Vol. 41, No. 2 Published monthly by the Oklahoma Historical Society, serving since 1893 February 2010

An Evening with Martha Washington on February 5 at Oklahoma History CenterCome to the Oklahoma History Center

and enjoy an evening with our nation’s firstFirst Lady on Friday, February 5, 2010.The program is presented through a spe-cial partnership with George Washington’sMount Vernon Estate and Garden and theHistory Center. The doors will be opened at6 p.m., and the program will begin at 7p.m. Seating is offered on a first-come ba-sis, and reservations are not required. Thisprogram is free and open to the public.

In 1797 President and Lady Washingtonreturned home to their beloved MountVernon. After years of sacrifice, they lookedforward to a happy retirement. They en-joyed a scant two years of peace and con-tentment, surrounded by family and themany visitors who found their way to theirhome and enjoyed the Washingtons’ fa-mous hospitality. George Washington diedin 1799.

Mary Wiseman brings thirty years of in-terpretive experience to the role of Amer-ica’s first First Lady. Recently retired as“Artistic Director for Character Interpreta-tion and Manager of Women’s History” atthe Colonial Williamsburg Foundation,Wiseman presently concentrates her tal-ents in bringing the life and times of Mar-tha Washington to Americans of all ages.

As the founding force in the developmentof living history programming at ColonialWilliamsburg, Wiseman has supervised re-search, casting, and development for manypresentations. She also created the “Forumfor Women in History” to emphasizewomen’s contributions to eighteenth-cen-tury Williamsburg. She appeared as manywell-known Williamsburg women—Lady

Tyron, Christiana Campbell, Mrs. Getty,Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Peyton Randolph—andcreated the character of Miss Manderlayfor the Pleasant Doll Company.

Wiseman also began the first charac-ter-led tour, “According to the Ladies,” fo-cusing on the lives of colonial women. Thetour broke new ground in its unique styleand information. Working to teach younginterpreters about the lives of their eigh-teenth-century counterparts, she taught“Young Gentlemen of the College” and“Young Ladies of Accomplishment,” andhas also directed the development of char-acter interpretive programs at the Court-house of 1770, the Governor’s Palace, thePowell Family Evening and Christmas pro-grams, and many other sites in the historicarea.

Eighteenth-century language, deport-ment, and manners have become topics ofher museum lectures and consultations,and she is currently writing a book on thepower of first-person character interpre-tation.

Traveling extensively, with performancesthroughout this country and in England,Wiseman has appeared at the White HouseVisitors Center, Constitution Hall, Wash-ington’s Headquarters in Cambridge, Mas-sachusetts, and Valley Forge and hasbrought her portrayal of Martha Washing-ton “home” to Mount Vernon. She hasmade numerous appearances in televisionand film, including consulting and per-forming in the CBS miniseries GeorgeWashington.

A mother of a son and daughter and aproud grandmother, Wiseman has resided

in one of the historic Colonial Williamsburgarea houses for most of her career. She hassung in the choir of Bruton Parish Churchfor thirty years—the same church in whichMartha Washington’s great-grandfathercame to be the first rector. In spring 1759Martha Washington journeyed from Wil-liamsburg to her home at Mount Vernon.In spring 2004, in the same week, Wise-man retraced her famed historic counter-part’s journey.

For more information on the MarthaWashington program contact Jason Harrisat the Oklahoma History Center by e-mailat <jharris@okhistory.org> or by phone at405/522-0785.

Fort Gibson program to commemorateBlack History Month

Fort Gibson Historic Site will present its annual Community Program in celebration ofBlack History Month on Saturday, February 20, in the site’s historic stone barracks. Thisyear’s topic will be “Police Duty at Fort Gibson.” Members of all-black units, the Buffalo Sol-diers served in the U.S. Army from the 1860s into the mid-twentieth century. In 1867 FortGibson became the first assignment of the Buffalo Soldiers in Indian Territory. Their dutiesat Fort Gibson had nothing to do with waging war against the local tribes, however, butconsisted in trying to bring peace and order to the area in the years after the Civil War.

Planned activities include a live presentation and the showing of a history film. After themovie ends, refreshments will be served. The program begins at 1 p.m. and will last approx-imately one hour. Admission is free, and the general public is welcome.

Fort Gibson Historic Site is located on State Highway 80 in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, andis operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Regular admission to the historic site is $3for adults, $2.50 for seniors (65 and over), and $1 for students 6 to 18. Children 5 and un-der are admitted free. For more information call 918/478-4088 or send an e-mail to<fortgibson@okhistory.org>.

Mark the Calendar!!

Durant to host AnnualMeeting in April 2010

Correction! Your editor named thewrong town in the headline of the Jan-uary article about the Annual Meetingin 2010. It will be held in Durant. Moreinformation is forthcoming in theMarch and April issues of MistletoeLeaves.

Oklahoma Historical SocietyEditor: Dr. Dianna Everett

Membership Office: Alma Moore405/522-5242

<ohsmembers@okhistory.org>

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In life, people, organizations, and pro-jects need a wide range of qualities tosucceed. Two of the most underrated arepersistence and patience.

The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma Historyand Culture, soon to be released, is a goodexample. The qualities necessary for suc-cess of this groundbreaking scholarly workare obvious.

It is comprehensive, with 2,455 alpha-betically arranged entries that strike a bal-ance in the broad sweep of Oklahomahistory.

It is accessible, with reader-friendly textprovided in both a two-volume printed setfor the bookshelf and a digital versionavailable online.

And it is engaging, with subjects thatrange from town histories and personal bi-ographies to topical essays and accounts ofthe events that have defined our sharedhistory.

