Vol. 41, No. 1 Published monthly by the Oklahoma Historical Society, serving since 1893 January 2010 Duncan to host Annual Meeting in April 2010
Annual Membership Meeting Chair Ken 10:30. To the extent possible, programs Rainbolt has announced that members will relate to the theme for the Annual should mark April 28, 29, and 30 on the Meeting, “Old Cultures in a New Land: A calendar for the 2010 Annual Meeting. The Sense of Community in Oklahoma.” Many host city, Durant, is the capital of the interesting presentations are scheduled. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and the area At 12:15 p.m. the Annual Membership is rich in history and culture. The OHS Luncheon will be held. Historian Dr. Paul staff and committee members will work Andrew Hutton, professor of history at the closely with representatives of the Choctaw University of New Mexico, will speak. Nation, Durant city government and cham- Hutton also is known for appearances on ber of commerce, and Southeastern State The History Channel on various historical University in organizing activities. subjects. After lunch comes a brief board Festivities begin on Wednesday, April meeting and an annual membership meet- 28, as members will be able to check into ing. Attendees should have time later that their lodgings and pick up registration afternoon to visit local historical attrac- packets for the three-day meeting. The So- tions. Members may also sign up for dinner ciety’s Board of Directors will meet at 1:30 and an evening of entertainment at the p.m. on Wednesday, and members may Performing Arts Center on the campus of register from 3 to 5 p.m. The board meeting Southeastern State University. and registration will be held in the Choc- The presentations on Friday, April 30, taw Conference Center, located within the take place at 8:30 and 10:30. At 12:15 p.m. Choctaw Casino Resort at 3702 Choctaw the OHS Annual Awards Luncheon will be Abraham Lincoln (Richard Kline) held Road in Durant. A reception is planned for held. A variety of awards will be presented, araptaudienceattheHistoryCenter Wednesday evening in a suite in the ele- and individuals will be inducted into the on November 19. Five hundred at- gant, new Choctaw Tower Hotel that is part Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame. The tended. (B. Siemens photo). of the resort. The event will recognize the luncheon will conclude the 2009 Annual Choctaw Nation, Durant city government, Meeting. the Durant Chamber of Commerce, and Conference hotels will be the Choctaw Southeastern State University for their his- Tower and the Choctaw Inn, both within Missed your December torical roles in the development of Durant the Choctaw Casino Resort. These hotels issue of Mistletoe Leaves? and southeastern Oklahoma. and one additional hotel will offer conven- Letusknow.We’llmailyouone Registration continues at 8 a.m. on tion room rates. Members are responsible right away! Thursday, April 29, at the Choctaw Confer- for making their own reservations. More Call Membership at 405/522-5242 ence Center, site of all the presentations details will be released in a future issue of or send an e-mail to and luncheons. Program sessions begin at Mistletoe Leaves.
George M. Murrell Home receives donation of important family items
Within the past few months the Murrell never-before-exhibited painting of George Home at Park Hill received numerous do- Murrell. Other items included a portrait of nations from Mrs. L. A. Messenger, who is George’s sister, Rosanna (Murrell) Claytor, the great-granddaughter of George and an 1880s Bible analysis, which belonged to Amanda Murrell. Mrs. Messenger gra- Amanda Murrell, two family photos, and a ciously donated a portrait of Lewis Ross broach that the Murrell staff believes may (father of Minerva and Amanda Murrell have belonged to Amanda Murrell or Mary and brother to Chief John Ross). The Jane Ross. painting is believed to have been done in Mrs. Messenger has also donated several the 1830s by Ralph Earle