Vol. 40, No. 4 Published monthly by the Historical Society, serving since 1893 April 2009 exhibit opens May 1 at the History Center Wanda Jackson. . music scene. Tulsa rivals . Cain’s Ballroom. other international cities as Zoo Amphitheatre. home to some of the most ac- KOMA. KMOD. complished Rock and Roll and These people, places, and radio stations Pop music artists in the world. just barely skim the surface of the visitor’s Tulsa musicians were in seri- experience in Another Hot Oklahoma Night: ous demand during the 1960s A Rock and Roll Exhibit. and 1970s. The multitalented Another Hot Oklahoma Night will open Leon Russell, drummer Jim Friday, May 1, 2009, to the membership of Keltner, bassist , the Oklahoma Historical Society with a re- and guitarist J. J. Cale collab- ception at 7 p.m. The gala will include the orated with artists such as launching of a special Rock and Roll issue John Lennon, George Harri- of Oklahoma Today magazine. son, Ringo Starr, the Rolling On Saturday, May 2, 2009, the exhibit Stones, , and Bob will open to the public. That opening will Dylan. These musicians headed a group Radio Stations.” Local record stores such include a full day of shows by Oklahoma that became known as the “Tulsa Sound” as Rainbow Records and Sound Ware- bands and family fun at the History Center. and will be featured, with many more, in house provided albums to music lovers The exhibit will explore the artists, radio the “Artists” section of Another Hot Okla- who would become members of great local stations, personalities, venues, and fans in homa Night. bands. At night during the 1950s and Oklahoma during Rock and Roll’s half-cen- Another area of the exhibit will focus on 1960s KOMA in broad- tury of existence. Beyond the facts of each “Recording Studios, Record Stores, and casted Rock and Roll music that could be story, the exhibit will show how growing up heard throughout much of the western in Oklahoma influenced the artists and United States. These stories and more will their music. These stories will be displayed be found in the Inasmuch Foundation Gal- in an innovative style to encourage visitor lery on the first floor of the History Center. participation and to ensure that the viewer There’s more to see on the third floor in will take away a new perspective on the the Samuel Roberts Noble Gallery. The ex- history of Rock and Roll in Oklahoma. hibits there will feature “ Cul- The E. K. and Thelma Gaylord Special ture,” “Rock and Roll Fashion and Hair,” Exhibit Gallery will be home to the “Artists” and “Oklahoma Rock Venues.” Music and portion of the exhibit. It will feature arti- musicians have affected the way people facts from all eras of Oklahoma Rock and dress, dance, and interact with each other. Roll. From the early influences of Bob The “Rockabilly” area illustrates how the Wills’s Western swing, Charlie Christian’s popular music and culture of the 1950s is lead guitar, Woody Guthrie’s social protest making a resurgence today. The fashion music, and Wanda Jackson’s rockabilly to exhibit takes the visitor on a nostalgic jour- thecurrentsoundsofbandssuchasthe ney through the trends of the fifties to to- All-American Rejects, Hanson, and the day. Explore the Civic Center Music Hall, Flaming Lips, the artists who call Oklahoma Above: Leon Russell in concert. the Zoo Amphitheatre, Diversafest, Cain’s Top, right: Mayor Mick Cornett and home have been diverse and accomplished. Ballroom, and many other events, venues, Across the state, musical styles as WayneCoyneoftheFlamingLipsatthe street-naming ceremony in OKC and festivals in the “Oklahoma Rock Ven- different as grunge and funk have made ues” section. their mark on the Oklahoma and national (Courtesy photos). Annual Meeting will feature outstanding speakers Ten program sessions will be held on the first oil well in Indian Territory. Ironi- Professor Kirk Rodden, Jim Goss, David Thursday morning, April 23, and Friday cally, he was seeking salt water for his salt Keathley, Stephen Greetham, Dr. Donald morning, April 24, during the Annual works. Green, Julie Daniels, Dr. Bobby Weaver, Membership Meeting in Bartlesville. A de- Among the speakers will be academic Dr.PaulF.Lambert,andEmilyDroege. tailed program appears on pages 4 and 5 in and unaffiliated historians as well as indi- this issue of Mistletoe Leaves. viduals who have made history. Presenters The theme for the program sessions will will include Frank McPherson, C. J. Silas, be “Oklahoma’s Energy Frontiers: One J. Ford Brett, Dr. Brian Frehner, Dr. See you in Hundred Fifty Years of Petroleum and Nat- Duane King, Douglas Cummings, Melvin Bartlesville on ural Resource Development.” In 1859 Moran,Dr.GlenD.Roberson,Dr.GuyW. Lewis Ross, who was the brother of Chero- Logsdon, Dr Robert L. Wyatt, Walter April 22, 23, 24! kee Chief John Ross, accidentally drilled Eskridge, Whit Edwards, Dr. Alvin Turner, gas, including Ardmore, Elk City, Ponca City, Woodward, Enid, Bartlesville, Seminole, and New Members, February Ada. When you look at jobs created, companies *Indicates renewed membership at a higher level founded, taxes paid, and economic activity Benefactor Director’s stimulated, it is safe to say that Oklahoma’s Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City economic history floats on a sea of oil and gas. Fellow Column It was that economic health that made even the *Rick and Elizabeth Webb, Edmond dream of a new History Center possible. Associate In 1998, when the planning effort for the His- Richard and Norma Small, Tulsa tory Center began, the oil and gas community Wavel and Laura Wells, Lawton was just beginning another chapter of explosive *Zelma Winn, Edmond growth. Not only did this give government lead- Friend By Bob L. Blackburn ers the confidence to fund big dreams, it also Lona A. Barrick, Ada opened the doors to the private funding neces- *Lynda E. Brown-Drabek, Oklahoma City Executive Director Jimmy and Rita Buford, Shawnee sary to reach the goal of Smithsonian quality. Hershel and Sudie Cain, Oklahoma City When people come to the Oklahoma History The challenge of raising $9 million had to Jim and Molly Crawley, Norman Center, they oftentimes want to know how it start with a handful of large