Less obvious are the qualities of persis-tence and patience. The concept for the en-cyclopedia was born about 1982.

One morning, over coffee with Dr. OdieFaulk, we started brainstorming the ideafor a comprehensive guide to Oklahomahistory. We produced an outline that is still

in my files, and the OHS included the pro-ject in a line-item request for legislativefunding. Unfortunately, it went into mybasket of good but hibernating ideas.

In the 1990s the encyclopedia idea re-surfaced occasionally, but the staffing andthe funding solutions were elusive. In themeantime, we learned how to win competi-tive grants from the National Endowmentfor the Humanities, and we started build-ing an aggressive, ambitious staff.

Then came the field general, Dr. DiannaEverett.

For several years, Dianna had served asa consultant to the OHS working on grantproposals and special projects. Her combi-nation of scholarly standards and writingability made her an invaluable member ofthe emerging OHS team.

In 1998 OHS prepared and submittedan application to the NEH for the encyclo-pedia. Thanks in large part to these plan-ning efforts, we received a grant in July2001.

After completing the planning phase in2001, Dianna assembled a multitalentededitorial team consisting of Linda Wilson,Larry O’Dell, and Jon May, and together,they assembled a board of scholar-consul-tants, recruited more than seven hundredauthors, and pursued the “nitty gritty” de-tails of history from original source mate-rial to polished prose.

As Dianna says, the results of that hardwork will “investigate, explain, and inter-pret what it has meant, and what it meanstoday, to be an Oklahoman.”

Yes, a project like the encyclopedianeeds a wide range of qualities to succeed.Among them are persistence and patience.

By Bob L. BlackburnExecutive Director

Director’sColumn

Development NewsBy Paul F. Lambert

In December we sent letters to membersof the Oklahoma Historical Society askingthem to consider making a contribution toour Annual Giving Campaign. By December31 we had received 115 responses with moreexpected to come in January and February. These contributions ranged from $5 to$2,500—and we are grateful for every contribution! It is wonderful that these memberswere willing and able to go beyond their membership contributions to make thesedonations.

As has been our policy in the past, these contributions will be used to support creatingnew exhibits, planning and conducting education programs, and holding special events,such as a special program by the Rushmore Four, scheduled for April 1. The RushmoreFour consist of nationally renowned reenactors portraying George Washington, ThomasJefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt! More about this special program willbe announced in the near future. We will not use these donated funds to replace reducedlegislative appropriations relating to salaries, utilities, etc.

On another matter, you will be receiving information on our Annual Membership Meet-ing, scheduled for April 28, 29, and 30 in Durant. Among the activities will be ten interest-ing presentation sessions, two luncheons with programs, and a dinner with an entertain-ment program. Nationally renowned historian Dr. Paul Andrew Hutton of the University ofNew Mexico and the History Channel will speak during the luncheon on the April 29, for ex-ample. I hope you will put these dates on your calendar and plan to attend.

New Members, December

*Indicates renewed membership at a higher level

Associate*Teresa Black, Oklahoma City*Kay Gelnar, Oklahoma City

Director’s Circle*Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Ashmore, Oklahoma CityHenry W. Browne, Jr., Oklahoma CityClyde H. Schoolfield, Jr., Oklahoma CityMrs. Troy Smith, Sr., Oklahoma CityWinters Family Foundation, Oklahoma City

FriendBest Western–Lawton, Lawton*Morris Blumenthal, Oklahoma CityGary D. Childers, AdaDoug Fox, Tulsa*Sandy Garrett, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. Chris Hoag, QuintonDr. and Mrs. J. V. D. Hough, Oklahoma CityKonrad Keesee, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. John Kenney, Oklahoma CityJames Monroe, Arlington, VAPatricia Sutterfield, Scottdale, GARobert Varnum, Nichols HillsMr. and Mrs. Zach Weldon, Norman

FamilyMr. and Mrs. Dale Absher, Edmond*Robin L. Adams, EdmondJames Adelman, TulsaMr. and Mrs. David Alig, OkarcheMr. and Mrs. James Beckstrom, StillwaterMichael Biddinger, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. David Boggs, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. Jim Bourke, Oklahoma City*Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert W. Carlton, Denver, COTom and Patty Costner, TulsaMr. and Mrs. John W. Cunningham, StillwaterDr. and Mrs. W. Edward Dalton, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. Mark Darrah, TulsaFrances E. Duke, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. Garrett Duke, Okemah*Mike Finley, WattsRalph Glazner and Dayna Raynard, Oklahoma City*Joy I. Grant, MangumMr. and Mrs. Maynard Greenberg, Oklahoma CityTim Griffin, Oklahoma CityBrenda K. Grummer, YukonMr. and Mrs. John Harris, EdmondMarian Hulsey, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. Ralph Jameson, YukonMr. and Mrs. Leon Jones, GroveMr. and Mrs. Roy Knowles, Warr AcresPatricia Likowski and Robert Hatcher, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. Cortez J. Madison, Midwest CityMr. and Mrs. Therrel L. Martens, Stillwater*Barbara McEndree, NormanMichael V. McGregor, PurcellMr. and Mrs. Chris T. Morrison, Oklahoma City

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MeetingsThe Oklahoma Genealogical Societywill hold its regular monthly meeting onMonday, February 1, 2010, at 6 p.m. inthe Chesapeake Events Center inside theOklahoma History Center, 2401 NorthLaird Ave., in Oklahoma City. Billie StoneFogarty, president of the Oklahoma Ge-nealogical Society and a former historyteacher, will present “My Civil War Sol-dier” and discuss what the genealogicalresearcher can learn from The War of theRebellion official records and the South-ern Historical Society Papers. The Re-search Library will be staffed and remainopen that evening until 7:45 p.m. Start-ing at 5 p.m. experienced researchers willbe available to answer your genealogicalquestions. (Special to ML)

