Join us for a special discussion on World War II through the eyes of Bill Mauldin, Willie and Joe. This lecture is presented by Dr. James Baker, professor of history at the University of Central Oklahoma. Topics for the discussion include:
Inhuman conditions in the combat zone
Absurdities of combat
Officers and the ignorance of the home front
Coping
Alcohol
Sex or the absence of it
Doors open at 6pm and the program begins at 7pm. Admission is free. For more information contact Jason Harris at 405-522-0785 or
Saturday, November 6, 2010, from 10am to 3pm.
This is a hands-on bees’ wax candle making event that is included with your museum admission. You and each member of your party will have the opportunity to personally make a historic candle. All of the equipment and materials will be provided by the museum. You can make a candle by pouring wax into a mold, by dipping a wick into melted wax, or by rolling a sheet of bees’ wax over a wick. Best of all you can take it home. You’ll have fun, learn something, and you will have a unique candle to take with you.
For more information contact Walter Eskridge at 405-522-0791 or email
The Oklahoma History Center offers this hands-on, active participation class to teens and adults. The Dutch Oven class is designed to introduce the students to Dutch Oven cooking. Learn a variety of recipes as you create a dish and discover how to use a Dutch Oven in your back yard. Cost for the class is $10.00. All necessary materials will be provided by the museum. Space is limited so sign up early!
Your class will begin inside the museum for background information, instructions on how to care for and clean Dutch Ovens, recipes, and different cooking methods. The majority of the class will be spent outdoors preparing a group meal. All food items and ovens are provided by the center. Please remember to dress for the weather. Also, please no open-toed shoes or sandals.
Registration begins September 1st. To register contact Jason Harris at 405-522-0785 or email
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Mark your calendars for a special program with Fritz Buckallew, Carl Hubbell biographer, at the Oklahoma History Center. This special programming is hosted by the museum and 46 Starr Press on Thursday October 7, 2010. Admission is Free. The museum will open at 6:00 PM and the program will begin at 7:00 PM. View the flyer - 258kb.
This program will look at a number of Oklahoma’s major league players and focus on Carl Hubbell and his World Series record. Hubbell made World Series appearances in 1933, 1936, and 1937 and won MVP in 1936 and 1937. Hubbell found his way onto the All Star Team nine times before his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.
Yearly reporters asked him about his legendary moment at the 1934 All-Star Game. He had scored five consecutive strikeouts there: a feat for the ages, considering that all five of the batters he bested were to become among the brightest figures in baseball’s Hall of Fame. Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Al Simmons, Jimmie Foxx, and Babe Ruth all failed to master Hub’s baffling screwball while the crowd was hushed in disbelief.
Biographer Fritz Buckallew will be available to sign copies of his book, A Pitcher’s Moment Carl Hubbell And the Quest for Baseball Immortality. The book chronicles Carl Hubbell’s rise from an Oklahoma village through fifteen years of major league pitching excellence. The book also looks at his influence beyond that as a top executive with his Giants (in New York and San Francisco). It’s a compelling tale of a pitcher who became much more than a baseball player.
For more information on Okies and the World Series please contact Jason Harris at 405-522-0785 or by email at
Bring your whole family to the Oklahoma History Center for SeptemberFest on Saturday, September 11, from 10:00 to 4:00. It is free, fun, family-friendly, and hands-on. Visitors get free admission to the museum all day long! Come early for easy parking. View a Septemberfest street map.
Devon Great Hall (Under the Winnie Mae Airplane)
10:00-10:45 Lewis Johnson telling Indian stories and playing flute
10:45-11:40 Fun family games
12:00-12:45 Classen School of Advanced Studies Jazz Band
1:00-1:50 Fun family games
2:00-2:45 Celtic Praise Dance Troupe
Other indoor activities and demonstrations include fabric weavers, yarn spinners, lacemaking, basket weaving, Betsy the Queen of all Cows milking simulator, face painting and origami with the Asian Society, the Sons of the Union Veterans, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife's fishing simulator, and Bazark the robot.
Outdoors on the grounds of the History Center you will see Civil War infantry and weapons, a cannon from Ft. Sill, primitive hunting tools, the World War II Airborne Demonstraton Team, Kevin Webb as Pawnee Bill, Critter Tales with live animals, tie-dye your own bandana, rope-making, and more!
SeptemberFest activities are from 10am to 4pm and best of all they are free!
Questions? Contact Walter Eskridge at (405) 522-0791 or email
