Vol. 38, No. 11 Published monthly by the Oklahoma Historical Society, serving since 1893 November 2007
Carnegie Library. The procession will move south one block to Harrison Avenue, then The day’s events start at the State Capi- north on Second Street to Oklahoma Ave- east to Division Street, and finally south tal Publishing Museum at 9 a.m. Michael nue and east to the Carnegie Library. to Mineral Wells Park. Bruce, of the Oklahoma Historical Society Throughout Guthrie’s downtown area, staff, will serve as master of ceremonies. Jumbotrons and speakers will be placed Hugh Scott, grandson of Dr. Hugh Scott, so that everyone will be able to see and There, from 1 to 3 p.m. the City of the gentleman who announced the receipt hear the ceremonies. Guthrie will host a reenactment of the of the telegram informing Oklahomans 1907 free barbeque. The historical menu that they had achieved statehood in 1907, of a beef sandwich, a pickle, and coffee or will reenact the announcement. The State- The arrival of the procession at the lemonade will be served to 20,000 guests, hood Proclamation was signed in Wash- Carnegie Library signals the beginning of free of charge. There will be free entertain- ington, D.C., at 9:16 a.m., and minutes the statehood commemoration at 10 a.m. ment, food vendors, and crafts booths later the news was telegraphed to Guthrie The presentations include the symbolic throughout the downtown Guthrie area. to the State Capital newspaper office. The wedding of Oklahoma Territory and In- For details call the Guthrie Chamber of Fourth Cavalry Reenactment will play the dian Territory as well as the installation Commerce at 405/282-1947. part of the local militia who were on the ofstateofficersandtheinaugurationof While in Guthrie, also plan to view the scene in 1907. Jack Love, who was elected Governor Charles N. Haskell. OHS Exec- new exhibits in the Oklahoma Territorial Corporation Commissioner in 1907, kept a utive Director Dr. Bob Blackburn will Museum, adjacent to the Library. campaign promise by bringing a train car narrate the historical happenings as they The Statehood Day presentations in full of young ladies from Woodward to see take place. Guthrie are a part of the Oklahoma His- the statehood festivities. Approximately 100 torical Society’s 2007 Centennial com- school children and parents will participate memorations. Other offerings include the in the Centennial Celebration, appearing as The reenactments will end at 11:15, exhibit Inspired to Lead: First Families of “Jack Love Kids.” and the parade will begin at 11:30. It will Oklahoma, 1907–2007, on display at the last ninety minutes. The route begins at Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma the Scottish Rite Temple and proceeds City through December 2007. The Jack Love Kids and the militia will west on Oklahoma Avenue (past the Car- march from the Publishing Museum to the negie Library) to Second Street, then fact collections were placed in open storage New Members, September 2007 for curious visitors to view. The next leap into the future was the col- *Indicates renewed membership in a higher category lection of museums and sites across the Director state, a new chapter in our history that Kit Farwell, Norman Chaparral Energy LLC, Oklahoma City Director’s started in 1964. By 1980 the OHS would Stillwater National Bank, Stillwater either own or operate more than thirty fa- Mustang Fuel Corporation, Oklahoma City Column cilities ranging from Fort Gibson and Fellow Sequoyah’s Cabin to the Sod House and Mathis Brothers Furniture Co., Oklahoma City the Overholser Mansion. With a statewide Associate presence, the OHS stepped onto the battle- Oklahoma Development & Finance Authority, Oklahoma City field of state politics. *Pat Hall, Norman The rapid expansion, coupled with chang- Friend By Bob L. Blackburn ing public demands for educational pro- *Crystal Atwood, Oklahoma City Executive Director grams and professional standards, stretched *Ellen F. Eisner, Oklahoma City Becky Frank, Tulsa the OHS almost to the breaking point. In *Larry and Paula Hawkins, Oklahoma City 1981, a new constitution and bylaws were Anita Hickman, Tulsa This month, Oklahomans will celebrate adopted, and the search for a new direction Dan and Sarah Hogan, Oklahoma City the dawn of our second century as a state. Kim Holland, Tulsa began. For a while, it was a rocky road, The Oklahoma Historical Society, which *Robert L. Klemme, Enid with bumps and potholes taking the *Bob and Pat