
SHPO Events
The Oklahoma Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office, presents its 2022/2023 calendar of events. There are no registration fees unless noted. All events will take place virtually, unless otherwise stated. For more information call 405-521-6249. Note: If you have a disability and need an accommodation, call 405-521-6249 at least two (2) days before the event.
CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES: Many of these programs meet the requirements for HSW hours/State of Oklahoma's Board of Governors of Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers, and for PDH hours/Oklahoma State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. The SHPO will email certificates of attendance after the event, and participants self-report or document their attendance per policies of the respective boards. Please check our website for updates.
Calendar of Events 2023
Check back regularly for updates!
January 2023
12 SHPO Lunch and Learn: HPRI and Archaeological Site Survey Forms (12 p.m./Matt Pearce and Kristina Wyckoff)
19 Historic Preservation Review Committee Meeting (1:30 p.m./Dr. LeRoy H. Fischer Boardroom & Virtual)
February 2023
23 SHPO Lunch and Learn: Turning Records into an Archive: A Reflection on the Oklahoma Black Homesteader Project (12 p.m./Dr. Kalenda Eaton)
March 2023
1 SHPO Speaker Series - Hidden Oklahoma: How Archaeology Reveals Secrets from Our Past, Notable Archaeological Discoveries in Northwestern Oklahoma (2 p.m./Dr. Lee Bement, University of Oklahoma)
9 SHPO Lunch and Learn: Elmira Sauberan Smyrl, Engineer (12 p.m./Sara Werneke)
April 2023
12 SHPO Lunch and Learn: Treasure Lake Job Corps and Tishomingo Fish Hatchery (12 p.m./George MacDonell and Natalie Sanford)
20 ***CANCELLED*** Historic Preservation Review Committee Meeting (1:30 p.m./Dr. LeRoy H. Fischer Boardroom & Virtual)
22 Oklahoma History Symposium: Perspectives in History - Details (Oklahoma History Center)
May 2023
8 Working with the National Register of Historic Places (1 p.m. - 2 p.m.)
9 How to Research Your "Historic" Property (1 p.m. - 2 p.m.)
10 Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (1 p.m. - 2 p.m.)
11 Documenting Post-European Contact Archaeological Sites in Oklahoma (1 p.m. - 2 p.m.)
16 Tax Incentives Program Overview (1 p.m. - 2 p.m.)
17 The Historic Preservation Tax Credit: A Case Study (1 p.m. - 2 p.m.)
For more information, please contact Tifani Darata at Tiffany.Darata@history.ok.gov or 405-521-6249. You may also register online at www.okhistory.org/shpo/workshops. Login information for the workshops will be sent the day before the workshop is scheduled to begin.
June 2023
1 SHPO Speaker Series - Hidden Oklahoma: How Archaeology Reveals Secrets from Our Past, Geoarchaeology (2 p.m./Dr. Debra Green, University of Oklahoma)
21 SHPO Lunch and Learn: Finding the Girls: Records for Researching Women (12 p.m./Debra Osborne Spindle, PhD, MLIS)
July 2023
20 Historic Preservation Review Committee Meeting (1:30 p.m./Dr. LeRoy H. Fischer Boardroom & Virtual)
13 SHPO Lunch and Learn: How to Advocate for Route 66 Resources (12 p.m./Kaisa Barthuli, National Park Service)
August 2023
2 SHPO Speaker Series - Hidden Oklahoma: How Archaeology Reveals Secrets from Our Past, Archaeology and Revitalizing Traditional Art and Foodways (2 p.m./Dr. Ian Thompson, Choctaw Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Officer)
16 SHPO Lunch and Learn: Protecting archaeological sites: the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) and SaveHistory.org (12 p.m./Shannon Cowell, Ashleigh Thompson)
September 2023
6 SHPO Speaker Series - Hidden Oklahoma: How Archaeology Reveals Secrets from Our Past, Ceramics and Community Interaction at Spiro (2 p.m./Dr. Shawn Lambert, Mississippi State University)
13 SHPO Lunch and Learn: Threatt Filling Station Rehabilitation Project (12 p.m./Edward Threatt, Charles Threatt, Linda Fisher)
October 2023
4 SHPO Speaker Series - Hidden Oklahoma: How Archaeology Reveals Secrets from Our Past, Archaeology at Early-historic Wichita Sites: Bryson-Paddock and Longest (2 p.m./Dr. Richard Drass, University of Oklahoma)
6 SHPO Lunch and Learn: How to Research Allotments in Oklahoma (12 p.m./Nancy Calhoun)
19 Historic Preservation Review Committee Meeting (1:30 p.m./Dr. LeRoy H. Fischer Boardroom & Virtual)
November 2023
6 Working with the National Register of Historic Places (10 a.m - 11 a.m.)
7 Dos and Don'ts: Best Practices for National Register Nominations (10 a.m - 11 a.m.)
13 Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (10 a.m - 11 a.m.)
14 Archaeological Investigations and Site Evaluations (10 a.m - 11 a.m.)
16 The Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program: An Overview (10 a.m - 11 a.m.)
17 The Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program: A Case Study (10 a.m - 11 a.m.)
For more information, please contact Tifani Darata at Tiffany.Darata@history.ok.gov or 405-521-6249. You may also register online at www.okhistory.org/shpo/workshops. Login information for the workshops will be sent the day before the workshop is scheduled to begin.