II (1788–1837). items belonging to George and Amanda’s The Lewis Ross portrait now hangs in the daughter, Fannie (Murrell) Alexander, in- sitting room of the Murrell Home and is a cluding two chairs, a ladle, a cake server, fitting accompaniment to the portrait of his and two portraits of her as a toddler. Sev- wife, Fanny Holt Ross. eral of the items are already on display in The donation also included a watch fob, the home, and others will be viewable in a marble statue, an oversized floor candle- the near future. The items are a special stick, and two ornate mahogany dressing and valuable addition to the exhibits in the screens that all belonged to George Murrell historic home. as well as a miniature portrait locket with a While the Mayo and Skirvin sank to that lowly state, another sign of change was New Members, November emerging in Oklahoma. It was called historic *Indicates renewed membership at a higher level preservation. Fellow Historic preservation had long ago started *Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lester, Los Angeles, CA with individuals who cared about important Director’s Associate buildings, places, and events, but it was not Mr. and Mrs. William Matthews, Bartlesville Column really a movement until personal interest Mike Neal, Tulsa turned into public policy. Following the Governor and Mrs. David L. Walters, Oklahoma City signs of historic preservation as public policy Friend can be traced to the big bang of 1966, the *Rita Benischek, Oklahoma City passage of the Historic Preservation Act by Alain Buthion, Oklahoma City Congress. Mr. and Mrs. John Camp III, Lubbock, TX By Bob L. Blackburn *Mr. and Mrs. Jason Carter, Tulsa In Oklahoma the movement learned to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chadwell, Oklahoma City Executive Director walk in the mid-1970s, survived adoles- *Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Decker, Edmond cence in the 1980s, and blossomed in the Dallas Ferguson, Tulsa *Mr. and Mrs. J. Leland Gourley, Oklahoma City Historians look for signs. 1990s. Signs of that progression can be Harold Hackler, Duncan We look for signs that times were chang- traced to people like Howard Meredith, Mr. and Mrs. John Hudson, Edmond ing and the reasons they were changing. Melvena Heisch, and the pioneers of the George Kravis, Tulsa We look for signs that individual men and Main Street Program and to places like Carol Magness, Oklahoma City Florence Mills, Cushing women were taking advantage of opportu- Honey Springs Battlefield, Guthrie, Heritage *Ruby Petty, Oklahoma City nities or coping with challenges. We look Hills Neighborhood, and Route 66. Frank Pharoah, Pryor for signs that guide us on the quest we call A new sign of progress and change was Katherine Smith, Stillwater Barbara Thompson, Holly, CO history. added in 2006 when the Oklahoma Legisla- Gordan Williams III, Norman Last week I saw an important sign of ture created a twenty percent tax credit that Mary Ziegler, Placentia, CA change and personal impact that someday mirrored the federal tax credit for the certi- Family will be in the history books. It was the fied rehabilitation of historic buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Atchley, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Backward, Salina grand opening of the rehabilitated Mayo Since then, more that twenty-five buildings Mr. and Mrs. George Beard, Skiatook Hotel. have been preserved due in part to the finan- Mr. and Mrs. Bill Belknap, Stillwater The Mayo, like the Skirvin in Oklahoma cial incentive of that tax credit. Included in Mr. and Mrs. Danny Blakley, Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Bill Boettger, Oklahoma City City, was a victim of the historic shift from the list are the Skirvin and Mayo hotels. Karan Boland, Oklahoma City railroad transportation to travel by auto- To me, the Skirvin and Mayo projects are Robert Bookout, Tulsa mobile compounded by the decline of inner signs that we have reached a tipping point