Lucy, Tulsa began its second century in 1993, is ready agency in unexpected directions. Robert C. Margo, Nichols Hills for that future. Susan Robertson, Oklahoma City Fortunately, a new day dawned in the Never before in our institutional history *Mrs.R.V.Sellers,Tulsa late 1980s. New standards were adopted. have we been so active in the three parts of *Dr. Patrick Tinker, Bartlesville New staff members were recruited. And our mission, to collect, to preserve, and to new energy was infused into programs that Family share the history of our state and its peo- John and Leslie Adkins, Wichita Falls, TX had unfortunately accepted mediocrity as ple. Never before have expectations been so *Darlene Baxley, Irving, TX de facto reality. The results included a for- high. *Jerry Blauer, Tulsa malized strategic planning process, a se- Jim and Jennine Bortmess, Chandler In 1907, when Oklahoma became a state, ries of programs funded by grants and Ronald F. and Vada R. Boutin, Oklahoma City the Oklahoma Historical Society was a Chester and Brenda Boyd, Owasso fund-raising efforts, and a clear vision of small agency of three staff people gathering Jerry Brown, Elgin where the OHS needed to go. Melissa Brown, Oklahoma City documents and artifacts in the basement of Today, these efforts can be seen in the Jason and India Carter, Tulsa the Carnegie Library building in downtown James Coats, Durant Oklahoma History Center, the ambitious Oklahoma City. Twenty years later, after *Everett and Judy Cutter, Douglas plans for collections and programs, and the Bob and Ruth Dishman, Lawton moving to the basement of the State widespread support from lawmakers, do- Vince Fusco, Oklahoma City Capitol, little had changed other than a Jack and Sylvia Golsen, Oklahoma City nors, and the general public. growing stack of newspapers collected from Linda Grennan, Warr Acres Yes, this month Oklahomans will cele- *Bill and Anna Hill, Antlers virtually every publisher in the state. brate the dawn of our second century as a *Linda Hughes, Broken Arrow In 1929 the Society took a giant step for- Harry and Mary Johnson, Oklahoma City state. The Oklahoma Historical Society will ward when the Legislature funded con- Julia Johnston, Midwest City be there, leading the way in collecting, in *Ed & Martha Keegan, Rockwall, TX struction of a new Historical Building at preserving, and in sharing that remarkable Timothy Kline, Oklahoma City Twenty-first Street and Lincoln Boulevard. Howard McAllister, Weatherford story. Renamed the Wiley Post Building a few Joe and Carole McClendon, Oklahoma City Deborah McDonald, Oklahoma City years later, that limestone edifice offered *George Meacham Jr., Clinton new opportunities for collecting bits and *Shelley Moser, Bethany pieces of the history that was unfolding. Mr. and Ms. James Powers, Tulsa *John and Phyllis Rearden, Charleston, IL Most significantly, seeds were planted for a Brooks Roberts, Ardmore genealogical library, and the Society’s arti- Cont'd on page 3
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By Tim Zwink Dianna Everett, Ph.D., Editor I am very pleased to announce that the Linda D. Wilson, Assistant Editor William E. Siemens, Graphic Artist Kirkpatrick Foundation has informed us Membership Office: Alma Moore that our recent grant request for $10,000 405/522-5242
On Saturday, November 10, Davis will be New Members, Cont'd. offering a Centennial parade, music, and Call for Papers store sales. The event hours will be 10 a.m. Nelson and Lynn Robertson, Edmond to 5 p.m. Call 580/369-4202 or e-mail Oklahoma City’s Oklahoma Christian Lynne Rostochil, Oklahoma City
The State Historic Preservation Office is man-style details marry into a picturesque served first as a classroom building and pleased to announce that fourteen new church building. Now empty, this elegant laterasaresidencehall.Ithasbeenon properties from Oklahoma have been landmarkontheedgeoftownawaitsasen- Preservation Oklahoma’s most endangered added to the National Register of Historic sitive reuse. Kelli Gaston prepared the properties list and awaits a reuse plan by Places as of September 6, 2007. The Na- nomination. the university. Cynthia Savage prepared tional Register is the nation’s official list of the nomination. places significant in our history. The new The Woodward Public listings include four residential districts Schools Administration and an Art Deco school in Tulsa, a district is now housed in the old tied to the film industry in Oklahoma