donations. In our Ms. Donna Henry, Tulsa Carol Koss, Oklahoma City came to be. case, we set the bar for leadership grants at William M. Majors, Oklahoma City I have an entire speech on that subject, from $500,000. Those who stepped up to the chal- Bill McVey, Chickasha planning and politics to design and funding, lenge were Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy, *Gary Nichols, Checotah Robert L. Scott, Oklahoma City but usually, the short version of my response is Kerr-McGee, ONEOK, the Noble Foundation, Leonard and Marilyn Sullivan, Oklahoma City that it was a miracle that was meant to be—the and the Inasmuch Foundation. All but the last Rosalind Triplett, Edmond result of a big dream, great leadership, and a bit were built with fruits of the oil and gas industry. of luck. This month, the Oklahoma Historical Society Family Beyond that history, I have thought more Annual Meeting is being held in Bartlesville, Lyeal and Jean Amos, Bethany latelyabouttheunderlyingreasonswewerein oneofouroilandgascities.Thethemeis“En- Fred and Inez Bailey, Antlers a position to make the dream a reality. In previ- Karl and Jimmie Bergey, Norman ergy in Oklahoma” with many sessions about Punk and Pat Bonner, Oklahoma City ous columns, I mentioned the changes in gov- oil and gas. Lequetta Bowman, Oklahoma City ernance starting in 1981, the emergence of a We are planning a new exhibit in the History Gerald and Penny Brickman, Poteau professional staff, and the generosity of more Earl and Joanne Buckmaster, Oklahoma City Center to draw attention to the oil and gas in- *Doris Bunch, Oklahoma City than 4,000 foundations, companies, and fami- dustry since 1937. In the process, we are build- Dr. Dale Cabbiness, Edmond lies who shared resources and encouragement. ing collections about exploration, production, Don and Patricia Cougler, Tulsa One sector of our community, however, distribution, and technology. All of this will help Edith S. Davis, Oklahoma City Joe and Pat Davis, Oklahoma City played a singular role in making the History us understand the significance of oil and gas in Mary Lou Davis, Oklahoma City Center a reality—the oil and gas industry of our history. Steve and Rachel Davis, Durant Oklahoma. Yes, the Oklahoma History Center was the Debra DuFour, Jenks James Duncan, Oklahoma City First was the foundation that oil and gas laid result of a big dream, great leadership, and a bit Brian and Trudy Evans, Cushing for economic development. It is no accident that of luck. It also was the result of the oil and gas Eugene and Patricia Fabry, Cookson Oklahoma has two cities larger than any one industry that drives our economy and improves Howard and Peggy Ferrell, Tulsa Daniel Fields, Oklahoma City city in either Arkansas or Kansas. It is the im- our quality of life. James and Linda Fields, Norman pact of oil and gas wealth flowing through DanFoliart,LaCrescent,CA Oklahoma City and Tulsa from 1898 to the Melvin Fullbright and Linda Utley, Sand Springs present day. Paul and Carolyn Glad, Norman *Jim Griffith, Stillwater It is no accident that our second tier of cities Donna Hallman, Moore have images that are intertwined with oil and Richard and Jan Hill, Oklahoma City Robert and Pat Hurst, Oklahoma City Joe and Naomi Jones, Crescent Juanda L. Jones, Oklahoma City Dr. and Mrs. Dan F. Keller, Nichols Hills Development News Marnie Kennedy, Oklahoma City Michael and Cheryl Lawson, Shawnee By Paul F. Lambert Kathleen Maker, Oklahoma City Welcome to the more than 1,000 new mem- Cont’d.onp.7 bers who have joined the Oklahoma Historical Society in recent months! This response to our Oklahoma Historical Society Membership Office: Alma Moore membership development efforts is most en- 405/522-5242 couraging to the staff, directors, and volunteers. Mistletoe Leaves (USPS 018–315) is published monthly by the Oklahoma It is inspiring to see this level of support during a time of economic uncertainty. I want to assure all Historical Society, 2401 N. Laird Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73105–7914. of our valued members that we are most grateful for their generosity. We will do our best to merit Periodicals postage paid at Oklahoma City, OK. (ISSN 1932-0108) POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mistletoe Leaves, 2401 N. Laird Ave- your continued support in the years to come. nue, Oklahoma City, OK 73105–7914. We are continuing our Annual Giving Campaign, which raises fund to be used exclusively to plan By authorization of the Oklahoma Historical Society’s Board of Directors, 5,100 copies are prepared at a cost of $1,025.00 each month. The publication and execute new exhibits, to maintain existing exhibits, and to plan and conduct educational pro- is financed in part with federal funds from the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. grams. Among our educational efforts is our historical reenactor program. Our Living History Contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the presentations involve a staff member “dressing and talking like a historical character telling the story Oklahoma Historical Society or the United States Department of the Interior. 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Students and teachers are invited to share studies and grams on request. programs and to duplicate contents as desired. Editors are welcome to reprint These presentations are done at the Oklahoma History Center and in schools and other venues materials with credit. All Oklahoma Historical Society facilities are for the education and enjoy- statewide. We also send education trunks statewide. They contain three-dimensional items that stu- ment of all. State and federal regulations prohibit unlawful discrimination in state and federally assisted programs on the basis of race, color, national dents can handle as well as lesson plans for teaching the related subject. Membership and Annual origin, and/or handicap. Anyone denied benefits should contact the Executive Director of the Okla- Fund donations are vitally important to our efforts to keep museum exhibits exciting and Smithso- homa Historical Society, 2401 N. 