a flying start”
- July 27, 2022 – “Too cool for school”
- July 20, 2022 – “Cake walks and apple peeling”
- July 13, 2022 – “Open to see our new look!”
- July 6, 2022 – “Remembering the Battle of Honey Springs”
- June 29, 2022 – “Let’s Talk About It”
- June 22, 2022 – “Where seldom is heard a discouraging word”
- June 15, 2022 – “Far out man! Can you dig it?”
- June 6, 2022 – “Invitation: Come and celebrate with us!”
- June 1, 2022 – “Giving Voice to the Tulsa Race Massacre survivors”
- May 25, 2022 – “A moment of silence”
- May 11, 2022 – “Where there’s smoke...”
- May 18, 2022 – “Killing of Umpire Forbidden”
- May 4, 2022 – “Well Preserved”
- April 27, 2022 – “Dyed in the wool history”
- April 20, 2022 – “What’s up dock?”
- April 13, 2022 – “That’s a fact, Jack!”
- April 6, 2022 – “Put your eggs in one basket”
- March 30, 2022 – “A stitch in time”
- March 23, 2022 – “Find your perspective”
- March 16, 2022 – “#ExploreOHS”
- March 9, 2022 – “Oklahomans in Country”
- March 2, 2022 – “Rise and shine”
- February 23, 2022 – “A story of place”
- February 16, 2022 – “Saying their names”
- February 9, 2022 – “It’s a date!”
- February 2, 2022 – “Black History is Oklahoma History”
- January 26, 2022 – “Remembering safe havens”
- January 19, 2022 – “On the banks of the Washita”
- January 12, 2022 – “And the award goes to...”
- January 5, 2022 – “A Monumental Restoration”
2021
- December 22, 2021 – “We’ll keep the lights on for you!”
- December 15, 2021 – “Astronomically speaking”
- December 8, 2021 – “home is the sailor, home from the sea”
- November 30, 2021 – “Preserving Oklahoma's past on #GivingTuesday”
- November 24, 2021 – “Make a difference #ShopLocal”
- November 17, 2021 – “November is Native American Heritage Month”
- November 10, 2021 – “Putting pen to paper”
- November 3, 2021 – “Sun and Silver”
- October 27, 2021 – “Where our paths cross”
- October 20, 2021 – “A ‘Capitol’ idea”
- October 13, 2021 – “Holding a candle to history”
- October 6, 2021 – “House Made of Dawn”
- September 29, 2021 – “Sharing the story of Oklahoma”
- September 22, 2021 – “Now hear this!”
- September 15, 2021 – “Everything under the sun”
- September 8, 2021 – “Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Fest”
- September 1, 2021 – “A celebration of Hispanic culture”
- August 25, 2021 – “Meanwhile, back at the ranch”
- August 18, 2021 – “Elk Creek hits the big screen”
- August 11, 2021 – “Getting your kicks...”
- August 4, 2021 – “She’s a beautiful day...”
- July 28, 2021 – “Stake your claim”
- July 21, 2021 – “Voices of Oklahoma”
- July 14, 2021 – “Like a rocket!”
- July 7, 2021 – “The last full measure of devotion”