City, Federal Courthouse and and nine individual properties that repre- Post Office. Located in sent a variety of historic themes significant the downtown area, the in the state’s history. building was considered PerchedatopabluffoverlookingtheAr- a plum for Woodward kansas River, the Riverview neighborhood when planned and built. of Tulsa now boasts four historic districts Authorized in 1913 and within its boundaries: the Riverview His- scheduled to be built in toric District, Buena Vista Park Historic 1916, it was delayed un- District, Stonebraker Heights Historic Dis- til 1919, after the end of trict, and Carlton Place Historic District. World War I. The Renais- Ranging in size from nearly 200 houses sance Revival–style edifice (Riverview) to 24 houses (Carlton Place) accommodated the post these four districts encompass a wide vari- office’s day-to-day busi- ety of architectural styles and represent ness and also was home the rapid expansion of Tulsa following the to a federal district court Glenpool and Red Fork oil booms. Cynthia until the 1960s. The Savage prepared the nominations. Tonkawa’s Masonic Lodge No. 157 Woodward Public Schools have used the Will Rogers High School has been sin- (above) is an outstanding example of Clas- building as their administrative offices and gled out for its Art Deco design and signifi- sical Revival architecture. Oklahoma City areproudofitshistoricpast.JimGabbert cance in the progressive education move- architects Hawk & Parr designed a build- prepared the nomination. ment of the 1930s. This masterpiece of ing befitting the needs of a town rich in oil In Bristow, the Firestone Service Station high Art Deco, replete with high-style terra wealth from the Three Sands field. Virtu- at 321 North Main represents the movement cotta ornamentation, is one of the nation’s ally unchanged since its construction in of national chains onto U.S. Highway 66. best examples of Art Deco. The school was 1925, the elegant building is too large for Firestone moved from a strictly tire-related recognized in its day as a leader in progres- its current lodge and was recently placed business into total service and began con- sive education. Dr. Cathy Ambler prepared on Preservation Oklahoma’s list of most struction of identical stores all along the na- the nomination. endangered historic properties. Cynthia tion’s new highways. This station occupied In Oklahoma City, the Film Exchange Savage prepared the nomination. a prominent location on Route 66 in down- Historic District, centered on the intersec- TheSantaFeDepotandtheLoveCounty town Bristow. Listed as part of the “Route tion of Sheridan and Lee Avenues, repre- Jail and Sheriff’s Residence in Marietta 66 and Associated Historic Resources in sents a unique story, that of the distribu- were both listed in the National Register for Oklahoma” multiple property submission, tion of movies to theaters across the state. their local importance in the community’s the now-empty building awaits a sensitive Stylized Art Deco buildings owned by ma- history and development. The depot is an rehabilitation. Dr. Mike Cassity prepared jor studios set this corner apart. Theater outstanding example of the Spanish Mis- the nomination. owners from all over Oklahoma made the sion style, one favored by the Santa Fe rail- Another mode of transportation is evi- trek to this area to view and rent films as road. It also represents the importance of denced in the M-K-T Depot in Vici. This well as purchase concession materials. the north-south railroad to Marietta’s vital- small Dewey County town owes its exis- Jocelyn Lupkin prepared the nomination. ity.TheJailandSheriff’sResidenceisa tence to the railroad. When the Wichita In Atoka, the First Presbyterian Church concrete building constructed in 1910 to Falls & Northwestern railroad (later the (below) is recognized for its architectural address the need for a modern, sanitary, M-K-T) built their line north from Altus to merit. Romanesque Revival and Crafts- and escape-proof jail in Love County. De- Woodward, the little community of Vici signed by Walter Taylor, the ar- moved itself over two miles to the tracks. chitect who designed the court- Rewarded with a depot and regular stop, house, the building is located on the town became a prime shipping center. the courthouse lawn and now The WF&NW constructed a wooden combi- houses the Love County Military nation depot in 1910 to serve the town. Museum. Kelli Gaston prepared The railroad closed in the 