EventsThe community of Corn will be the venuefor the 46th annual German Feast andAuction scheduled for Saturday, Febru-ary 6. From 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. partici-pants can enjoy an authentic Ger-man-Mennonite meal at noon followed byan auction of handmade quilts, afghans,wood crafts, toys, farm items, and wallhangings. Contact Clare Goering at580/343-2262 for more information.(Special to ML)

The Spirit Bank Event Center, 10441South Regal Blvd. in Tulsa, is the venuefor the Tulsa Indian Art Festival. Slatedfor February 12–14, 2010, the event willinclude a fine art show, an exhibition,dancing, entertainment, storytelling,American Indian food, and demonstra-tions. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.each day. For more about this festival call918/743-2232 or e-mail Richard Vale at<rvale2@cox.net>. (Special to ML)

Miami’s Coleman Theatre, located at 103North Main, has three attractions sched-uled in February. On February 13 youcan take your sweetheart to the Colemanto enjoy a live performance by KathyScott (formerly of Five by Design) and herthree-piece combo. They will entertainyou with songs from great movie musi-cals. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are$16 for adults and $14 for seniors andstudents. On February 4, 5, 6, and 7 (theSunday show is at 2:30 p.m. and the eve-ning shows start at 7:30 p.m.) the MiamiHigh School Drama Department willpresent the Pajama Game. The cost is $10for adults and $8 for seniors and stu-dents. Theatergoers can enjoy the musi-cal Grease performed by the Miami LittleTheatre on February 25–27 at 7:30 p.m.

and on February 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets are$13 for adults and $10 for seniors andstudents. (The Encore, Friends of theColeman Newsletter, Winter 2009)

Frederick’s Prather Brown Center, 211South Thirteenth St., is hosting thetown’s annual Oyster Fry and Craft Showon Saturday, February 20, from 11 a.m.to 7 p.m. Enjoy fried or raw Gulf oystersand peruse a wide variety of crafters’items. Sharon Bennett at 580/335-2289is the contact person. (Special to ML)

Hennessey’s Hometown Hootenanny isslated for Saturday, February 13, begin-ning at 7 p.m. Eventgoers will hear localmusicians perform country, bluegrass,gospel, and folk music. For additional de-tails call 405/853-6212 or send e-mail to<cathyhh@pldi.net>. (Special to ML)

The Stephens County Fair and ExpoCenter in Duncan is the venue for theOklahoma Horse Fair. Slated for Febru-ary 12–14 the three-day event will featureponies, miniature horses, clinics, demon-strations, Western ranch horses, and atrade show. For additional info call KelseyKarper at 580/255-3231. (Special to ML)

The Flying Fez Wine Tasting Festival willtake place in Muskogee on February 27.Considered one of Oklahoma’s largestand best wine tasting events, there willmusic, food, and a fashion show. Formore details call Richard Radloff at918/348-0376 or send an e-mail to<flyingfez@gmail.com>. (Special to ML)

In hopes of an early spring, gardeners willenjoy the Home and Garden Show offeredat the Grove Civic Center in Grove. The11th annual event will take place on Feb-ruary 12–14. In addition to the more thanone hundred home and garden productexhibits, there will be how-to seminarsand cooking demonstrations. Contact Ka-ren Phelps at 918/786-9070 for moreinfo. (Special to ML)

Southwestern Oklahoma State Universityin Weatherford is hosting its annual,two-day jazz festival featuring interna-tionally known jazz musicians. The eventis scheduled for February 11–12 at 1 p.m.and 8 p.m. For additional details tele-phone Brian Adler at 580/774-3063 ore-mail him at <brian.adler@swosu.edu>.(Special to ML)

For those of you who receive chocolatecandy for Valentine’s Day, you can satisfyyour sweet tooth ahead of time by attend-ing the Chocolate Affair at the Stone-brook Inn in Grove. For a small entrancefee, eventgoers will sample a variety ofchocolate items that will be provided by

area restaurants. The event is scheduledfor February 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. Talk toChelsee Bacon at 918/253-4249 if youwant more details. (Special to ML)

For fishing enthusiasts the President’sDay Blue River Trout Derby is scheduledfor February 13–14 at the Blue RiverFishing Area, which is located northeastof Tishomingo. All age groups are wel-come to participate in this two-day event.Cash awards will be given in the catego-ries of the largest trout, the biggeststringer, and the heaviest stringers. JanisStewart at 580/371-2175 is the contactperson. (Special to ML)

The Bernice Nature Center, located atBernice State Park, in Bernice, will be thevenue for a chili cook-off on Saturday,February 13, 2010. The event begins at11 a.m. and will continue until 2 p.m. En-ter your best chili recipe for a chance towin fabulous prizes. For information call918/257-8330. (Special to ML)

Mangum will be the venue for an Art andAntique Stroll slated for Friday, February5, from 6 to 8 p.m. Take a stroll throughdowntown and enjoy artist galleries, mu-sic, antiques, quilts, and more. For moreinfo call 580/782-2444. (Special to ML)

CalendarsThe 2010 Love County Historical Soci-ety calendars are available for purchase.Included in this year’s calendar are im-ages of the Marietta Barber Shop 1950s,Meadowbrook State Champions 1952, Si-mon School 1937, Church Dinner 1939,Marietta Seniors 1938, Love CountyHome Demonstration Delegates 1948,Shady Dale School 1921, Pierce Brothers1942, and Leon Girls Basketball Team1943. A Main Street parade in Marietta in1941 is featured on the cover. The cost ofthe calendars is $5 plus $1.75 for post-age. For more information or to order callLaquitta Ladner at 580/276-3477. Or-ders can be mailed to the Love CountyHistorical Society at Box 134, Marietta,OK 73448. (Special to ML)