in Michael Brooks-Jimenez, Oklahoma City Kennedy Brown, Ada cities in the 1960s and 1970s. The fate of historic preservation. These two monuments Carolyn Bural, Elmore City the grand old hotels was a sign of changing in brick may be symbols of urban decline Linda Burley, Davis, CA times. and changing travel habits. More impor- Jeanie Caldwell, Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cardot, Enid Although both hotels were kept on life tantly, they are symbols of rebirth and a new Mr. and Mrs. Don Carpenter, Ada support until the early 1980s, Oklahoma’s beginning, a place in time where the past Carroll Carter, Oklahoma City second Great Depression was the final nail meets the future. Connie Cline and Frank Dinkler, Hennessey in their coffins. Both were shuttered. The Yes, historians look for signs. The Mayo Mr. and Mrs. Michael Coats, Tulsa Mr. and Mrs. Billy Colliver, Edmond MayowasguttedwhiletheSkirvinwasleft and Skirvin hotels are shining brightly. Louise Cook, Woodward standing because nobody would under- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Creech, Edmond write the cost of demolition. The toothless Denny Cresap, Afton Michael Croy, Piedmont giants were signs of the hard times. Mr. and Mrs. Shane Danels, Edmond Mr. and Mrs. Tim Darr, Seminole Gary Dart, Norman Mr. and Mrs. Jose del Pozo, Del Mar, CA Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Delhotal, Oklahoma City Development News Mr. and Mrs. Jon Denton, Mustang Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Duck, Sapulpa By Paul F. Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Justin Edwards, Yukon Our Annual Giving Campaign for Fiscal *Doris Ellis, Del City Year 2010 (ending June 30, 2010) is under Thomas Fedor, Oklahoma City Cont’d. on pp. 6–7 way. This year we are giving all of our dues-paying members the opportunity to Oklahoma Historical Society Editor: Dr. Dianna Everett make a tax-deductible donation to this important fundraising effort. By now you may have Membership Office: Alma Moore, Shelley Crynes received your letter and related information in the mail from Dr. Blackburn. I know we all 405/522-5242 have many causes to support, but I would be grateful if you would give this request serious
Every effort has been made to list correct in- 1-28 1910 Living History Program, “A Day formation as it was available. Other events at Rose Hill School.” Visitors are wel- may be added throughout the year. Check come to observe. Cherokee Strip the monthly issues of Mistletoe Leaves for Museum, Perry additions, corrections, and/or expanded 5 “An Evening with Martha Washing- articles. ton,” Oklahoma History Center, Some events require registration and/or ad- Oklahoma City mission fees. Registration is limited for some 6 Victorian Valentine Workshop, George workshops and seminars. Some events Murrell Home, Park Hill sponsored by the OHS are held at sites other than the property on which the OHS site or 6 “Galvanized Yankees,” Lecture by Dr. museum is located. Aaron Mason, Sod House Museum, Aline Please visit the OHS web site to verify date, hours, exact location, admission fees, etc. 8 “Elie Wiesel’s Night,” Lecture by Dr. J. Rufus Fears, Cherokee Strip Heritage Click on “Calendar of Events” for additional Center, sponsor, at Northern information about the OHS events listed Oklahoma College, Enid below. 9 Quilt Block of the Month Class, TBA = to be announced Pawnee Bill Ranch Historic Site, Pawnee JANUARY 10 Annual Quilt Show, Jim Thorpe Home, Yale Mary Wiseman as Martha Washington 1-31 Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock (courtesy photo). 