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2 basketry, pottery, , graphics, The Cimarron Heritage Center, located at Meetings , miniatures, and the annual 1300 North Cimarron (U.S. Highway 287 “Trail of Tears” theme. The show is made North), Boise City, announces that they possible in part through grants from the The Oklahoma Genealogical Society will be closed on Saturdays, except by ap- Bank of Oklahoma, Thalden-Boyd Group, will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 pointment, until further notice. The mu- and the Cherokee Nation. For more info p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2009, in the seum, which features windmill and visit the web site Chesapeake Event Center at the barbed wire exhibits, the Cox House de- or call 918/456-6007 or telephone toll Oklahoma History Center, 2401 North signed by well-known architect Bruce free at 888/999-6007. (Special to ML) Laird Ave., in Oklahoma City. John Goff, and antique vehicles and farm ma- Phillips, professor and head of docu- chinery, is open Monday through Friday, The Lincoln County Historical Society from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. ments at Oklahoma State University’s Museum of Pioneer History in Chandler, Edmon Low Library, will discuss the Please call 580/544-3479 for more info. located at 717 Manvel St., is hosting sev- Also, the museum is asking for volun- availability of early maps relating to eral events in April. A Bennie Kent Film Oklahoma. Between 1803 and 1925 more teers to help with the Wildflower Work- Festival will take place on Saturday, April Cimarron than a thousand maps of the Oklahoma shop to be held June 5 and 6. ( 4, from 2 to 10 p.m. The event will feature County Historical Society Foundation & region were produced and included in the “Hometown Heroes” with a new locally the Cimarron Heritage Center Museum American State Papers. The complete col- produced film about U.S. Marshal Bill Newsletter, Spring 2009) lection can be viewed and some can be Tilghman as well as the film entitled “You downloaded. The meeting is open to the Know My Name.” For more on the film fes- A visit to the Overstreet-Kerr Historical public;itisfreeforOGSmembersanda tival go to . Also, at tional. Enjoy the fragrant smells of the members. The OHS Research Center will the Chandler museum on April 17, at 7 herb gardens and the orchard featuring be staffed and remain open until 7:45 p.m., Karen Neurohr, project director at heirloom varieties of peach, plum, and p.m. that evening. (Special to ML) the Oklahoma State University Edmon apple trees. The farm is located ten miles Low Library, will present a program that south of Sallisaw on U.S. Highway 59, pays tribute to former local poet Wilma then turn right on Overstreet-Kerr Rd. Exhibits Elizabeth McDaniel (1918–2007). The Visitors may tour the 106-year-old, ele- Red Dirt Rangers will perform that eve- gant, two-story home, with its antique The Oklahoma City Museum of Art,lo- ning. Contact Neurohr at 405/744-2376 furniture, original woodwork, and four cated at 415 Couch Dr., Oklahoma City, or by e-mail at . hand-carved fireplaces. The large, white is hosting an exhibit entitled Julius Both programs are free and open to the barn stands behind the house and con- Shulman: Oklahoma Redis- public. (Special to ML) tinues to be used to house draft animals covered beginning April 30 and running and livestock. The farm participates in a through June 7. Legendary architectural “Remembering Oklahoma Poet Wilma nationwide effort to preserve rare live- photographer Shulman is best known for Elizabeth McDaniel” will not only be pre- stock breeds. Pineywood cattle, Choctaw hisiconicimagesofLosAngelesandPalm sented in Chandler as mentioned above, ponies, Spanish goats, and Brown Leg- Springs. However, from his California but also in Stillwater at the Edmon Low horn and Dominique chickens have a base, he explored the modernism move- Library in the Peggy V. Helmerich Brows- home at the site. In addition to the barn ment in other regions, including the state ing Room on April 14, at 7 p.m. The First other outbuildings include a smoke- of Oklahoma. This exhibit, in collabora- Christian Church Fellowship Hall, lo- house, a potato house, and a chicken tion with the Los Angeles Getty Research cated at 323 West Fourth St., Stroud, will house. Contact Jim Combs, farm man- Institute, will feature photographs repre- be the venue for the same program on ager, at 918/966-3396 or e-mail him at senting twenty-one Oklahoma architec- Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. OSU’s Ka- for reservations. tural projects and will include homes, ren Neurohr is in charge of the events, (Special to ML) banks, churches, museums, and hospi- which are partially funded by the tals designed by architects Bruce Goff, Oklahoma Humanities Council and the The Easter Bunny is coming to your town! Herb Greene, William Caudill, Truett WethePeopleinitiativeoftheNational Numerous Oklahoma communities will Coston, Robert Roloff, and Paul Harris. A Endowment for the Humanities. Free and be hosting Easter egg hunts in April. Foss number of events are planned for the open to the public. (Special to ML) State Park is hosting an event on Satur- opening, including a book signing by day, April 4, beginning at 1 p.m. The 98-year-old Shulman. For more info call Easter Bunny will be available for photo- 405/236-3100. (Special to ML) Happenings graphs, and admission is free. For more info telephone 580/726-5656. Sayre The Plains Indians and Pioneers Mu- City Park will also be a venue for one on Events seum,inWoodward,isthevenueforthe Saturday, April 11. For more info call Oklahoma Northwest Summer Institute, 580/928-3386. (Special to ML) Cherokee Heritage Center scheduled for July 6–9, 2009. The course, The ,located Downtown Blackwell is hosting its an- which covers the history of northwestern threemilessouthofTahlequah,ishost- nual festival that will feature tulip garden Oklahoma, is available to teachers, stu- ing the 38th annual Trail of Tears Art displays, entertainment, crafts, and a dents, and the public. A tuition fee of Show and Sale from April 25 through May quilt show as well as food and game ven- $100 includes notebook materials. For 17.Theshowiswellestablishedasa dors. Admission is free to the event to be more information phone Northwestern venue to showcase art by Native Ameri- held on Saturday, April 4, from 9 a.m. to Oklahoma State University, Woodward, can artists. This year’s participants must 4 p.m. For info call 580/363-4195. at 580/256-0049 or 580/254-2501. Also, be a citizen of a federally recognized In- (Special to ML) dian tribe. The event’s categories include the Plains Indian and Pioneer Museum can be contacted at 580/256-6136. (Special to ML) 3 OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2009 ANNUAL MEETING Bartlesville, Oklahoma