The 2010 Waynoka Historical Societycalendars can be purchased at the WoodsCounty Enterprise newspaper office or theMuseum Gift Shop. This year’s calendaris dedicated to the 100-year anniversaryof the construction and opening of theSanta Fe Depot and adjacent HarveyHouse. Mail orders should be sent to Mu-seum Gift Shop, P.O. Box 193, Waynoka,OK 73860. The cost is $8.66, which in-cludes tax. Shipping costs are $2.50 forone calendar, $3 for two, and $3.50 forthree. Visa and Mastercards are acceptedwith name, card number, and expirationdate. (Special to ML)3

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New properties recently added to Oklahoma’s National Register listingsThe National Register of Historic Places

is a catalogue of the buildings, sites, struc-tures, districts, and objects that provide aglimpse into our past. These sites also maybe selected for architectural and archaeo-logical interests. The Oklahoma State His-toric Preservation Office is pleased to an-nounce that the following five propertieswere added to the National Register at theend of 2009.

The Attucks School, located in Vinita,Craig County, Oklahoma, is significant asa separate primary and secondary schoolin Vinita. The Attucks School served theblack community of Vinita as a combinedelementary, junior high, and high school. Itwas not the only black school in CraigCounty, as there were seven, but it was theonly secondary school that was available toblacks until desegregation came about inthe mid-1950s. While the Vinita publicschool system readily desegregated as re-quired by law following the landmark deci-sions of Brown v. Board of Education(1954), it took more than three years for de-segregation to happen in Vinita. AttucksSchool is also significant for its associationwith New Deal–era programs because theWPA–constructed gymnasium/auditoriumwing was constructed in 1939. For morethan three decades the Attucks School fun-damentally served the black community ofVinita.

The Bassett House (pictured below), lo-cated in Cushing, Oklahoma, is significantas an excellent and well-preserved exampleof the American International style of ar-chitecture. Constructed in 1953–1954, thehouse was designed by Coston and Frank-furt, Architects and Engineers, who intro-duced Cushing to this mid-twentieth-cen-tury architectural style in a residence. Asthe Bassett family home from 1954 to2009, it became a local landmark, not onlyas an example of modern residential archi-tecture unique to Cushing but also as animportant venue for the town’s social lifeand community activities.

Since its earliest settlement the Down-town Mangum Historic District (below) hasserved the needs of its surrounding com-munity, providing commercial, profes-sional, and social services to residents andvisitors alike. The area’s proximity to rail

and automobile transporta-tion routes and its agricul-tural production, combinedwith the town’s role as theseat of county government,allowed Mangum to enjoy aperiod of tremendous growthand prosperity. The com-mercial success of the com-munity, as well as the im-portance of the downtowndistrict, is reflected in its his-toric properties. The Down-town Mangum Historic Dis-trict represents the develop-ment as well as the matura-tion of commerce in Mang-um between 1900 and 1937.

The Irving Baptist Churchis representative of the peo-ple who settled in JeffersonCounty in the early twenti-eth century. The architec-tural style of the building isindicative of their beliefs andalso of the society that theywere working to create inthis relatively new state. Theimportance of this buildingis heightened because it isthe only building with archi-tectural integrity remainingin the crossroads commu-nity of Irving, Oklahoma.The Irving Baptist Church is

deemed to be locally outstanding due to itsintact architectural integrity as well as itshistorical connection to the settlement andgrowth of Jefferson County.

The Ingle Brothers Broomcorn Ware-house, constructed in 1908, is representa-

tive of an industry locatedin Ellis County in the earlytwentieth century. The im-portance of this building isheightened because it isthe only broomcorn facilitystill standing in Shattuck.The settlement of this areaof Oklahoma was stimu-lated by the discovery andadoption of drought-resis-tant crops such as milo,maize, Kaffir corn, andbroomcorn. Soon, broom-corn proved to be the bestsource of revenue, and itbecame the staple crop ofthe region. A type of sor-ghum, broomcorn is usedin the manufacturing ofbrooms and whiskbrooms.

Broomcorn differs from other sorghums inthat it produces heads with fibrous seedbranches that may be as long as thirty-sixinches. The broomcorn plant’s long, fi-brous shaft is used for making the brooms.By 1902 more than five thousand acres ofbroomcorn were being planted in the area.By 1907 Shattuck had become a largebroomcorn market. The building stands asa remarkable link to Shattuck’s agricul-tural past.

The State Historic Preservation Officecontinues to strive to gain recognition forthose places significant in Oklahoma’s his-tory. For more information on these orother National Register properties, contactLynda Schwan at 405/522-4478 or e-mailher at <lschwan@okhistory.org>.

Ingle Brothers Broomcorn Warehouse, Shattuck(L. Schwan/SHPO photo).

Bassett House, Cushing (M. J. Warde/SHPO photo).

A portion of the Downtown Mangum Historic District(L. Schwan/SHPO photo).

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Hidden Collections . . .The Ned Hockman Collection

By Larry O’DellOklahoma is a young state, and its true

pioneers can excel in genres that manywould not consider traditional. The NedHockman Collection (2009.100) illustratesthis, not only through the films that hemade, but also in the accompanying manu-script collection. Hockman donated morethan one hundred cubic feet of film andthirty boxes of manuscript material to theOklahoma Historical Society.