12 Pawnee Bill’s Birthday Party, Pawnee and Roll Exhibit, Oklahoma History Bill Ranch Historic Site, Pawnee Center, Oklahoma City 20 Quilt Block of the Month Class, Sod 1-31 Tierra de Mi Familia: Oklahoma, 13 Quilt Block of the Month Class, Sod House Museum, Aline Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma House Museum, Aline City 20 Tatting Workshop, Chisholm Trail 13 Civil War Life Program and Candle- Museum, Kingfisher 1-31 Let’s Have a Party: Oklahoma Women light Tour, Honey Springs Battlefield in Rock & Roll, Pioneer Woman Mu- 21 Community Program, Black History Site,vic.Checotah seum, Ponca City Month, Fort Gibson Historic Site, Fort 19-20 Vernal Equinox Walks, Spiro Mounds Gibson 8 Free Dance Lessons, Pioneer Woman Archaeological Center, Spiro Museum, Ponca City 26 Fort Towson Time Line program, Fort 20 Annual Kite Flite Day, Spiro Mounds Towson Historic Site, vic. Fort Towson 9 Quilt Block of the Month Class, Sod Archaeological Center, Spiro House Museum, Aline TBA Black History Month, community pro- 20 Tatting Workshop, Chisholm Trail gram, Pioneer Woman Museum, 11 “Machiavelli’s The Prince,” Lecture by Museum, Kingfisher Ponca City Dr. J. Rufus Fears, Cherokee Strip 20 “Pioneer Early-Day Health,” Lecture of Heritage Center, sponsor, at Northern Kay Farrell, RN, Sod House Museum, Oklahoma College, Enid MARCH Aline 12 Quilt Block of the Month Class, 27 Victorian Hat-Making Workshop, 1-31 Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock Pawnee Bill Ranch Historic Site, Paw- Pioneer Woman Museum, Ponca City nee and Roll Exhibit, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City 28 Public Bake Day, Fort Gibson Historic 15 Sock Hop, Pioneer Woman Museum, Site, Fort Gibson Ponca City 1-31 Let’s Have a Party: Oklahoma Women in Rock & Roll, Pioneer Woman 16 Tatting Workshop, Chisholm Trail Museum, Ponca City APRIL Museum, Kingfisher 1-31 1910 Living History Program, “A Day 19-29 1910 Living History Program, “A Day at Rose Hill School.” Visitors are wel- 1-30 Let’s Have a Party: Oklahoma Women at Rose Hill School.” Visitors are wel- come to observe. Cherokee Strip in Rock & Roll, Pioneer Woman Mu- come to observe. Cherokee Strip Museum, Perry seum, Ponca City Museum, Perry 9 Quilt Block of the Month Class, 1-30 1910 Living History Program, “A Day 23 Garry Wilson and Friends, musical Pawnee Bill Ranch Historic Site, at Rose Hill School.” Visitors are wel- performance, Rock & Roll Gallery, Pawnee come to observe. Cherokee Strip Pioneer Woman Museum, Ponca City Museum, Perry 1-30 Quilt Exhibit, Drummond Home, Hominy FEBRUARY 3 Community Easter Egg Hunt, Pioneer 1-28 Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock Woman Museum, Ponca City and Roll Exhibit, Oklahoma History 3 Governor Seay Ball, Seay Man- Center, Oklahoma City sion/Chisholm Trail Museum, King- 1-28 Tierra de Mi Familia: Oklahoma, fisher Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma 3 Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Pawnee Bill City Ranch Site, Pawnee 1-28 Let’s Have a Party: Oklahoma Women 4 Easter Sunrise Service and Breakfast, in Rock & Roll, Pioneer Woman Mu- Fund Raiser, Pawnee Bill Ranch Site, seum, Ponca City Pawnee 1-28 Antique Doll Exhibit, Drummond 10 Flint-knapping Workshop, Pawnee Home, Hominy Bill Ranch Site, Pawnee
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10 Victorian Hat Class, Pioneer Woman 12 Workshop, “The Section 106 Review 20 Mud Art Show and Children’s Classes Museum, Ponca City Process: Introduction and Overview,” on the lawn, Pioneer Woman Mu- State Historic Preservation Office, seum, Ponca City 10 Quilt Block of the Month Class, Sod Muskogee Civic Center, Muskogee House Museum, Aline 12 Workshop, “Determination of Eligibil- 13 Quilt Block of the Month Class, ity under Section 106,” State Historic OHS MUSEUMS AND SITES Pawnee Bill Ranch Site, Pawnee Preservation Office, Muskogee Civic Cherokee Strip Museum/ National Hall of Fame for 17 Tatting Workshop, Chisholm Trail Center, Muskogee Rose Hill School, 2617 W Famous American Indians Museum, Kingfisher Fir, Perry, 580/336-2405 US 62 east, Anadarko 13 Workshop, “Working with the 405/247-5555 Chisholm Trail Museum/ 17 89er Day Dinner, Chisholm Trail Mu- National Register of Historic Places,” Seay Mansion, 605 Zellers No Man’s Land Museum seum, Kingfisher State Historic Preservation Office, Ave., Kingfisher PSU Campus, Goodwell Muskogee Civic