General Information Coffee Breaks The OHS 2009 Annual Meeting will be held on On Thursday and Friday mornings a break area “Oklahoma’s Energy April 22, 23, and 24 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, at with complimentary beverages will be located in the Bartlesville Community Center, 300 South- the Lobby and Community Room of the Frontiers: east Adams Blvd. Bartlesville Community Center. Arrangements have been made by the OHS An- Annual Membership Luncheon One Hundred Fifty nual Meeting Planning Committee: Board Mem- At 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, members Years of Petroleum bers Guy W. Logsdon (chair), Denzil Garrison, and guests will gather in the Community Room Mary Brett, and Leonard Logan, and OHS staff at the Bartlesville Community Center for a lun- and and volunteers Barbara Garrison, Paul Lambert, cheon of chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes Geneva Little, Brittany Molloy, Alma Moore, Bill and gravy, green beans, garden salad and dress- Natural Resource Siemens, Tim Zwink, and Bob L. Blackburn. ing, a dinner roll, and for dessert, fruit salad. The Lodging cost of the meal is $16. Ticket holders will select their seats on a first-come, first-served basis. Development” The conference hotels for the Annual Meeting are The luncheon speaker is Michael Wallis. Hotel Phillips, 821 Johnstone; The Hampton Inn, 130 Southeast Washington Blvd.; and The Inn at Annual Membership Meeting WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 Price Tower, 510 Dewey Ave., Bartlesville. After the luncheon, at approximately 2:15 p.m. Rooms at the Hotel Phillips are $80 plus tax, and in the Community Room, members will attend reservations are made by calling 800/331-0706. the OHS Annual Meeting of the Membership. Registration Rooms at The Hampton Inn are $89 plus tax, and OHS president James Waldo will describe the reservations are made by calling 918/333-4051. State of the Society; following will be the an- Lobby, Hotel Phillips Rooms at The Inn at Price Tower are $129 plus nouncement and swearing-in of new Board mem- 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. tax, and reservations are made by calling bers. 918/336-1000. Optional Activities Individuals attending the Annual Meeting are re- Reception On Thursday afternoon, April 23, participants sponsible for making their own hotel reserva- will have free time to explore attractions in Terrace Room, Phillips Tower tions. Tell the desk clerk you are with the Bartlesville and the surrounding area. 7p.m.-9p.m. Oklahoma Historical Society to receive the special Honoring Denzil Garrison rate. An Evening at Woolaroc Registration On Thursday evening members will enjoy an eve- ning of food, fun, fellowship, education, and en- A registration form has been mailed separately to tertainment at Woolaroc Lodge. During the THURSDAY, APRIL 23 all members of the Society. Please fill it out and evening guests will have time to explore the lodge return it with your registration payment as soon and the Woolaroc Museum. The meal will consist as possible. Registration packets with tickets of three BBQ meats with sauce, choice of two veg- and name tags will be available at the OHS regis- Registration etables (baked beans, potato salad, cole slaw, or tration table on Wednesday, April 22, in the brown beans), pickle spear, dinner roll and but- Bartlesville Community Center Lobby of the Hotel Phillips, beginning at 1 p.m. ter, and for dessert, assorted cobblers. The cost 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. On Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24, reg- of the evening, including the meal, is $25. istration will take place at the Bartlesville Community Center beginning at 8 a.m. Awards Luncheon Session I: Study (Basement) Members are encouraged to register early for the The Annual Awards Luncheon on Friday, April Plenary Session meeting. There are a limited number of tickets for 24, will begin at 12:15 p.m. in the Community admission to special events and meals. The pre- Room of the Bartlesville Community Center. The Voices of Experience: Personal Stories of registration deadline is April 15, 2009. A regis- meal will consist of chicken Kiev, baked potato, Petroleum Industry Leaders tration fee of $15 for OHS members and $20 for vegetable medley, garden salad and dressing, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. non-members is required for those attending any dinner roll and butter, and for dessert, red velvet of the presentation sessions. No refunds will be cake. Cost of the meal is $18. Ticket holders will Moderator: JamesR.Waldo,Oklahoma made after April 15, 2009. select seats on a first-come, first-served basis, City, President, Oklahoma Historical with some tables reserved for honorees and pro- Society Reception gram participants. “Out of Sight of Land: Pioneering in the On Wednesday evening, April 22, at 7 p.m. OHS Following the meal, presentations will include will host a special reception in the Terrace Room Gulf of Mexico,” Frank McPherson, the Muriel H. Wright Award, Joseph B. Thoburn of the Phillips Tower. During the reception, the Oklahoma City, retired CEO of Kerr-McGee Award, William D. Pennington Memorial Award, OHS will honor Denzil Garrison for his more than Corporation and awards for the Best Book on Oklahoma His- three decades of service to OHS. Refreshments tory, Outstanding Thesis on Oklahoma History, “Phillips Petroleum Company (1917–2002): will be served. There is no cost to attend the re- Outstanding Local Historical Society/Museum, Early North Sea Development,” C. J. Silas, ception. Outstanding OHS Support