1970s, and the the nominations. tracks were removed. The depot now serves Franklin Hall, located on the as a local museum. Ann Fuhrman pre- Oklahoma Panhandle State Uni- pared the nomination with assistance from versity campus in Goodwell, was Jim Gabbert. added to the Register for its signif- The State Historic Preservation Office icance in higher education. The continues to strive for recognition of places oldest building still standing on significant in Oklahoma’s history. The list- campus, it was constructed in ings in Woodward, Love, and Dewey Coun- 1909 near the time of the school’s ties brings closer the goal of five listings per creation. The college’s agricul- county by November 16, 2007. For more tural curriculum addressed the information on the National Register, call needs of higher education in the the SHPO at 405/521-6249. Panhandle region. Franklin Hall OHS Places . . . Time Travelers Network State Capital Publishing Museum now available 301 West Harrison to OHS members Guthrie, OK 73044-4414 Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Oklahoma Historical Society members Admission: Free; donations are accepted. now have an exciting new membership benefit. For those of you who love learning On November 16, 2007, come celebrate about history while traveling, this should Oklahoma’s Centennial at the State Capi- be especially attractive. The Membership tal Publishing Museum, located at 301 Office is delighted to report that the OHS is West Harrison, Guthrie, where the State- now an affiliate of the Time Travelers Net- hood Proclamation Reenactment will take work. This program currently includes place at 9 a.m. One hundred years ago more than 165 museums and historical Oklahomans witnessed a mock wedding societies in 41 states across the United with the joining of Mr. Oklahoma Territory and Miss Indian Territory on the steps of the States. Guthrie Carnegie Library. Also on that historic day, November 16, 1907, Charles N. Haskell Being a part of the took his oath as Oklahoma’s first governor. Time Travelers Net- The State Capital Publishing Museum has been operated by the Oklahoma Historical So- work means that ciety since 1975. The museum serves to preserve the history of the State Capital Company, you, as a member of early-day printing equipment, and other aspects of the territorial and early statehood eras. the OHS, can receive In April 1889 former Kansas newspaper editor Frank H. Greer established the Daily State a variety of special Capital in Guthrie. Before his printing press arrived, he had the newspaper printed in benefits such as free Winfield, Kansas, where his brother owned a newspaper. Greer consulted with well-known or reduced admis- architect Joseph Foucart, who designed the State Capital Company’s four-story building, sion, restaurant dis- which was completed in October 1902. The 50,000-square-foot edifice housed Greer’s counts, or gift shop newspaper and printing business until 1911, when it became the home of the Cooperative discounts when you Publishing Company. visit other Time Trav- The Cooperative Publishing Company Building, also known as the State Capital Build- elers affiliates across ing, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Those interested in learn- the nation. All you ing more about Frank Greer and his printing enterprise should consult articles in The will need to do is show your current OHS Chronicles of Oklahoma. See Lloyd C. Lentz, III, “‘No Wild Venture’: The State Capital Pub- membership card to receive the Time Trav- lishing Building,” Vol. 61 (Fall 1983), Valerie J. Grant, “The Editor and the Magic City: elers Network privileges. Frank H. Greer and the Beginnings of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory,” Vol. 58 (Spring 1980), The full list of Time Travelers affiliates and Joseph B. Thoburn, “Frank H. Greer,” Vol. 14 (September 1936). and associated benefits can be found at