Center, Muskogee 580/349-2670 17-18 Spring Encampment, Fort Gibson 405/375-5176 Historic Site, Fort Gibson 14 Workshop, “Federal Tax Incentives for Confederate Memorial Mu- Oklahoma Museum of His- Rehabilitating Historic Buildings,” seum, US 69, ½ mi. N of tory, 2401N Laird Ave., OKC 22 Homemade Perfumes and Oils Work- State Historic Preservation Office, Atoka, 580/889-7192 405/522-5248 shop, Pawnee Bill Ranch Site, Pawnee Muskogee Civic Center, Muskogee Fort Gibson Historic Site Oklahoma Route 66 Mu- 23 Living History Day for Students, Chis- 907 N. Garrison, SH 80 in seum, 2229 W Gary Blvd. 14 Workshop, “Guidelines for Rehabili- holm Trail Museum, Kingfisher Fort Gibson, 918/478-4088 Clinton, 580/323-7866 tating Historic Buildings,” State Fort Supply Historic Site Oklahoma Territorial Mu- 24 Living History Day for Public, Chis- Historic Preservation Office,Muskogee Campus of W.S. Key seum/Carnegie Library holm Trail Museum, Kingfisher Civic Center, Muskogee Corr. Center, Fort Supply 402 E Oklahoma, Guthrie 580/766-3767 405/282-1889 24 “Cowboy Poetry and Art,” Lecture by 15 Civil War Life, noncombatant pro- Darrell Bullard, plus line-drawing art gram, Honey Springs Battlefield Site, Fort Towson Historic Site Pawnee Bill Ranch vic. Checotah NE of Fort Towson off US 70 ½ mi. W on US 64, Pawnee works, Sod House Museum, Aline 580/873-2634 918/762-2513 25 Second Annual Heart-2-Heart Tea 15 Tatting Workshop, Chisholm Trail Fort Washita Historic Site Peter Conser House Party, Pioneer Woman Museum, Museum, Kingfisher SH 199, 13 mi. E of Madill 4 mi. S of Heavener on US Ponca City 580/924-6502 59, 3½ mi. W of Hodgen 918/653-2493 28-30 OHS Annual Meeting, Durant Frank Phillips House 1107 Cherokee Ave. Pioneer Woman Museum Bartlesville, 918/336-2491 701 Monument Rd., Ponca City, 580/765-6108 MAY Fred Drummond House 305 N Price, Hominy Robert S. Kerr Museum 918/885-2374 6 mi. SW of Poteau, US 270 1-31 Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock at Kerr Conference Center Frederick Pioneer Village, and Roll Exhibit, Oklahoma History 918/647-9579 201 N 9th St., Frederick, Center, Oklahoma City 580/335-5844 Sequoyah’s Cabin SH 101, 11 mi. NE of 1-31 Let’s Have a Party: Oklahoma Women George M. Murrell House Sallisaw, 918/775-2413 in Rock & Roll, Pioneer Woman JUNE 19479 East Murrell Home Rd Museum, Ponca City 3 mi. S of SH 82, Park Hill Sod House Museum 918/456-2751 SH 8, 5½ mi. N of Cleo 1-31 1-30 Springs, 580/463-2441 1910 Living History Program, “A Day Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock Healdton Oil Museum at Rose Hill School.” Visitors are wel- and Roll Exhibit, Oklahoma History 315 E Main, Healdton Spiro Mounds Archaeo- come to observe. Cherokee Strip Center, Oklahoma City 580/229-0900 logical Center,3mi.E and 4 mi. N of Spiro Museum, Perry Henry Overholser House 1-30 Let’sHaveaParty:OklahomaWomen 918/962-2062 1 Rural Heritage Festival, Cherokee in Rock & Roll, Pioneer Woman Mu- 405 NW 15th St., OKC 405/528-8485 Strip Museum, Perry seum, Ponca City State Capital Publishing Museum, 301 W Harrison Honey Springs Battlefield Guthrie, 405/282-4123 5 Annual Lawn Social, Murrell Home, 1863 Honey Springs Battle- Park Hill field Rd., E of US 69, near T. B. Ferguson House Rentiesville, 918/473-5572 519 N Weigle, Watonga 6 Quilt Block of the Month Class, Paw- 580/623-5069 nee Bill Ranch Historic Site, Pawnee Jim Thorpe House 706 E Boston, Yale Tom Mix Museum 9-11 Oklahoma’s 22d Annual Statewide 918/387-2815 721 N Delaware, Dewey 918/534-1555 Preservation Conference, Okmulgee, Museum of the Cherokee details available mid-April, State His- Strip, 507 S 4th, Enid White Hair Memorial toric Preservation Office 580/237-1907 ½mi.SofSH20onBlack- burn Rd., Ralston Museum of the Western 12 Quilt Block of the Month Class, Sod 918/538-2417 Prairie, 1100 N Memorial Dr. House Museum, Aline Altus, 580/482-1044 State Historic Preservation Office, OKC, 405/521-6249 7 Sod House Days, Sod House Mu- 12, Pawnee Bill’s Original Wild West seum, Aline 19, 26 Show, Pawnee