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January 24, 2012
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2/23 Timeline Education
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The Oklahoma History Center will host "An Evening with James Anderson" on
Thursday, February 2, 2012, through our special partnership with George
Washington's Mount Vernon Estates and Gardens.
The program will explore life at Mount Vernon through the eyes of James
Anderson, one of George Washington's farm managers and distillers. The program
will provide first-hand accounts of life at the home of George Washington in
eighteenth century Virginia. This first-person living history event will place life on a
late eighteenth century plantation in context while highlighting connections to the
people and responsibilities of the period.
2/2 An Evening with
James Anderson, 6pm,
(405)522-0785
2/4 Tracing our Roots,
6pm-11pm, (405)522-
0765
2/7 Home School Day,
(405)522-0785
2/9-11 Abraham Lincoln
and the Indians,
(405)522-0785
2/23-25 Corset Making
Workshop, 10am-5pm,
RSVP required,
(405)522-0785
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The museum will open its doors at 6pm and the program will begin at 7pm.
Admission is FREE and seating is first-come. For more information, please contact
Jason Harris at jharris@okhistory.org or (405)522-0785.
SONIC, America's Drive-in and the Oklahoma
History Center Team Up
SONIC and the Oklahoma History Center are teaming up for education. Through a
special partnership, SONIC will sponsor a series of interpretive programs at the
museum and provide support for Oklahoma National History Day. This partnership
will directly impact thousands of students, adults, and families.
In February the Oklahoma History Center will host two unique living history
programs. On February 2 the museum will host An Evening with James Anderson.
Anderson served as one of George Washington's farm managers and distillers. The
program will provide first-hand accounts of life at the Washington estate and cover
topics such as slave life, farming, and distillery
operations. In addition to the evening program
scheduled for 7pm at the museum, Mount
Vernon's interpreter will participate in special
programs at Colonial Days in Tulsa and
Oklahoma City for hundreds of students. On
February 9, 10, and 11, President Abraham
Lincoln will make his way to the History Center for a series of student programs, a
public performance, and a family day. This special Sesquicentennial program will
bring the Civil War to life and touch on President Lincoln's relationships to the
tribes in Oklahoma during the war. Student programs are scheduled for February 9
and 10 at 10am and 11:30am. On Thursday, February 9, the museum will open its
doors for an evening performance scheduled to begin at 7pm. Families are invited
to come and meet Lincoln and participate in special activities from 10am - 2pm on
Saturday, February 11. An additional living history program is planned for July with
Benjamin Franklin.
SONIC's support goes beyond just programming. SONIC is a longtime supporter of
National History Day in Oklahoma. History Day promotes the study of history by
engaging students and teachers in the process of historical inquiry and creative
interpretation. Last year 5,500 students participated in local, regional, state, and
national History Day events. Oklahoma National History day allows students the
opportunity to practice the craft of the historian and present their interpretation of
our past in a variety of venues including exhibits, websites, documentaries, and
performances.
Sponsorships, such as SONIC's, have a direct impact on our museum visitors and
students across the state. These partnerships provide the chance to participate in
extraordinary programs bringing the past to life. For more information on any of the
programs please contact Jason Harris at (405)522-0785 or by email at
jharris@okhistory.org.
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The
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History...
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encounter
between
character and
circumstances."
Donald
Creighton
Oklahoma
Historical Society
800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK
73105
Shelly Crynes, Editor
scrynes@okhistory.org
(405)522-0317
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