Tatting Workshop, Saturday, November 17, at the Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher. The workshop is open to all levels of expertise in tatting. Instructors will be Judi Banashek, Irene Morgan, and Gina Butler. Call 405/375-5176 for information. provisional mayor. He served in the 1898 Hidden Collections . . . and 1900 Territorial Legislatures and The Sidney Clarke Collection chaired the statehood committee. After his termsinthelegislatureended,heagain By Larry O’Dell traveled to Washington to lobby for the ad- As the state prepares to celebrate mittanceofOklahomaasastate.Clarke Oklahoma’s 2007 Centennial, researchers also served on the Oklahoma Historical Soci- should not forget the many figures who ety’s Board of Directors. He died on June 18, lobbied to create the forty-sixth state. One 1909. of the strongest proponents was Sidney This small collection contains corre- Clarke. The Research Division of the spondence dating to Clarke’s involvement Oklahoma Historical Society holds part of with the Boomers. William Couch and the Sidney Clarke Collection (85.100), Charles “Gristmill” Jones are a few of the which contains correspondence relating to prominent Oklahomans who communi- the opening of Indian Territory to non-In- cated with Clarke. In fact, a telegram from dian settlement and to the push for ClarketohiswiferelaysthedeathofWil- statehood. liam Couch. The information contained in Sidney Clarke, born in Massachusetts the letters is invaluable, but also included on October 16, 1831, lived as an abolition- are interesting letterheads from hotels in ist in Kansas prior to the Civil War. From Washington and Kansas. The collection 1864 to 1870 Clarke served Kansas in the can be accessed at the Oklahoma History U.S. House of Representatives. Later, along Center’s John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Re- with David Payne and William Couch, he search Center. More of Clarke’s papers are championed the opening of the Unassigned housed at the Carl Albert Center Congres- Lands. His contribution came as a lobbyist sional Archives, located on the campus of in Washington, D.C., for the Boomers. Af- the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Sidney Clarke, circa 1863 (OHS photo). ter the 1889 Land Run he settled in Oklahoma City and served as its second
Voices of Oklahoma Oklahoma Route 66 Museum’s Festival of Lights goes digital on OETA Open House is November 27 To help Clinton kick off its 2007 holiday season, on November 27, 2007, the Oklahoma The popular cable program Voices of Route 66 Museum will host its annual Open House. The museum is also entering a float in Oklahoma, which has been regularly of- the community’s annual Festival of Lights Parade. feredonCoxCableinOklahomaCityand This year the museum staff will drive a 1947 Jeep pickup, recently restored by Virgil Tulsa, will now be available on OETA’s digi- Smith, a 1937 bumper car, and a float specially designed by the Volunteers of the tal channel, Oklahoma OETA. Viewers who Oklahoma Route 66 Museum. The Festival of Lights Parade begins at 7:30 p.m. have a digital television set with appropri- The museum will be open until 9 p.m., with free admission to tour the museum and re- ate tuner can receive the OETA digital sig- freshments for all who take advantage of this one-night-only event. The Oklahoma Route nals over the air and viewers who sub- 66 Museum’s gift shop is a great place to find unique holiday gifts! Gift certificates are avail- scribe to cable systems that offer OETA’s able, and proceeds underwrite museum special programs. four digital channels will also be able to re- For additional information contact Pat Smith. Her e-mail address at the museum is ceive it.
...tocreatecollectionsandexhibitsthatfullthehistoricalsociety’sgoals.Ittakesmore “Boundaries, Bridges, and than money to build collections that help OHS educate the public and provide research Borderlands: The Red River opportunities. It takes the donation of an artifact, an art work, a document, or a whole col- lection of those things that help us tell Oklahoma’s story. It also takes people—volunteers in Oklahoma History” who put their time where others put their money or their artifacts. The Oklahoma Historical Society is seek- This occasional column will report donations to the Oklahoma Historical Society sites ing papers and presentations for the OHS and museums, the Oklahoma Museum of History, and the OHS Research Division, as well Annual Meeting, which will be held April as other notable contributions to the organization. 