Living history programs planned
The Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center will offer two programs this summer that combine living history presentations with an exploration of research collections.
On July 18, the Research Center will offer a program about the Civil War from
1 to 3 p.m. The program will feature a living history presentation by Preston Ware. Patricia Jones and Mallory Covington will share information about Civil War-related materials in the Oklahoma Historical Society collections.
On Aug. 22, the Research Center will host a program about the life and contributions of Kate Barnard from 1 to 3 p.m. The program will feature a living history portrayal of Kate Barnard by Erin Brown. Mallory Covington will provide insight into the Kate Barnard Collection, which is part of the Oklahoma Historical Society’s Manuscript Archives.
Preston Ware is a historical re-enactor and the graphic artist for the Oklahoma Historical Society Museums and Sites Division. Mallory Covington is a certified archivist and supervisor of the Oklahoma Historical Society Manuscript Archives.
Patricia Jones is the technical services librarian and manages published materials in the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division. Erin Brown is the curator of collections at the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Historic Carnegie Library in Guthrie.
Registration for the programs is $10 per person. To preregister, call 405-522-5225.
The programs will be held in the Clark and Kay Musser Learning Lab, inside the Research Center on the first floor of the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive.
Class to create beaded badge holder
The Chickasaw Nation will offer a make-and-take beaded badge-holder class from 6 to 8 p.m. July 12 at the Ran Ricks Room of Remington Park, 1 Remington Place.
The class is open to the public at no charge.
Instructor Buddy Parchcorn will lead the class in crafting a beadwork clip, which is commonly used for attaching a work identification card to an outfit.
The Chickasaw Nation has planned monthly community classes for locations across south-central and central Oklahoma all year. Class topics include language, dancing, pottery, finger weaving, beading and painting.
A beaded earrings class will be offered Aug. 14 in Purcell. Upcoming classes are also planned for Duncan, Ardmore and Pauls Valley.
For more information or to register, contact Julie Underwood, 580-622-7140 or Julie.Underwood@Chicka saw.net.
Author to read short stories
NORMAN — Author Noah Milligan will present a special reading from his recently released series of short stories, “Five Hundred Poor.”
The free reading and book signing will begin at 2 p.m. July 15 in The Depot Gallery, 200 S Jones.
Noah Milligan’s debut novel, “An Elegant Theory,” was shortlisted for the Horatio Nelson Fiction Prize and a finalist for Foreword Review’s 2016 Book of the Year. He is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, and his short fiction has appeared in Windmill: The Hofstra University Journal of Literature and Art, Rathalla Review, MAKE Literary Magazine, Storyscape Literary Journal and elsewhere.
“Five Hundred Poor” was released by Central Avenue Publishing in June 2018.
Programs at The Depot are made possible, in part, by grants from the Oklahoma Arts Council and the Norman Arts Council. For more information, go to www.normandepot.org or call 405-307-9320.