Bill Ranch Site, Pawnee 8 32d Annual Birthday Bash and 5th Annual Archaeology Day, Spiro 12-30 The Uncanny Adventures of Okie Car- Mounds Archaeological Center, vic. toonists, exhibit, Oklahoma History Spiro Center, Oklahoma City 8 Open House, Pioneer Woman 16 7th Annual Memorial Run, Honey Museum, Ponca City Springs Battlefield Site, vic. Checotah 8 Quilt Block of the Month Class, Sod 19 Sunbonnet Sue Appliqué Workshop, House Museum, Aline Sod House Museum, Aline 11 Quilt Block of the Month Class, 19 Tatting Workshop, Chisholm Trail Pawnee Bill Ranch Site, Pawnee Museum, Kingfisher 19-20 Summer Solstice Walks, Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center, vic. Spiro
5 Hidden Collections . . . panded to thirty-three stores in Oklahoma, New Members, cont’d. Kansas, and Texas. At the end of World Louis Ferracane, Edmond The C. R. Anthony Collection War II there were sixty-eight of the C. R. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Fisher, Oklahoma City Anthony stores. On the corporation’s 50th Echo Foster, Walters John Garber, Ada By Larry O’Dell anniversary, in 1972, it held 325 outlets in Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Graves, Marlow Corporate histories are fascinating. Cor- twenty-one states. In the late 1980s the Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hale, Cushing respondingly, archival business collections company faced financial hardships and in Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Hammond, Oklahoma City Sammie Harmon, Cleveland that cover a company’s life are also insight- 1997 sold out to a Texas-based company. Stacy Harris, Edmond ful; they can relate an infinite number of For seventy-five years Oklahomans shared Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hill, Anadarko the historical and socio-economic details the memory of Anthony’s catchy commer- Laurie Hulin, Lewisville, TX concerning a region and its residents. The Dr. and Mrs. John Hutchinson, Edmond cials and of buying their clothes at the local Capt. Tommy Klepper, Oklahoma City Oklahoma Historical Society has several store. Mr. and Mrs. Don Lehman, Mustang collections relating to companies, includ- The collection, around eleven cubic feet, Wanda Lombino, Oklahoma City ing Kerr-McGee, OTASCO, Griffith Amuse- Mr. and Mrs. Bill Long, Yukon contains material covering almost seventy Mr. and Mrs. George Lunsford, Oklahoma City ment Company, and Lee Way. The C. R. years. An interesting portion of the man- Pete Madsen and Laura Shepherd, Mustang Anthony Collection (2009.20) is exemplary. agement records are indexes and histories Mr. and Mrs. Joe Maranto, Lawton Sandra May, Norman compiled in 1988 for 395 stores. There are Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McBryde, San Antonio, TX annual reports and several programs from Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCoy, Jones stockholders meetings. Several boxes re- Mr. and Mrs. William McIntosh, Guthrie late to the records of different store manag- Mr. and Mrs. Jack Meyers, Bethany Allen Morgan, Edmond ers, many covering their careers through Ben Newcomer, Norman retirement. One of the jewels of the collec- Homer Nicholson, Ponca City tion, and useful with any business history, Mr. and Mrs. Andros O. Peck, Edmond Dr. and Mrs. Richard Polk, Tulsa is the in-house newsletter, “Trading Post,” Merilyn Pope, Norman begun in 1938. The Society has copies into Rosalee and Zachary Railey, Perry 1964. These give not only the direction that Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rauch, Roff Mr. and Mrs. Darrel D. Ray, Stillwater management took the company, but per- Mr. and Mrs. James Redwine, Mount Vernon, IN sonal information on employees. Terry J. Schreiner, Duncan The OHS Research Division has other Mary Shea, Midwest City Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Shockley, Norman business collections and a multitude of Mr. and Mrs. Greg Shoopman, Oklahoma City In 1922 Charles Ross Anthony, after oral histories on the subject. These may be Mr. and Mrs. John Smalley, Oklahoma City spending four years as vice president with viewed on the Research Division’s online Mr. and Mrs. Steve Striebeck, Edmond theJ.P.MartinCompany,openedhisfirst Jon Trzcinski, Oklahoma City catalog at