Group, and the Bartlesville, retired CEO of Phillips Petro- Paper Sessions Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame. leum Company Concurrent paper sessions, each with two to “What History Tells Us About the Future of three presenters and one moderator, on a wide the Oil and Gas Business,” J. Ford Brett, variety of historical topics will be held on Thurs- Tulsa, President of Oil and Gas Consul- day, April 23, and Friday, April 24, at the Credit Card Registration Bartlesville Community Center. tants International (OGCI ) and managing To register by credit card (MasterCard or director of PetroSkills Exhibit Area VISA), please call 800/750-4090 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST). Members in the Oklahoma City On Thursday and Friday an Exhibitors’ Area will area may call 522-5242. be located in the Community Room of the Break Bartlesville Community Center. Lobby and Community Room, Bartlesville Community Center 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

4 Session II: Community Room FRIDAY, APRIL 24 Session VIII: Study (Basement) (First Floor) The Vital Resource: Water in Oklahoma American Indians and Petroleum 10:30 a.m. - 12 Noon Registration 10:30 a.m. - 12 Noon Moderator: Dr. Deena Fisher, Woodward, Moderator: Jack D. Baker, Oklahoma City, Bartlesville Community Center Dean, Woodward Campus, Northwestern Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical 8:00 a.m. - 12 Noon Oklahoma State University Society “The Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer,” Stephen “Oil, Indians, and Angie Debo: Representa- Session V: Study (Basement) Greetham, Ada, Special Counsel on Water and Natural Resources, Division of Com- tions of Energy Development on Tribal Oil Boom Towns and Workers Lands,” Dr. Brian Frehner, Stillwater, merce, Chickasaw Nation 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Associate Professor of History, Oklahoma “Water on the Brain: The Ogallala Aquifer State University Moderator: Dr. William Corbett, and Me Over the Last Forty Years,” Dr. Tahlequah, Professor of History, North- “Thomas Gilcrease: His Vision and Donald Green, Tishomingo, Professor eastern State University Legacy,” Dr. Duane King, Tulsa, Executive Emeritus of History, University of Central Director, Gilcrease Museum “The Big Pasture Booms with Oil Prom- Oklahoma ises,” Dr. Robert L. Wyatt, III, Ada, Profes- sor Emeritus, East Central University Session III: Study (Basement) Session IX: Community Room “From a Farmhand to a Roughneck,” (First Floor) Independent Voices: Experiences of Two Walter Eskridge, Curator of Education, Independent Oil and Gas Producers Oklahoma Museum of History, Oklahoma Cable Tool Drilling Rigs: 10:30 a.m. - 12 Noon Historical Society Yesterday and Today 10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon Moderator: Dr. Timothy A. Zwink, Deputy “You Don’t See Any Old Shooters,” Whit Director, Oklahoma Historical Society Edwards, Director of Special Projects, Moderator: Jim Goss, Bartlesville, Director, “BornintheOilPatch,”Douglas Oklahoma Historical Society Frank Phillips Home Cummings, Oklahoma City, Owner and “The Story of the Nellie Johnstone No. 1,” Founder, Cummings Oil Company Session VI: Community Room Julie Daniels, Bartlesville, City Councilperson and former Mayor of “The Story of an Oklahoma Independent (First Floor) Oil Producer,” Melvin Moran, Seminole, Bartlesville Owner and Founder, Moran-K Oil and Oil and Politics: Regulation of the “Working in the Oil Patch: Cable Tool Drill- Moran Oil Enterprises Oklahoma Petroleum Industry ing from the Past,” Dr. Bobby Weaver, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Edmond, author, petroleum industry Moderator: Dr. Roger Bromert, historian, and museum consultant Session IV: Gallery (Second Floor) Weatherford, Professor of History, South- Building Cities and Universities western State University Session X: Gallery (Second Floor) 10:30 a.m. - 12 Noon “Regulation of Oklahoma’s Petroleum Whizzing All Day and Banging All Night: Moderator: Sharon Terry, Tulsa, Executive Industry,” Dr. Alvin O. Turner, Norman, Oklahoma’s Oil Boom Towns Director, Tulsa Historical Society Dean Emeritus, School of Humanities and 10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon Social Sciences, East Central University, “Creating a City: Oil and the Rise of Ada Moderator: Dr.DanielW.Lawrence,Nor- Tulsa,” Dr. Glen D. Roberson, Coordinator man, Board of Directors, Oklahoma His- of the Certified Local Governments Pro- “William H. Murray and Oil Production torical Society gram, Oklahoma Historical Society Controls,” Professor Kirk Rodden, Durant, Associate Professor of Political Science, “Life in Oklahoma’s Oil Boom Towns,” Dr. “Tulsa University: The Institution that Murray State College, Tishomingo Paul F. Lambert, Oklahoma City, Member- Petroleum Built,” Dr. Guy W. Logsdon, ship and Development Director, Oklahoma Tulsa, Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society Historical Society Session VII: Gallery (Second Floor) “Bartlesville: Oklahoma’s First Oil Boom Oklahoma Oil Barons: Frank Phillips Town,” Emily Droege, Bartlesville, Curator, Annual Membership Luncheon and E. W. Marland Bartlesville Area History Museum Community Room, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Bartlesville Community Center Moderator: Dr. Marvin E. Kroeker, Ada, Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Annual Awards Luncheon 12:15 p.m. Society Community Room, JamesR.Waldo,President,OHSBoardof “Frank Phillips: Man of Adventure,” Jim Bartlesville Community Center Directors, Presiding Goss, Bartlesville, Director, Frank Phillips 12:15 p.m. Address by Michael Wallis, historian and Home Meal and Presentation of Awards, author “E. W. Marland and His Fabulous Home,” JamesR.Waldo,President,OHSBoardof David Keathley, Ponca City, Director and Directors, Presiding Annual Meeting of the Membership Curator, Marland Mansion and Estate Community Room, Bartlesville Community Center Break 2:15 p.m. Lobby and Community Room, Re-Organizational Board Meeting, Bartlesville Community Center OHS Board of Directors 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Community Room, Bartlesville community Center 2:45 p.m.