16, 17, and 18, 2008, at the Ardmore Con- vention Center, just off I-35 at 2401 North Research Division Donors, Rodgers, Richard W., Tulsa Roger Mills County Genealogical Society, Cheyenne Rockford Road in Ardmore, Oklahoma. July-September 2007 Rogers, Evelyn, Tulsa Concurrent paper sessions will be held Adams, Jeannée V., Oklahoma City Rotary Ann Club # 29, Oklahoma City on Thursday, April 17, and Friday, April Argo, Jim, Edmond Sapulpa Historical Society, Sapulpa 18. Each presentation should be limited to Sauer, Eldean, Bethany Bacon, Yu Yen, Norman 20 or 30 minutes in length, depending on Ballard, Currie, Coyle Scott, Marjorie Bennett, Hennessey Bowker, Louana, Oklahoma City Shipley, Cynthia, Dodge City, KS the number of participants in the session. Chadwick, R. W., Davis Shock, Harold, Oklahoma City The 2008 Oklahoma Historical Society Champ, Minnie, McKinney, TX Stone, June, Oklahoma City Annual Meeting will focus on the Red River Compton, Carol S., El Reno Taylor, Melinda, Wilson in Oklahoma history. The Red River is one Thomas, Katie, Eastsound, WA Currier, Phillip J., Henniker, NH of the longest rivers in the United States, Dahlem, K. Kyle, Oklahoma City Verhalen, Laval M., Stillwater Dean, Michael, Edmond Vicers, James A., Midwest City flowing from the Texas Panhandle along DeLong, Maria, Tulsa Welsh, Dorothy D., Noble the state’s boundary to the Atchafalaya Desper, Orinda, Oklahoma City Wylie, Evva C., Oklahoma City and Mississippi rivers in Louisiana. The Dielman, Gary, Baker City, OR Yoakum, Rose, Tulsa river flows eastward through three major Doonkeen, Eula Narcomey, Oklahoma City Young, Kathy, Moore Dupler, Bryan, Norman Zwink, Timothy A., Piedmont geographical regions in Oklahoma—the Eisenhour, Glenda, Edmond High Plains, the Red Bed Plains, and the Eller, Cindy, McAlester Coastal Plains. The Red River, including its Evans, Thad, Salinas, CA OHS Sites/Museums and History various branches or “forks,” has played a F&M Bank, Piedmont major role in the history of Oklahoma and Hallock, Ken, Oklahoma City Center Donors, July-September 2007 the southern plains. Harper, Jean B., Fredonia, NY Argo, Jim, Edmond Holmes, Corey, Jones Black, Teresa, Oklahoma City Suitable topics for presentation are the Hopp, Jinny, Carthage, MO Bonney, Margaret Atherton, San Juan Capistrano, CA Red River and Oklahoma’s image, explora- Jaeger, Judith, Tulsa Chancy, Pat, Oklahoma City tion, population demographics, ethnic di- Jenney, Melanie, Derby, KS Chang, Tinny, Oklahoma City versity, politics and political leaders, envi- Jewett, William, Bennett, CO Chenoweth, Vida, Enid ronment, conservation, urban and rural Johnson, Dana F., Newton, KS Clark, Margaret, Perry Jones, Richard, Choctaw Davis, David, Noble trends, business and industry, education, Kraisinger, Gary, Halstead, KS Demaree, Carolyn, Oklahoma City religion, transportation, farming and Krehbiel, Joyce, Bartlesville Denman, Mary T., Edmond ranching, and the military. These sugges- Leibrock, Frank R., Livermore, CO Denney, Mona, Pawnee tions are not meant to be exclusive, and Lehr, Milt W., Alva Gillespie, Loren Dale, Cushing the program committee welcomes propos- Lewis, David, Jr., Henryetta Gillespie, Patricia Fillmore, Cushing Liles, Jim, Harrison, AR Greenfield, Juanita, Belmond, IA alsonawiderangeoftopicsrelatedto Marden, Cindy, Edmond Groseclose, Lucille, Oklahoma City Oklahoma history. Martin, Betty M., Oklahoma City Harris, Jason, Newalla One-page proposals should include the Martin, Jodean, Oklahoma City Humphrey, Marilyn, Enid title and a 100-word description of the pre- Mason, Rev. William Cameron, Tulsa Lea, Mary, Tulsa Mayer, Betty Clark, San Angelo, TX Lemon, Jim, Stillwater sentation and the name, address, phone Mead, W. Jeanne, Englewood, FL Linehan, John C., Oklahoma City number, and e-mail address of the pre- Meadows, Bill, Springfield, MO Malget, Ann, Perry senter, plus a one-page curriculum vitae or Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma City Pawnee Bill Ranch Assn., Pawnee brief biographical sketch. Those who sub- Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Oklahoma City Rose, Louis W., Jacksonville, FL mit proposals will be notified of their status Oklahoma Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, Ross, Jackie L., Goltry Oklahoma City Steichen, Carol, Perry by late January. Oklahoma Society Daughters of the American Stephenson, Stermond, Oklahoma City Please submit proposals by Friday, De- Revolution, Oklahoma City Vallon, Joe, Tulsa cember 7, 2007, to: Annual Meeting Com- Peel, Robert M., Oklahoma City Verhalen, Laval M., Stillwater mittee, Attn: Tim Zwink, Oklahoma Histor- Potts, John R., Richmond, CA Weatherly, Bill, Del City ical Society, 2401 North Laird Ave., Powell, Vinita, Oklahoma City Williams, Betty Jean Baptiste, Oklahoma City Reid, Peggy, Burlingame, CA Williams, Melanie, Red Rock Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Inquiries at Risley, Jody, Boise City 405/522-5217 or