Born in Carnegie, Oklahoma, Hockmanattended the University of Oklahoma, work-ing for the radio station WNAD. As a soldierin World War II he trained at Hal Roach’sstudio for motion picture production. As anAir Corps correspondent he filmed severalwartime events, including the first B-29raid in Asia. When he returned to theSooner State, he founded the motion pictureproduction program at the University ofOklahoma. During the Korean conflict Hockman again returned to the military in a similarposition. After the war and his return to OU, he continued his teaching and began to coverthe school’s sports, including directing the nationally syndicated Bud Wilkinson “coachesshow.” In 1962 Hockman directed and coproduced Stark Fear, his only theatrical film. In1987 he retired from OU, and in 2009 Ned Hockman passed away.

The collection consists of a very large number of original films, which are still being pro-cessed and preserved. The papers are indexed and can be researched. They include scriptsdating to the 1940s. These are affiliated not just with the university, but also with stateagencies such as the Oklahoma Fish and Game Department, and also representHockman’s work with commercials for private industries. Also included are materials re-lated to his work with NASA and different professional associations. Several items deal withthe production of Bud Wilkinson’s sport shows and include scripts, correspondence, com-mercial scripts, camera logs, sound logs, and scene notes. Hockman also worked onWilkinson’s 1962 senatorial campaign.

As with all of the OHS archives, the finding aid to the Ned Hockman Collection can beviewed on the Research Division’s online catalogue in the Oklahoma Historical Society’sweb site, <www.okhistory.org>. The originals may be accessed at the Oklahoma HistoryCenter in the John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center.

Ned Hockman (right) with OHSvideographer Bill Moore (Staff photo).

Cherokee Strip RegionalHeritage Center to host Arn

Henderson for lectureProfessor Emeritus of Architecture Arn

Henderson will deliver a February 24 pre-sentation as part of the Brown Bag LectureSeries at Enid’s Cherokee Strip RegionalHeritage Center. An expert on historicpreservation and the architectural historyof the American Southwest, he will discussthe differences between “high style” andvernacular architecture on the southernplains.

Henderson, a fellow in the American In-stitute of Architects, served as professor ofarchitecture at the University of Oklahomafrom 1973 until his retirement in 2002 buthas remained deeply engaged in preserva-tion efforts throughout the state and re-gion. His lecture will take place at 12 noonon Wednesday, February 24, in the villagechurch at the Humphrey Heritage Village.Call 580/237-1907 for details.

Great Books series continues atCherokee Strip Regional

Heritage CenterDr. J. Rufus Fears, the David Ross Boyd

Professor of Classics at the University ofOklahoma, will return to Enid for a new se-ries of lectures entitled “Lessons in Leader-ship through the Great Books.”

On February 8 he will deliver a lecture onElie Wiesel’s Night. Wiesel was a youngJewish boy who was sent to the concentra-tion camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwaldduring World War II. A book that he wroteabout his experiences, published in 1955and titled Night, is now considered a classicin the literature of the Holocaust.

The lecture begins at 7 p.m. in Montgom-ery Hall on the Enid campus of NorthernOklahoma College. The presentation isopen to the public, free of charge.

Rock around the clock! Dance lessons prove popularat Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City

Pioneer Woman Muse-um’s free dance classes drewa varied group of students inJanuary.

The energy-burning ses-sions were offered to thecommunity to prepare forthe museum’s planned sockhop—a fund-raising eventheld on January 15. Theclasses included a talk onrock and roll dance historyby William Brigden, who wasthe dancing instructor. Pic-tured at left are Mr. and Mrs.Brigden and youthful enthu-siasts Suzanna and DavidMoore in the museum’s newRock and Roll Gallery (Staff

photo).

Jim Thorpe Home offersannual quilt show

On Wednesday, February 10, the JimThorpe Home in Yale will open its annualquilt show. The exhibit, always popularand well attended, will be accessible be-tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. every Wednesdaythrough Saturday from February 10 toFebruary 27. This show explores the evolu-tion of quilts old, new, and in between. TheJim Thorpe Home is located at 706 EastBoston Ave. in Yale. Call 918/387-2815 foradditional information.

It Takes More Than Money . . .. . . to create collections and exhibits that can achieve the Oklahoma Historical Society’s

goals of educating the public and providing research opportunities. It takes the donation of anartifact, an art work, a book, a document, or a whole collection of those things that help us tellOklahoma’s story. It also takes loyal, dedicated volunteers and docents. Here are the contribu-tions of some of your friends and associates who understand those needs:

Research Division Donors, OctoberBDecember 2009

Armstrong, Dorothy L., Perryton, TXAshton, Sharron J., NormanBagwell, John and Jana, Adamant, VTBallard, Currie, CoyleBasore, Brian, Oklahoma CityBatchelder, Nathaniel, Oklahoma CityBrown, Carol, Oklahoma CityBrown, Lecil, BethanyBryant, Anita, Oklahoma CityBryant, Genevieve, Arden, NCBurnette, Margaret, Southlake, TXCassidy, Kathryn, Estate of, BlackwellChapman, Julia I., Oklahoma CityClark, Opal, TulsaCochnauer, Tiajuana, New Ellenton, SCCofield, Kenneth, Oklahoma CityCole, Jodie, Oklahoma CityColonial Dames of the XVII Century, NormanCrain, Harold, Oklahoma CityCurry, Bob, Pauls ValleyDavis, Mr. and Mrs. Porter Haskell, Oklahoma CityDittmar, Frederick, NormanEudaily, Daniel H., Dillon, MTEvans, Maria D., ShawneeFendley, Jan, NormanFrancis, Tamara, AnadarkoFreck, Cheryl, NormanGraham, Patricia, Wimberley, TXHair, Roy, Oklahoma CityHammons, John Tyler, MuskogeeHathorne, Chester, Oklahoma CityHilton, Lucy L., Madison, MSHueppelshouser, Dale, JonesHull, Don, Norman

