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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Edin to Discuss the Instability and Complexity of Families OKLAHOMA CAPITOL -- Kathy Edin, Ph.D., will open a dialog on why families have children but choose not to commit to marriage at noon, Dec. 8 at the Oklahoma History Center , 2401 N. Laird Ave. , Oklahoma City . Through research on poverty and family relationships, Edin will provide insight on why many poor families choose not to marry. She...
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Moving at the Speed of Creativity (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
These are my notes from the panel presentation, “Unlocking the Past: Techniques for Conducting Meaningful Interviews” at COHE: Committee for Oral History Education Comments from Larry O’Dell, Director of Collections, Oklahoma History Center Research Department Every year we have a year-long exhibit, and we spend 2 years getting ready for that - for any exhibit, we want to include...
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Moving at the Speed of Creativity (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
These are my notes from Donald Ritchie’s presentation, “Fast Forward: Oral History in the 21st Century” on November 12, 2009, at the “Oral History for the 21st Century” Symposium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This conference is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, Oklahoma Humanities Council,...
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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
Join Governor Brad Henry and first lady Kim Henry for a fun-filled day of exploring Oklahoma's rich heritage and diversity. This statewide free festival offers people of all ages a "hands-on" opportunity to explore and experience a wealth of attractions, activities, exhibits and demonstrations. It takes place at the Oklahoma History Center on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 10 am to 5 pm....
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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 02/08/2009
In the beginning, the Carl Albert Center at the University of Oklahoma launched a leadership program for undergraduate women called the National Education for Women's Leadership program or N.E.W. Leadership. It continues to be a fabulous leadership development opportunity for Oklahoma women - if I DO say so myself. (Along with Dr. Cindy Rosenthal, I had the joy of designing and running N.E.W. Leadership...
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Uptown Girls RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 21/06/2009
Examiner.com Participant Don Davis tells convincing story in Good Ole Fashion ... NewsOK.com, OK His story was among eight lies told in good fun during the Good Ole Fashion Liar's Contest. The contest Saturday was sponsored by the Oklahoma History Center and the Oklahoma Folklife Council as part of the Oklahoma Folklife Festival. ... Oklahoma Folklife festival at history center Norman Transcript all...
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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Tomorrow is a big day. The Oklahoma Women's Coalition hosts its first Annual Business Meeting and Issues Forum at the Oklahoma History Center. We have 26 organizational members and 175 individual members and over 100 of them are coming for the full afternoon. We'll do a full business meeting followed by an expert panel on aging, violence and incarceration as those issues impact women in Oklahoma. Then...
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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 20/05/2009
Don’t miss the Oklahoma Women’s Coalition Issues Forum held in conjunction with their annual business meeting on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Please join us at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City to hear experts in incarceration ( Dr. Laura Pitman , Oklahoma Department of Corrections), violence ( Marcia Smith , Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual...
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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 19/05/2009
Please join us for the 2009 N.E.W. (National Education for Women's) Leadership Reception featuring Debbie Walsh , Director Center for American Women and Politics Rutgers University Thursday, May 21, 8:00AM Oklahoma History Center 2401 N. Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK (View Map) RSVP: 405-325-6372; carlalbertcenter@ou.edu Tickets are $35 ($20 tax-deductible); $15 for students. An insightful analyst of...
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Tahlequah Daily Press--Features (Free subscription) | 13/05/2009
Published May 13, 2009 11:34 am - May 13, 2009Locals weigh in on state rock songThe Flaming Lips tune, “Do You Realize?” was given the honor through an executive order from the governor.By TEDDYE SNELL Press Staff Writer Rock music has, without a doubt, sparked controversy since its inception.Folks didn’t want their kids listening to Elvis Presley in the 1950s, or the Beatles in the...
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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 30/04/2009
Eric Scott Thunander will share his personal story of how surviving abuse and disability didn’t deter him from accomplishing his goals. Thunander is the final speaker of the spring 2009 Practice and Policy Lecture Series to be held at noon, May 15 at the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird Ave., Oklahoma City. Thunander said, "A lot of people give up too easy because society says, ‘You're...
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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 28/04/2009
May 2, 2009, starts the Oklahoma History Center's exhibit on the history of rock and roll in Oklahoma. Artists featured include Wanda Jackson, Eddie Cochran, Leon Russell, Jim Keltner, Carl Radle, J. J. Cale and others. There may also be monthly concerts in which an artist will talk and provide a live concert. Cool!
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BlogOklahoma.us (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Received this from e-mail this morning. The Oklahoma History Center and OHS Kids are having a student art contest this fall. The Oklahoma History Center and the OHS Kids! website invite students to participate the "This is My Family" Student Art Contest, just in time for Family History Month! Students can use pencil, crayon, or paint to show us how they see their family. The contest is open...
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Moving at the Speed of Creativity (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Our family had a great time this afternoon at the annual Septemberfest event sponsored by the Oklahoma History Center. Here are a few of the highlights I caught with my camera. My favorite moments of the day were listening to cowboy re-enactor Whit Edwards tell about life for the cowboys working on the great plains following [...]
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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
The Oklahoma Depaetment of Tourism reports that the ten finalists for the Official Rock 'n Roll Song of Oklahoma will be announced Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Event Center at the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird Avenue, in Oklahoma City. The announcement will be made by the selection committee consisting of Dr. Hugh Foley of Rogers State University, Angie DeVore of DFEST...
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