1907 New Year's Eve Dress Ball to close out Centennial Year at OHS The Oklahoma Historical Society will again host a New Year’s Eve This year’s final Centennial event will offer a full 1907-period Dress Ball on December 31, 2007. The Centennial Year opened dinner, dancing to the music of a seventeen-piece brass band, and with a similar formal event, held New Year’s Eve 2006 and into the a cake walk. A cash bar will be available. wee hours of New Year’s Day, 2007. Reserve your place at the Oklahoma History Center for 8 p.m. “The success of our previous formal-wear ball prompted us to that night, and dance until 1:30 a.m. as you view the Capitol from host a ‘Remembrance Ball’ this year,” said Whit Edwards, OHS Di- the OHS Atrium. rector of Special Projects. “The format will once again follow the Call Edwards at 405/522-5235 for additional details and to ob- guidelines used in 1907. Last year, about 75 percent of the guests tain the RSVP date. wore 1907 period clothing, and others wore modern formal attire.” Oklahoma Museum of History receives Museum Association’s 2006 Outstanding Exhibit Award
The Oklahoma Museum of History has received an Oklahoma Museums Associa- tion Outstanding Exhibition Award for the 2006–2007 exhibit, Hidden Voices, Coded Vol. 38, No. 11 November 2007 Words, which featured the history of Oklahoma’s Indian soldiers who served as Code Talkers in two world wars. The OMA annual awards recognize outstanding achievement by museums and in- Oklahoma Territorial Museum exhibits to dividuals throughout the state during the past year. Categories include interpretive commemorate Statehood Day exhibitions, promotional pieces, publications, web sites, newsletters, conservation projects, and education programs. The competition is divided into four budget catego- On November 1, 2007, the Oklahoma Territorial Museum (OTM) in Guthrie will un- ries. In addition, certificates of recognition honor the contributions of an individual, veil several special exhibits celebrating Oklahoma’s Centennial. The embroidered silk group, or business to Oklahoma museums or a specific museum or community. gown worn at the inaugural ball on November 16, 1907, by Lillian Haskell, wife of Award recipients were honored at a luncheon on September 28 at the Elk City Civic Oklahoma’s first governor, Charles N. Haskell, will be featured. The museum will also Center in Elk City. The luncheon was part of the Oklahoma Museums Association’s exhibit the twenty-two-foot-long, forty-six-star United States flag that was flown over annual statewide conference. Independence Hall in Philadelphia in 1908 in celebration of Oklahoma’s statehood. Both exhibits will open on November 1 and will be available to the public during the Centennial Commemoration on November 16. On special loan to the Oklahoma Terri- torial Museum from November 12 through 17 will be an embosser and State Seal of The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) announces Oklahoma and the original Bible used in the Haskell inauguration. These items will be schedule for annual fall workshop series on display during Centennial Celebration week in OTM’s Road to Oklahoma exhibit. For details contact the Oklahoma Territorial Museum at 405/282-1889. Each workshop is devoted to one of the SHPO’s federal preservation programs and is designed for preservation professionals, government agency representatives, and con- cerned citizens. The sessions will be held Wednesday, December 5 through Friday, De- cember 7. The Wednesday sessions will be held in the Centennial Room, Skirvin Hilton Hotel, 1 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City (preregistration required), and the Thurs- day and Friday sessions will be held in the Classroom, Oklahoma History Center, 2401 Guthrie’s Carnegie Library North Laird Ave., Oklahoma City (just northeast of the State Capitol). There is a $35 will be the scene of the per person registration fee for the Wednesday workshops. The Thursday and Friday inauguration reenactments sessions are free, but the SHPO requests that you register by 5 p.m., Wednesday, No- on November 16, 2007 (Guthrie Museum Complex photo). vember 28. Space is limited for all sessions and will be reserved on a first-come basis. Registered architects who attend these workshops can qualify for American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) learning units. If you have questions about workshop content, contact Melvena Heisch at 405/522-4484 or
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