Irons, Shawn, StillwaterJones, Charles E., Oklahoma CityKerby, Don R., Oklahoma CityKnight, Fred, Oklahoma CityLaub, Nancy, Oklahoma CityMiller, Dorthea J., KingfisherMittelstet, Mary Vignon Goodno, EdmondMoser, Eleanor Ashley, Oklahoma CityMuskogee Public Library, MuskogeeMyers, Russell, Grants Pass, OROklahoma City ZooOklahoma Gazette, Oklahoma CityOklahoma Genealogical Society, Oklahoma CityOklahoma Society United States Daughters of 1812,Oklahoma CityOlds, Flora C., GuthrieRosser, Linda Kennedy, Oklahoma CitySamples, Dick, Oklahoma CitySchweinfurth, Kay, Dallas, TXScott, G. Doug, HoldenvilleStearns, Kathleen, BethanyStorck, Aron, Oklahoma CityThompson, Alvin, HarrahThweatt, Richmond F., Oklahoma CityUnited Daughters of the Confederacy, Robert Edward LeeChapter 2127, Oklahoma CityVoss, Lindsey, Oklahoma CityWarde, Mary Jane, StillwaterWatkins, W. L., Dawsonville, CAWillis, Robin, AnadarkoWingo, Larry, YukonWootten, Catherine, ChickashaWright, Donald R., Oklahoma CityYoung, Laquetha Guthrie, Oklahoma City

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Fort Towson Time Line andpublic education event set for

February 26The annual Fort Towson Time Line is

scheduled to reprise in 2010. On Friday,February 26, a group of education stationswill depict periods and important occur-rences that are associated with the militaryoccupation of Fort Towson Historic Site.The event targets school-age children aswell as history enthusiasts. Each educa-tion station will be presented by a livinghistory specialist dressed in period clothes.The historian will discuss a specific era orwill demonstrate a trade pursued by pastoccupants of the fort. Exemplary are black-smithing (the art of turning raw iron intousable products), trading practices of the1840s (using silver, beads, and furs),artillery demonstrations by the 20th TexasLiving History Association, using the OHStwelve-pound cannon, and candle making.For details call Fort Towson Historic Site at580/873-2634.

It’s Pawnee Bill’s 150thbirthday!

The staff of the Pawnee Bill Ranch His-toric Site and Museum celebrate theirnamesake’s birthday every year, and in2010 comes the man’s 150th. For this veryspecial birthday the ever-popular BirthdayBash occurs on Friday, February 12. Theparty starts at 1 p.m. and continues until3 p.m. The staff always serves cake andpunch, and this bash is no exception.

Pawnee Bill (Gordon William Lillie), theworld-renowned Wild West showman, en-tered the world as the oldest child in hisfamily on Valentine’s Day—February 14—in 1860 in Bloomington, Illinois. He cameto Indian Territory as a trapper, taught atthe Pawnee Agency, and was an inter-preter to the Pawnee Indian agent. In 1883he helped the Pawnees become part of Buf-falo Bill’s Wild West show, and in 1888 heformed his own short-lived show.

After marrying May Manning in 1886,he came to the Unassigned Lands in 1889,and he became known as Pawnee Bill. Hereinvented himself in “Pawnee Bill’s His-torical Wild West, Indian Museum and En-campment.” The rest is legend. PawneeBill’s life and his own Wild West show arecommemorated at the Pawnee Bill RanchHistoric Site, a part of which is the family’smansion home and which also includes amuseum. Call 918/762-2513 for detailsand directions.

OHS Places . . .Sod House Museum

Route 3, Box 28Aline, OK 73716-9801Phone: 580/463-2441Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tues. - Sat.; closed Sunday,Monday, and state holidays.Admission: $4 for adults, $2 for children, and children age 6

and under are free.Directions: Four miles N of Cleo Springs, E of SH 8.

More than a hundred years ago Marshall McCullyparticipated in the opening of the Cherokee Outleton September 16, 1893. His experiences mirroredthose of other settlers who participated in the landopenings, as his original claim was jumped by an-other individual. So McCully relocated and acquired163 acres north of Cleo Springs. When AlfalfaCounty was organized in 1907, his claim would belocated on the southern edge of that county.

McCully initially lived in a dugout, which he replaced in August 1894 with a sod houseconstructed from the tough, thick buffalo grass that grew in the area. The soddy consistedof two rooms, approximately 10 by 12 feet each. Using poles made from local blackjacktrees, he made a roof. He filled the cracks between the poles with mud and piled dirt on topof the mud. In September that year McCully brought his bride, Sadie Steele, a teacher fromEnid, to their new home. When the McCullys needed to buy a cow, Sadie’s organ was tradedrather than Marshall’s rifle. Fittingly, they named their cow Old Organ. The Oklahoma His-torical Society acquired the sod house in December 1963, and it was listed in the NationalRegister of Historic Places (NR 70000526) in 1970. The 115-year-old soddy remains in itsoriginal location and is covered by an outer shell building to protect it from the elements. Itis one Oklahoma’s jewels in the rough.

Upcoming events at the Sod House Museum will include several lectures and needleworkclasses. On February 6 Dr. Aaron Mason will present “Galvanized Yankees.” Kay Farrell,R.N., is slated to discuss “Pioneer Early-Day Health” on March 20, and Darrell Bullard willtalk about “Cowboy Poetry and Art” on April 24. If sewing is your forte “Quilt Block of theMonth” classes are scheduled for February 20, March 13, April 10, May 8, and June 12,

Read more about Pawnee Bill inthe OHS’s new Encyclopedia ofOklahoma History and Culture.

