Join our team! We’re currently hiring for positions at:
• Hunter’s Home in Park Hill
• Oklahoma History Center in OKC
• Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office in OKC
• Oklahoma Territorial Museum in Guthrie

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We've been collecting, preserving, and sharing the history and culture of Oklahoma for 131 years! If you'd like to help us, you can become a member of the OHS for as little as $50 a year. More info: okhistory.org/support/member…

It’s our birthday 🥳 On May 27, 1893, the Oklahoma Historical Society was founded by members of the Territorial Press Association in Kingfisher, O.T.

Pretty amazing, right? We’ve been collecting, preserving, & sharing Oklahoma’s history for more than 130 years!

Due to power outages cause by severe weather, the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will be closed until further notice.

We apologize for the inconvenience & appreciate your understanding! #okwx

In 2026 Historic #Route66 will turn 100 years old. Be part of the centennial celebration by sharing your story! 🎉

Your story will help enrich this momentous anniversary.

See examples & Share Your Story!
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#SavingPlaces

Thanks to the William G. Pomeroy Foundation for our Pomeroy Prize Pack!

After the 4th annual #NationalHistoricMarkerDay in April, our staff were honored as the Largest Volunteer Group 🧽🪣 We cleaned more than 20 historical markers across Oklahoma!

August 1955

'Officers D. C. Sharber and Jim Grounds found 18 bales of hay in the middle of the street at SW 15 and Agnew, and the owner, after being located, said the officers could have it.' - Oklahoma Historical Society

#ThrowBackThursday

🎙️New episode out today! We explore the birth of the state park system in Oklahoma in 1935. We cover the original 7 state parks and the important role of the CCC in building them. Our guest is Dr. Matthew Pearce, state historian at the Oklahoma Historical Society.

Photo from #ThisDayInHistory – Armed Forces Day parade in downtown Oklahoma City – May 20, 1950
These U.S. Army soldiers were stationed at Fort Sill & many of them had also served during World War II.

(OHS photo) #ArmedForcesDay

Thanks to the Tulsa World for this great article about newly acquired collections at OKPOP Museum!
We received donations from the families of Tony Randall, Mel McDaniel, Norman Dolph, Sally Ann Forrester, Archie Goodwin, & Jerry Nelson. Read more ⤵️
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55 years ago today, the crew of Apollo 10 (Gene Cernan, John Young, and Tom Stafford) launched on a mission nearly identical to Apollo 11 with one exception: they didn't land on the Moon. Learn more about the mission. More: s.si.edu/43xQngh

It’s a beautiful day at Fort Towson Historic Site! We’re ready to welcome you to the fort’s 200th Commemoration event—see you soon!

📍 Ft. Towson, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory – est. 1824

F. B. Severs Cash Store in Okmulgee, Indian Territory, c. 1868

(OHS Photograph Collection) #Provisions

“We are reaching out to creatives themselves and reaching out to their estates and families and management,” he said. “We really want to be collaborative in our storytelling at OKPOP. We are really wanting to inspire and encourage our visitors.' tulsaworld.com/life-entertain…

Step back in time with our staff from Fort Towson Historic Site! They have an informative new “Towson Tales” video series ➡ okhistory.org/towsontales

📅 And we invite you to join us this Saturday, May 18, at 10am for Fort Towson’s 200th Commemoration event!

Someday I’ll be able to walk by the Oklahoma Historical Society book store without spending money but that wasn’t today.

Happy birthday to Oscar Jacobson! He painted over 500 pieces over the course of his career. You can see this piece 'Byzantine Rocks' in room 1 of the Museum.
#artistbirthday #oklahomaartists

Artist Lucas Simmons unveiled his newest painting in the 'Labor Omnia Vincit' series in the Oklahoma State Capitol ground floor rotunda today. This painting portrays labor and laborers in northwest Oklahoma.

Photos from #ThisDayInHistory – Aerial view of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory – May 13, 1889
Learn more about the town's history by visiting the Oklahoma Territorial Museum & historic 1902 Carnegie Library in Guthrie, OK.
🕰️ Regular hours are Tues. through Sat. from 9am to 5pm

Happy Mother’s Day!

(Photos from OHS collections) #Mom #Mother #Family #Mother sDay