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June 2025
“A Tale of Two Runs: The First and The Biggest” presentation with Madison Wilson
On Saturday, June 14, at 1 p.m., the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library will host a program on the Cherokee Outlet Opening. Guest speaker Madison Wilson, education director at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, will present a talk entitled “A Tale of Two Runs: The First and The Biggest.“ This event will explore the history of the Cherokee Outlet Opening in 1893 and provide context and information on the differences between the 1889 and 1893 land runs. A…
Find out more »“The Myth of the Steal: Oklahoma’s Capitol” presentation
On Thursday, June 26, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, the historic home’s director and the staff of the Oklahoma Territorial Museum collaborate on a presentation entitled “The Myth of the Steal: Oklahoma’s Capitol.” The Overholser Mansion will host the presentation, and staff from both museums will discuss the move of the Oklahoma State Capitol and the myth surrounding the state seal’s theft. Shelley Bierschank, director of the Overholser Mansion museum, will present on…
Find out more »August 2025
Museum After Dark: “Memories of Injustice” lecture with historian and educator Sam Mihara
The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is proud to host guest speaker, historian, and educator Sam Mihara at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, August 8, as part of the center’s Museum After Dark series. Mihara will deliver his lecture “Memories of Injustice” about the history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II and his personal experiences as a prisoner at a U.S. relocation camp near Heart Mountain, Wyoming. When he was…
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