Call the OHS Gift Shop afterFebruary 15, 2010, for prices

and more information.405/522-5214.

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SHPO adds 32 properties to Farm and Ranch ProgramDuring 2009 the Oklahoma Historical Society, in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Ag-

riculture, has added thirty farms and two ranches to the Centennial Farm and Ranch Program ofOklahoma. Since the inception of the program in 1989, a total of 1,236 properties have qualified forrecognition.

Created by a blue-ribbon commission and launched by Governor Henry Bellmon in time to celebratethe centennial of the Land Run of 1889, the program honors long-time Oklahoma families who haveowned producing farms and ranches for at least 100 years. Since 1989, when the first class numbered37, membership has exploded. The record year was 1993 when 169 members joined. The centennialyear of Oklahoma statehood, 2007, celebrated the addition of 107 new families. Today there arefifty-four counties represented by at least one Centennial Farm or Ranch.

Applicants accepted into the program receive a certificate that is signed by the executive director ofthe Oklahoma Historical Society, the commissioner of agriculture, and the governor. For a charge of$60, members may purchase a 36-inch by 27-inch white metal sign. Bordered in black and adornedwith a black windmill and the words “Oklahoma Centennial Farm (Ranch)” printed in bold, black let-ters, the sign is designed for hanging outdoors on a fence post or a barn door.

Inclusion in the program is honorary; no legal restrictions or benefits are attached. Interested indi-viduals may find details about the program online by visiting the Oklahoma Historical Society web siteat <www.okhistory.org>. Just click on State Historic Preservation Office, Programs, Farm and Ranchand view the web page offering a history of the program, an application form, a section titled “Fre-quently Asked Questions,” and a list of all recipients by county through the year 2007. An applicationform may be obtained by mail by calling the SHPO at 405/521-6387. Complete the application formand send it back to the State Historic Preservation Office along with a $20 application fee paid by acheck made out to the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mailing address is State Historic PreservationOffice, Oklahoma History Center, 2401 North Laird Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73105-7914.

Complimenting but separate from the Centennial Farm and Ranch Program is the Historic Struc-tures Award. Farms or ranches with structures, such as houses, windmills, barns, etc., that are atleast fifty years old and have retained their original building materials may be eligible. The two awardprograms stand alone; acceptance into one does not require nor promise admittance into the other.

To qualify for a Centennial Farm or Ranch Award, a property must be owned by a family member forat least 100 years and must be operated or occupied by a family member or leased out by a familymember who is over the age of 65. The property must include a minimum of 40 acres and have grossannual sales of at least $1,000.

William Scott, Aurora, COJack Shakley, Rancho Mirage, CALawrence Sooter, GroveLurene Stigler, NormanBob Sturdivent, Fort Worth, TXCarol Thompson, EdmondWilliam Utsinger, LawtonJohn Vaughan, TulsaDustin Wake, IdabelLaura Waters, Mountain Home, AR

InstitutionalCreek Council House Museum,

OkmulgeeTeleflora, Oklahoma City

Twenty-year Membersrenew in DecemberListed below, with the date

they joined the OHS, are peopleand organizations that havebeen members twenty or moreyears since renewing in Decem-ber. Their long0-term loyalty ismost sincerely appreciated!Paul W. Eichling, Porum, November 1, 1965University of Houston, Houston, TX,

October 1, 1972State University of NY at Albany, Albany, NY,

October 1, 1972Miami University Library, Oxford, OH,

October 1Langston University, Langston, October 1,

1972OSU-Okmulgee, Okmulgee, October 1, 1972Texas A&M University-Commerce, TX,

October 1, 1972Northwestern University, Evanston, IL,

October 31, 1972Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO,

November 1, 1972

New Members, cont’d.Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Najera, ChandlerMr. and Mrs. Robert S. Patterson, WewokaRev. and Mrs. David L. Severe, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. Ron Simmons, Garland, TXMr. and Mrs. Ken Stoner, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. C. W. Truman, Phoenix, AZMargaret Vallion, Oklahoma CityJane Van Cleef, Oklahoma CityMr. and Mrs. Joe Sam Vassar, BristowMr. and Mrs. William A. Vassar III, EdmondCarrel Wilson, EdmondMr. and Mrs. Charles Woltz, Norman

IndividualBeverly Barker, EdmondDoug Barkley, PanamaKenny Bomgardner, TuttleDavid Brunson, LawtonDiane Carkhuff, Midwest CityJ. C. Carroll, HintonGerald Cich, SpencerW. L. Collins, Ponca CityGene Cunningham, Oklahoma CityRuth W. Faine, Oklahoma CitySonya Gerhardt, CherokeeJack Gill, Ferndale, WADawn Golden, Chandler, TXAlice Hand, Pond Ridge, NYMrs. A. A. Hoffman, BartlesvilleH. A. Horn, WilsonWilliam Huff, HelenaRobert Key, MustangMark Leach, TulsaWayne Lewis, GateCharles Littlejohn, StillwellMary Lou Mannschreck, Tazewell, VACynthia McGill, Sandpoint, IDMelba Milligan, MadillAuburn Mitchell, Austin, TXRosemary Morgan, MooreDarin Nelson, Oklahoma CityRobert Patrick, Arkansas City, KSGeorge Pitt, EnidCarol Poe, EufaulaKathryn Presley, Bryan, TX

University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman,October 1, 1973

Wichita State University, Wichita, KS,November 1, 1973

Erma Hunter, Cleo Springs, October 1, 1974University of Chicago, Chicago, IL,

December 1, 1974Brandeis University Library, Waltham, MA,

March 1, 1975James H. Lazalier, Norman, June 1, 1975Ward McCurtain, Beaumont, TX, June 1, 1975University of Wyoming Libraries, Laramie, WY,

