OAA Member Amy Pence and her colleagues were recently awarded the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant to enhance the Cleveland County Historical Society and The Moore-Lindsay Historic House Museum in Norman, Oklahoma. They plan to add multi-sensory items in the house museum to enhance the experience with smells, sounds, and tactile …
The year 2020 marks 100 years since the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment. The Oklahoma Historical Society is celebrating with exhibits, programs, and events. The Oklahoma Historical Society and the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center are pleased to present This Land is Herland, a series of three programs on women’s …
OAA is celebrating American Archives Month by offering three free 30-minute webinars each focusing on a different digital platform utilizing Zoom. During these 30-minute sessions you will get an introduction to the platform, a demonstration of how it works and time for follow-up questions. Signup for all or just the …
Join your fellow archivists at the OAA’s 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting Friday October 2, 20209:30 AM – 3:30 PM Members – FREE / Non-Members – $25(First 20 non-members registered are FREE) SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE
The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will open applications for the 2020/2021 grant cycle of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program on Friday, September 11. This grants-in-aid program sets aside $500,000 to award grants ranging from $500 to $20,000 to municipal, county or tribal governments and not-for-profit historical organizations, as well …
OAA institutional member, Metropolitan Library System, is now offering historical tours of Oklahoma City. Find out more information on their website: https://www.metrolibrary.org/okctours
OAA Board member and archivist at The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Rachel Henson was named in the acknowledgments of a recent episode of “The Last Archive” by historian and podcaster, Jill Lepore. Listen here: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/lastarchive?selected=CAD1171204938
Join us Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00 PM CST for a virtual membership meeting. This meeting is an opportunity to check in with members as well as discuss ideas for the annual fall meeting. The Zoom meeting details are below. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/98959346348?pwd=MGpQd3NpR0FsOU9nQ3JaTFNqcVFCdz09Meeting ID: 989 5934 6348Password: 1fmkU9P68W
Sarah Milligan is requesting those archival organizations with material related to the Tulsa Race Massacre (from a single item to a complex collection) respond to a brief survey related to these holdings. The survey is in anticipation of an upcoming teacher’s workshop in Tulsa related to this history, but I am also …
We are excited to announce a new OAA webinar, “Get the Word: A Framework for Promoting Collections” which will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 2 pm CST. Led by Bonnie Cain-Wood, Communications Services Manager at the Oklahoma State University Library, this session will begin by walking participants …
