OKLA HISTORY CENTER:
NEW CAFE, SUMMER SALE,
BEST MUSEUM

July 24, 2019

New cafe at the Oklahoma History Center   The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) is pleased to announce the opening of its new in-house restaurant, Farmstead Cafe at OHC. Patrons may be familiar with its parent restaurant in Luther, Farmstead Cafe at 116 South Main Street, which is a Made in Oklahoma location that features locally sourced products and scratch-made menu favorites like biscuits and gravy for breakfast, house-made chicken salad for lunch, and more.   Located on the third floor of the OHC with a stunning view of the Oklahoma State Capitol, Farmstead Cafe at OHC offers fresh baked goods including gluten-friendly items, soups, salads, sandwiches, and locally roasted coffees Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cafe is accessible to the public as well as museum guests and has ample parking. Farmstead Cafe is also available to cater meetings, events, and other gatherings at the museum. For more information please call 405-522-2321.     Learn more >

Museum Store Summer Sale   Visit the Oklahoma History Center Museum Store for its annual Summer Sale on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop in during the sale and save on a large selection of books--all about the history and culture of the great state of Oklahoma! Visitors will find an expanded inventory in several categories, including children's books, women's history, and African American history. The OHC Museum Store also carries a wide variety of vintage-style items, including toys, sodas, snacks, and housewares. As part of the Made in Oklahoma line, shoppers can find food, art, cosmetics, and household items to share with friends and family. Find unique gifts and save!   The general public will receive 10% off regularly priced items during the sale. OHS members always receive a 15% discount on all Museum Store purchases, but will receive an additional 10% off regularly priced items during the sale. That's 25% off! State of Oklahoma employees will also receive an additional 10% discount. Please call 405-522-5214 with any questions.       Learn more >

Pawnee Bill Ranch named Top Museum   Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum has been named the Top Museum in the category "Cowboys, Indians, Lawmen, and Outlaws" by True West magazine. The September 2019 issue of the magazine contains its Annual Guide to the Best Western Museums, and Pawnee Bill Ranch is honored to be included as the number one attraction in its category!   More great news from Pawnee: The mansion at Pawnee Bill Ranch will reopen on Friday, July 26, after nearly a year of stabilization work to address damage from recent earthquakes. The impressive Arts and Crafts-style home was completed in 1910, and includes the family's original furnishings. The reopening comes just in time for Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27. This year's show will feature reenactments of acts from Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show along with new attractions to commemorate "Women of the Wild West Shows." Preshow entertainment begins at 7 p.m. and the Wild West Shows start at 7:30 p.m. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call 918-762-2513.          Learn more >

OHS Calendar of Events Click event listings below for more information. July 2019    24 - Okietales, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City    25 - National History Day Boot Camp, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City    26 - Will Rogers Movie Night, Will Rogers Memorial Museum, Claremore    26-27 - Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee    26-27 - OHC Museum Store Summer Sale, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City     27 - "The Revolutionary War Your Mother Didn't Tell You About" living history program by Mike Sheriff, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City    27 - "My Family Tree" Family Fun Day, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid    27 - National Day of the Cowboy celebration, Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum, Pawnee    29 - Blacksmithing Demonstrations, Cherokee Strip Museum, Perry    31 - Okietales, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City    31 - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: The Origin of Modern Musical Theatre exhibit closes, Museum of the Western Prairie, Altus    August 2019    1 - Vintage Snack Sets exhibit opens, Fred Drummond Home, Hominy   1 - Back to School Bash, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City   3 - "Finding the Girls" genealogy program by Dr. Debra Spindle, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City   10 - Will Rogers and Wiley Post Fly-In, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah   10 - "Civil War Weapons and Artillery" Second Saturday Demo, Fort Towson Historic Site, Fort Towson   10 - Victorian Tea Party at Horizon Hill, Chisholm Trail Museum and A. J. Seay Mansion, Kingfisher   10 - Quilting workshop with Martha Ray, Sod House Museum, Aline    14 - "Aviation and Vance Air Force Base" Brown Bag Luncheon Lecture, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid   15 - Mysteries of the Mansion tour, Henry Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City   15 - Oklahoma Landscapes: Watercolors by Derald Swineford premiere program, Museum of the Western Prairie, Altus   16 - Living History Interpreter Training class, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City   16 - Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster, 1844-2012 exhibit closes, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid   17 - Aviation Day, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, Enid   17 - "Judge Parker's Court" presentation by Dr. Aaron Mason, Sod House Museum, Aline   17 - "Corn Husk Dolls" Family Day at the Ranch, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah   21 - "UCO: The Best-Kept Secret in the OKC Metro Area" program by Nicole Willard, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City