September 1, 1976Stephen F. Austin State University,

Nacogdoches, TX, November 1, 1976UALR-Ottenheimer Library, Little Rock, AR,

December 1, 1976George and Marjorie Breidenbach, Bixby,

December 1, 1976Old Greer County Museum, Mangum, June 1,

1977Darlene J. Shawn, Norman, September 1, 1977Mary A. Blochowiak, Edmond, June 3, 1978Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX, December 1,

1981University of Nebraska-Omaha, NE,

December 1, 1981Laquitta H. Ladner, Burneyville, April 1, 1982University of California – Davis, Davis, CA,

June 22, 1982Steven and Becky Leonard, Weatherford,

November 1, 1982University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, March 1,

1983Billie Dennis, Ardmore, December 1, 1983Stephen E. Schuster, Stafford, TX,

September 1, 1984Rose State College Library, Midwest City,

December 1, 1984L. Ernestine Maphet, Gate, October 1, 1985Nathylee Whitley, Seminole, October 1, 1985Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ,

December 1, 1985University of Oxford, Oxford, England,

December 9, 1985

Linda Sparks Starr, Norman, December 23,1985

Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee,January 1, 1986

Okmulgee Public Library, Okmulgee, June 16,1986

Robert and Barbara Streets, Bethany,August 1, 1986

Atoka County Historical Society, Atoka,August 21, 1986

Fred and Joyce Lucas, Watonga,October 31, 1986

Yale University Library, New Haven, CT,November 17, 1986

Mary McCormick, Seminole, November 20,1986

Becky Meyer, Norman, November 24, 1986Betsy Daugherty, Oklahoma City,

November 24, 1986Michael L. Morgan, Shawnee, December 1,

1986Ray Stratton, Kansas, December 1, 1986J. L. Fletcher, Imanol Uribe 6, January 5, 1987Geraldine C. Gesell, Knoxville, TN, January 8,

1987University of Georgia Library, Athens, GA,

January 28, 1987Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX,

May 7, 1987Carol J. Compton, Yukon, September 25,

1987Teresa Black, Oklahoma City, October 6,

1987Robert L. Huckaby, Oklahoma City,

September 2, 1988Sandy Garrett, Oklahoma City, September 13,

1988Tim and Nancy Leonard, Oklahoma City,

December 14, 1988Donald and Grace Boulton, Oklahoma City,

December 15, 1988

PERIODICALS

Oklahoma Historical Society2401 N. Laird AvenueOklahoma City, OK 73105-7914

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Vol. 41, No. 2 February 2010

Now available: Tomorrow’s Legacy:Oklahoma’s Statewide Preservation Plan

The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is pleased to announce theavailability of Tomorrow’s Legacy: Oklahoma’s Statewide Preservation Plan (2010). TheState Plan is the result of a one-and-one-half year collaborative effort among theSHPO, other government agency representatives, preservation professionals, and con-cerned citizens to identify the goals and priorities for the state’s historic preservationprograms for the next five years. In addition to the goals and objectives, it contains dis-cussions about some of Oklahoma’s archaeological and historical resources andthreats to them, suggested ways for the state’s preservation community to meet theState Plan’s goals, a detailed glossary, extensive contact information for preservationagencies and organizations, and much more.

The SHPO recently received formal U.S. Department of the Interior approval of theupdated State Plan, and the entire publication is now available on the SHPO’s webpage at <www.okhistory.org/shpo/stateplan.htm>. A hard copy may be obtained byproviding the SHPO with a full name and complete mailing address by caling405/521-6249 or by e-mailing <bharris@okhistory.org>.

The SHPO greatly appreciates the time and efforts of those who participated in thedevelopment of the new State Plan, and the staff looks forward to working with itsmany partners to meet the goals everyone established together for protectingOklahoma’s significant archaeological and historical resources.

Pawnee Bill Ranch Site events set for FebruaryIn addition to Pawnee Bill’s 150th birthday, which will be celebrated on February 12

(see page 6 inside), the Pawnee Bill Ranch Historic Site and Museum is offering a prim-itive bow-making class on Saturday, February 6. Students will gather in the historicbig barn, where Stillwater native Tommy Leath will teach the popular class. It is ahands-on affair, and participants will learn the step-by-step process of crafting aself-bow. The fee for the workship is $20, and lunch is included.

Also in February, on Tuesday, the 9th, the quilt block of the month class will meet at6:30 p.m. in the museum conference room.

Call 580/762-2513 for additional information about these programs.

Murrell Home to host Victorian Valentine WorkshopVictorian Valentines were considered to be “love tokens from the heart.” These lav-

ish constructions of fancy paperwork, ornamental decoration, and sentimental verseexemplified an era when the art of romance was enhanced by the sending of charmingValentine cards and greetings.

A Victorian Valentine Workshop will bepresented at the Murrell Home in Park Hillon Saturday, February 6, 2010, from 10a.m. to 2 p.m., with a short lunch break.The cost of the workshop is $15, and par-ticipants will make at least eight uniqueValentines in the style of the late nine-teenth century. Students will learn aboutthe history of Valentine’s Day and will cre-ate their own greetings to send to specialfriends, family, and sweethearts.

Martha Ray, former director of the His-toric Homes Division of the Oklahoma His-torical Society, will be the instructor for theworkshop. Participants will need to bring apair of sharp scissors and a sack lunch.Seating is limited, so reservations are re-quired, and prepament must be made byThursday, February 4. Contact the MurrellHome for payment information. Proceedsbenefit the Friends of the Murrell Home.For more information or to reserve a spot,call 918/456-2751 or send an e-mail to<murrellhome@okhistory.org>.