"An Evening at Woolaroc" Tour of Lodge and BBQ Dinner Woolaroc Lodge, 6p.m. jects, of the Flaming Lips, briefly made Tulsa the center of music, to Hidden Collections . . . Hanson, Tommy Allsup, Chuck Blackwell today. It may take four to six months before Rock and Roll Oral History (drummer for ), David Teagarden the collection is processed. and then it may (drummer for Bob Seger), Jimmy LaFave, be viewed in the John and Eleanor Kirk- By Larry O’Dell Red Dirt Rangers, (of the Trac- patrick Research Center at the Oklahoma Planning for an exhibit on Oklahoma’s tors and guitarist for Bob Dylan’s Shot of History Center. Rock and Roll history has provided the op- Love album and tour), Starlight Mints, By- portunity to capture a period in time in ron Berline, Mason Williams, Uptown Syn- Oklahoma’s musical landscape. The Re- dicate, , Moon Martin, John search Division initiated a Rock and Roll Humphrey (drummer for the Nixons and oral history program, with rockabilly great Seether), and many more. In March we in- and 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in- terviewed , Leon Russell, ductee Wanda Jackson the first interview. Nokie Edwards (of the Ventures), members All subsequent interviews have been of the Five Americans, David Dickey (of recorded in high definition, allowing future America), and . We have also researchers the best quality available. We canvassed Oklahoma’s radio, including may also use the footage in a projected doc- Ronnie Kaye, Don Wallace, and Greg umentary. We have interviewed more than Zoobeck. Tulsa’s DiversaFest, which show- one hundred artists, venue owners, pro- cases and holds classes for Oklahoma and moters, agents, and radio personalities. We other bands, allowed the Historical Society project that we will talk to more than one to have an interview room. There, we talked hundred fifty before the project concludes. to nearly twenty bands, allowing us to get a The breadth of interviews is interesting, sense of the current music scene. ranging from B. J. Thomas to a 1970s The collection will allow future research- punk band called Debris, to an early 1950s ers to see a snapshot of the state’s rock Rockabilly act called the Collins Kids, to music scene dating to the innovators twenty-first-century metal stars Hinder. through the 1970s when Leon Russell Others have included the All-American Re- Heritage Days at Fort Gibson Historic Site on April 17 and 18 Make a new Easter hat! Visitors to this free event will see several new presentations as well as many old favorites. The Pioneer Woman Museum will be There will be mounted reenactors, such as 1840s U.S. Dragoons, as well as Native Ameri- hosting a Victorian Easter Hat Class on can and African American portrayals. Visitors on Education Day, April 17, will see a con- Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to noon. centration of living history demonstrations presented especially for area school children. There is a $15 fee, and preregistration is re- Saturday will feature a “Day in the Life” presentation in the log fort. An 1830s garrison quired. Call 580/765-6108 to enroll before will carry on the daily routine of the frontier fort in its heyday. the class fills up. Also planned for this year’s event are demonstrations of blacksmithing. Historic weapons The museum will also host an Easter egg will be demonstrated, and bands will play military music on Saturday afternoon. Returning hunt on the lawn that same Saturday, to the event will be various civilian reenactors, and there will be a bread-baking demonstra- April 11, at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be tion at the post bake oven. available in the education room. The event extends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. Fort Gibson Historic David Fitzgerald’s photographic collec- Site, operated by the OHS, is located on State Highway 80 in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. For tion, Cherokee Nation: A Portrait of a Peo- more information call 918/478-4088. ple, is on display now and will be available for viewing Tuesday through Saturday Sod House Museum plans basket-weaving workshop for April 18 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Edana Caldwell of Woodward will be at the Sod House Museum on April 18 to present a The Pioneer Woman Museum is located workshop on constructing a double-wall basket. at 701 Monument Road in Ponca City. Call Edana is an award-winning weaver. She has taught classes in the market basket, egg 580/765-6108 for information. basket, twill bean pot, and field companion basket along with others, and she studied un- der the renowned weaver Mavis Doering. Double-wall baskets are truly fun to weave be- Route 66 Museum hosts 2009 cause the shape of the basket develops according to the pressure applied. Each has its own photography contest unique look. Caldwell will also explain the different types of adornments that can be used when weaving a basket, and she will offer a variety to select while you complete yours. If an ordinary picture is worth a thou- Registration is limited because of space. The fee is $35 per person. Participants are asked sand words, then Route 66 photographs to bring something to share for lunch. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m., are priceless. Beginning February 1 until and registration is required. October 20, 2009, the Oklahoma Route 66 The Sod House Museum, operated by the OHS, is located south of Aline on Highway 8. Museum at Clinton and the Oklahoma The facility is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Route 66 Association are sponsoring a photography contest. To honor the photog- the back of the photograph. and Blunck’s Studios. The display will be raphers, the images will be displayed in the The judges panel will pick a First Prize available for viewing in the museum’s Wow! Room during the 2009 Festival of winner for each of the eight categories and Wow! Room, which is free to the public. Lights parade in November. one Grand Prize overall winner. Further- FallhoursofoperationareMonday Photographic entries may be of any more, winning photographs may be pub- through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Route 66–themed item—a roadside scene lished in local newspapers and may be ex- Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Gallery admission is $3 or even an old parked vehicle, or anything hibited in the museum gallery, so they will for adults, $2.50 for seniors and groups of that defines a person’s idea of Route 66. not be returned. 