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It Takes More than Money ...... tofulfilltheOklahomaHistorical Society’s goals to educate the public and provide research opportunities. It takes donations, loyal members, and also loyal fans. Jefferson Heights School (elementary) in Sapulpa makes a trip to Rose Hill School (at the Cherokee Strip Museum in Perry) an annual event in their fourth grade’s curriculum. Each year Tammy Makinson designs a quilt, dozens of vol- unteers do the piecing, and more volun- teersatBackHomeQuiltsinSapulpado the quilting. The kids sell tickets for a quilt raffle, and a lucky person takes home a real work of art. In its second year the fund-raising event had brought in two thousand dollars. The quilt for 2009 depicts Rose Hill School, the “time bridge” that students cross to go back in time to the schoolhouse of the nineteenth century, and the classroom artifacts, including a slate National Register Nomination grants available from SHPO and the old wood stove. These devotees of the Rose Hill experience will tell you the value that history lovers The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) announces its annual place on the activities of the OHS and its museums. Thanks to the faculty and stu- matching grants to state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to dents of Jefferson Heights School, Rose Hill continues to serve and educate, fulfilling prepare National Register of Historic Places nominations. The SHPO reserved $10,000 the OHS’s mission in a unique and exciting way. (Above: Jim Argo photo). of its FY 2010 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) allocation from the Department of the Interior for the program. The award will be equally divided in two grant rounds; any re- maining Round 1 funds carry over for Round 2. Applications and instructions are Coming in January—Mark the Calendar! available from the SHPO on February 1. The deadline for Round 1 applications is 5 8 Free Dance Lessons, Pioneer Woman Museum, Ponca City p.m., April 1, and the deadline for Round 2 applications is 5 p.m., June 1. Learn to rock and roll in preparation for the January 15 Sock Hop Each grant is limited to $1,000. The applicant must provide a nonfederal, cash 11 “Machiavelli’s The Prince,”LecturebyDr.J.RufusFears,CherokeeStrip match of at least $700. Recipients will use the grant funds and nonfederal match to re- Heritage Center, sponsor, at Northern Oklahoma College, Enid tain an appropriately qualified professional to prepare a complete individual property 15 Sock Hop, Pioneer Woman Museum, Ponca City nomination package for the National Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be 23 Garry Wilson and Friends, musical rock and roll performance, aware that $1,700 (federal grant + nonfederal match) is only an estimate of the cost for Pioneer Woman Museum, Ponca City such projects; additional nonfederal match may be required to retain a consultant to complete project work. Consultants must consider the nature of the property pro- posed for nomination and many other factors as they develop their fee proposals. Visit the OHS Gift The National Register is the catalog of our nation’s significant buildings, structures, Shop in person at sites, districts, objects, and landscapes important in our past. While listing in the Na- 2401 North Laird Ave. tional Register does not guarantee preservation or financial assistance, it is one of the in Oklahoma City or most important components of the preservation strategy for any significant property. visit them online at The designation provides increased public awareness of these irreplaceable resources, the OHS web site, provides limited protection for them, qualifiespropertyownersforfederalandstatetax