Est. 1893 • The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people.
Oklahoma City, OK
Joined November 2008
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The Oklahoma Historical Society will open optional draft applications for the 2027 Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program on Sunday, November 1, 2026. The annual grant program provides awards ranging from $1,000 to $25,000.
Learn more: okhistory.org/grants
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Happy Halloween! Enjoy this undated video from our archives of kids at a Halloween party. Share your photos of Halloween costumes in the comments!
(F2012.016.020, G. P. Johnson Hightower Collection, OHS)
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Rain might clear in time for Halloween: See OKC trick-or-treat start times, forecast oklahoman.com/story/weather/…
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Millions of Americans will gain an hour of sleep this weekend when the twice-a-year time change commonly known as daylight savings ends for 2026. Most of the U.S. will "fall back" an hour when the clocks change at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November. cbsn.ws/4f1eU5g
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#OTD is #history 1929 the US plunged toward depression as billions were lost & thousands bankrupted. “It came with a speed & ferocity that left men dazed” a reporter witnessed. “The animal roar that rises from the floor of the Stock Exchange…became louder, anguished, terrifying”
Early voting starts today across Oklahoma! Early voting locations are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 28–30 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 31. Election day is Nov. 3, and polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
📷 : election day in Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, on June 4, 1889
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Also in this week's roundup of newly announced performances: Iron & Wine will headline the final show of Guthrie Green’s free concert series, and Robert Earl Keen will launch his I Will Survive … Christmas Tour at Cain’s Ballroom. tulsaworld.com/life-entertai…
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After a brief stop at a train station in 1897 on her way to Canada, missionary Mattie Mallory felt called to help orphaned children in Oklahoma City. She came back and established the Oklahoma Orphanage.
In 1909, she moved it to a quarter section of land she helped purchase near present-day 36th Street between MacArthur Boulevard and Rockwell Avenue and established the town of Bethany. Today, that orphanage is the Bethany Children’s Health Center (@bethanychildrns).
Attorney and federal judge Alfred P. Murrah Sr. was born on October 27, 1904, near Tishomingo, Indian Territory. Murrah graduated from the @UofOklahoma.
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was named after him. It was destroyed by a bomb on April 19, 1995.
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Two rare World War II bombers brought aviation history to life in Tulsa over the weekend. Click the link to learn more about FIFI, a B-29 Superfortress, and Diamond Lil, a B-24 Liberator.
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Ernest Spybuck is an Absentee Shawnee artist famous for his work showing glimpses into Indigenous ways of being in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. Now, one of his mixed-media pieces is returning home to the tribe.
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It’s almost time to close the chapter on the 2026 OHS Research Center book sale! Saturday, October 24, is your FINAL DAY to find some new books to add to your collection. The book sale is open from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Oklahoma History Center Museum in OKC. Prices start at $1.
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Game 1 of the 2026 World Series is today! Did you know that the first organized game of baseball in Indian Territory took place in 1882? We couldn’t find a photo of that game in our archives, but we do have this one from a game in Guthrie in 1889.
The first regular season home game for the @okcthunder is almost here! This official Thunder jersey in our collection was issued to @shaiglalex during the 2025 NBA Finals—the same year the Thunder won the NBA Championship!
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The 2026 OHS Research Book Sale is officially underway at the Oklahoma History Center Museum in OKC!
It takes hours of work to set up the thousands of books that are available for purchase. Prices start at $1. There is no cost to visit the book sale.
The Oklahoma Historical Society’s podcast is now an award-winning podcast!
The April 2026 episode of “A Very OK Podcast” earned silver in the Genre – History category for the 2026 Signal Awards.
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In the episode, co-hosts Trait Thompson and Dr. Bob Blackburn discuss “The Grapes of Wrath” and how it portrays a difficult period in American history. Thompson and Blackburn talked with film historian Elizabeth Anthony. Listen now at okhistory.org/podcast.