10 or more, and $1 for students 6 to 18; The forms can be downloaded from the The photography special exhibition (in children under 5 are free. Oklahoma Route 66 Association website or November 2009) is an organized effort by For additional information contact Pat e-mailed to you by the museum. Entries the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, the Smith at 580/ 323-7866 or through e-mail can be submitted to the museum by mail or Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton, at . hand delivery, but each entry must have proper identification information placed on 6 New Members, cont’d. The Annual Giving Program OKLAHOMA HISTORY CENTER *Donald & Shirley Marquardt, Enid The 2008–09 Annual Giving Campaign of Michael and Margaret Martz, Blanchard Larry and Dolores McClure, Enid the Oklahoma Historical Society is well under Annual Giving Campaign Jan McDonald, Ardmore way. All of the Annual Giving Funds raised will Al McLaughlin and Joan Gilmore, be used to plan and execute new museum ex- Donor Levels & Benefits* Oklahoma City Steven and Lisa Myers, Oklahoma City hibits and to conduct educational programs *Donors may choose to decline benefits, Dan Neighbors, Owasso and special events. Those who contribute thereby preserving the full deductibility Ronald and Sharron Oelke, Norman $1,000 or more will be listed on our Annual Marvin and Sandra Peyton, Oklahoma City of their donations. *Hazel Prim, Oklahoma City Donor Board in the Oklahoma History Center. All donors above $99 will receive an Steve and Lynda Ramsey, Yukon The current donor board will be changed Oklahoma History Center DVD and Barry and Sandra Reddick, Oklahoma City shortly after July 1, 2009, to list the donors Gordon and Penni Shelton, Tulsa Recognition in an annual publication James and Amy Sirmans, Oklahoma City from July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. All Kathy Appel Smith, Moore new and renewing memberships at $1,000 or honoring donors Thomas and Joyce Stewart, Oklahoma City higher also will be considered Annual Fund *Bob and Velta Mae Stringer, Perry ($50,000 and Above) Thelma Travis, Enid Donors and will be listed on the donor board. Susie Walters, Del City Annual Campaign donors who are not mem- 5 Room Rental Waivers Bill and Carolyn Wright, McAlester bers of the OHS will receive Honorary Direc- 6 VIP Reusable Passes tor’s Circle or Honorary Benefactor Member 50 One-time Passes Individual status. Multiple donations during the period Collectible Oklahoma History Center Coin Corrine J. Allen, Van Buren, AR will be summed, and the donor will be listed on (99.9% silver) Charles L. Austin, Norman the donor board at the level that reflects the Recognition on History Center Donor Board Judy Baggett, Tulsa Sherlene Baker, Rowley, MA total. ($5,895 benefit value) Betty L. Baldwin, Bethany Membership contributions and Annual Giv- Jean S. Balyeat-Harris, Mulberry ing donations each carry their own benefits. Gail J. Barbre, Tulsa ($30,000 to $49,999) Lucille Boutte, Lawton Membership benefits begin at $35 while An- Gene Brintnall, Enid nual Giving benefits start at $1,000. 3 Room Rental Waivers Steve Brown, Chickasha Anyone with questions regarding the An- 4 VIP Reusable Passes Samuel H. Childers, Jr., , TX nual Giving Campaign or Membership in the 40 One-time Passes Roylin J. Cole, Oklahoma City Collectible Oklahoma History Center Coin Dolores Crist, Guthrie OHS is encouraged to contact Paul Lambert at Dr. Jo Anne Davis, Edmond 405/522-5217 or at OHS Development, 2401 (gold plated) Debbie Dehn, Weatherford North Laird Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Recognition on History Center Donor Board Eleanor E. Edmondson, Chickasha ($3,565 benefit value) Max W. Eversole, Muskogee James T. Fallon, Spring, TX Dick Flick, Enid ($20,000 to $29,999) Jimmy L. Garner, Durant Twenty-year members renew in February Marie E. Havens, Oklahoma City 2 Room Rental Waivers Barbara A. Haver, Eucha 2 VIP Reusable Passes Teresa Howard, Oklahoma City Listed below with the date on which they 20 One-time Passes Mary Johnson, Chickasha joined the OHS, are people and organizations Maxine Johnson, Norman Collectible Oklahoma History Center Coin Kathryn Kildoo, Oklahoma City who had been members for twenty years when (bronze) Dr. Juanita Krittenbrink, El Reno they renewed in December. Their long-term Recognition on History Center Donor Board Robert Lambert, Oklahoma City loyalty is most sincerely appreciated! Conrad Littlejohn, Yukon ($2,333 benefit value) Ron Loewen, Knoxville, TN James and Betty Kemm, Tulsa, February 1, 1963 Renee Mixon, Norman Jerry Anduss, Piedmont, February 17, 1970 Jim Nelson, Liberal, KS ($10,000 to $19,999) Melvin Fiegel, Oklahoma City, October 1, 1970 Gary Quinnett, Oklahoma City Barbara Kinzer, Jenks, January 1, 1971 1 Room Rental Waiver David Rains, Houston, TX Bill Settle, Muskogee, February 1, 1973 Mrs. D. A. Replocle, Nichols Hills 1VIPReusablePass Von Russell Creel, Midwest City, September 1, 1973 Marjorie Roane, Norman 10 One-time Passes Jere W. Roberson, Edmond, January 2, 1974 Sandra Schubert, Alva Kenny and Diane Brown, Edmond, May 1, 1976 Recognition on History Center Donor Board Carol S. Soule, Nichols Hills Phil and Gayle Roberts, Edmond, February 1, 1977 Stanley Upchurch, Norman ($1,160 benefit value) Harvey D. Yost, II, Stillwater, February 1, 1977 Gail Wettstein, Oklahoma City Broken Bow Public Library, Broken Bow, March 1, 1978 Mickey D. Wilson, Tulsa Stigler Public Library, Stigler, June 1, 1979 Evan O. Zorn, Bartlesville ($5,000 to $9,999) Laura Evalyn Stevens, Woodward, January 2, 1980 1 Room Rental Discount (25%) Institutional George C. Pendleton, Jr., Dallas, TX, January 2, 1981 Floyd Stephens, Jr., Bixby, January 2, 1981 1VIPReusablePass Break O’day Farm/Metcalfe Museum, Lynda Brown-Drabek, Oklahoma City, February 1, 1981 5 One-time Passes Durham Buckley Public Library, Poteau, April 1, 1981 The American Indian Exposition of Peggy Talley, Poteau, May 1, 1981 Recognition on History Center Donor Board Oklahoma, Anadarko Betty King, Byron, February 1, 1983 ($585 benefit value) Osage County Interlocal Cooperative, Blaine Shaffer, Omaha, NE, February 1, 1983 Hominy Rolland Haun, Saint Louis, MO, January 1, 1984 Chickasaw Press, Ada M. David Stevens, Noble, January 2, 1984 ($1,000 to $4,999) Robert and Mary Brown, Burneyville, February 1, 1984 1 Room Rental Discount (25%) University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, March 1, 1984 Marie Wren, Fillmore, CA, March 1, 1984 5 One-time Passes Alma Benedict, Edmond, February 1, 1985 Recognition on History Center Donor Board Nell Welden, Cordell, February 1, 1985 ($300 benefit Value) Peter Rollins, Cleveland, November 1, 1985 Idabel Public Libraries, Idabel, December 1, 1985 Museum of the Red River, Idabel, February 6, 1986 Make checks payable to the James Groves, Harrah, April 7, 1986 Oklahoma Historical Society Tonkawa Public Library, Tonkawa, July 10, 1987 Dan and Betty Hobbs, Norman, April 13, 1988 Greg Olds, Austin, TX, January 5, 1989 For more information call Paul Lambert at George Stewart, Ponca City, January 30, 1989 405/522-5217 John Heisch, Oklahoma City, January 31, 1989 Jean Berry, Dallas, TX, February 6, 1989 or e-mail

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Hands-on History Day is April 18 Bring your family to the Oklahoma History Center on Saturday, April 18, 2009, and explore the Native American art exhibit Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of OneApacheFamily.On this special Saturday, kids will enjoy participating in our hands-on activities. The event begins at 1 p.m. and continues until 3 p.m. Come and learn how to work with clay, water colors, and other media. Children will be able to create their very own model magic masterpiece. While at the History Center, adults should take advantage of the new digital audio tour, Experience rural life at Perry on April 25 which offers a point-to-point narrative of the exhibit. Visi- The Cherokee Strip Museum tors will explore a large collec- annual Rural Heritage Festival tion of Houser and Haozous is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 art, artifacts, and interpretive p.m. on Saturday, April 25, panels. 2009, on the grounds of the The art of Allan Houser museum in Perry, Oklahoma. (1914–94), a native Oklaho- The event is part of Perry’s man, and his sons Phillip and SpringFest, which includes a reflect the his- car show, a quilt and hand- tory of their people, the Fort workshow,ahealthfair,and Sill Tribe. Don’t miss many other activities around your chance see Unconquered the town of Perry. before this special exhibit “The festival is designed for ends on July 31, 2009. It features more than 80 pieces of sculpture, art, and artifacts families and people of all ages,” located in three main galleries as well as nine monumental outdoors along said Kaye Bond, facility man- the Red River Journey. In addition to the art work, a thirty-minute high-definition film ager. “We welcome everyone for a day of relaxation and friendship.” The Rural Heritage documenting the Houser/Haozous family runs continuously for viewing inside the In- Festival provides an educational and fun experience for visitors. Conducted through- asmuch Gallery and also may be obtained at the Oklahoma History Center Gift Shop. out the day will be living history interpretations and various demonstrations to help (Above: Watercolor, Untitled, by Allan Houser, ca. 1950s. Image courtesy Allan Houser Foundation.) people understand traditional skills and lifestyles associated with agriculture and ru- ral communities. On Saturday, April 25, the Oklahoma Rose Hill School will be in session, and the public is encouraged to participate. Stu- History Center will offer a Dutch Oven dents from Morrison will wrap the May Pole under the direction of their teachers. The Cooking Class from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This Saltfork Blacksmiths will demonstrate some of the many blacksmithing skills needed hands-on, active-participation class is de- in rural communities. Settlers’ camps, rope-making demonstrations, square dancing, signed to introduce children and adults to a cowboy camp, a tipi, basket weaving, and soap making are among the many activi- Dutch oven cooking. Learn a variety of rec- ties visitors may enjoy. Members of the Lace Guild of Oklahoma will be located inside ipes as you prepare a dish and discover the museum. In addition to showing examples of lace items, the guild will provide how you can use a Dutch oven in your hands-on demonstrations of lace-making techniques. back yard. Admission to the event is free, but monetary donations the day of the Rural Heritage Cost for the class is $10 and includes all Festival will help fund the activities and ensure that the event can continue. of the necessary materials. For more info The Rural Heritage Festival will be sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Society, call Jason Harris at 405/522-0725 or which operates the museum at 2617 West Fir in Perry, and by the Cherokee Strip His- e-mail . The His- torical Society. For information contact the museum at 580/336-2405 or via e-mail at tory Center is located at 2401 North Laird . Ave., just northeast of the Oklahoma Capitol Building.