Oklahoma History Symposium

Join us on Saturday, May 4, for "Perspectives in History." Presented by the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS). The Oklahoma History Symposium is held each spring at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. This one-day symposium offers scholars, historians, authors, and museum professionals a forum to share their work with history enthusiasts.

This event is free, but registration is required. You may order a boxed lunch at the time of registration. Please note our cafe is closed, and boxed lunches will not be available for purchase on the day of the event.

Find a detailed schedule on our website at okhistory.org/symposium.

9:30 a.m. Enjoy networking, coffee and donuts
10 a.m. Meeting of the OHS Membership (open to the public.)
10:15 a.m. Organizational Meeting of the OHS Board of Directors (open to the public)
10:45-11:30 a.m. Exhibitors and Book Signing
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Box lunch pick-up. You must preorder at the time of registration. Please note that the Oklahoma History Center cafe has closed.
11:30 a.m.-Noon Keynote: Edurne Pineda, Consul of Mexico in Oklahoma City

12:15-12:45 p.m.
"Oklahoma Cemeteries and the Stories They Tell," Dr. Shelley Martin-Young, teaching assistant professor, Oklahoma State University
(Chesapeake Event Center)
"Territorial Justice: Oklahoma and the Battle for Educational Rights," Sara Doolittle, assistant professor, University of Central Oklahoma
(Musser Learning Lab)
1-1:30 p.m.
"Indian City USA: A Cherished Community and Place of Sharing Native Culture," Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee Nation), PhD post-doctoral research fellow, University of Waterloo, Ontario; and Randy Palmer (Kiowa/Choctaw Nation), Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society
(Chesapeake Event Center)
"On the Basis of Sex: Exploration of Craig v. Boren," Anna Davis, editor, The Chronicles of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Historical Society
(Musser Learning Lab)
1:45-2:15 p.m.
"Between the Black and White: Asian Americans in the Sooner State, Land Run to Present," Travis Chambers, professor, University of Central Oklahoma
(Chesapeake Event Center)

"Thematic Survey of Calabooses (Tiny Jails) in Oklahoma," Michael Mayes, survey coordinator, State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Society
(Musser Learning Lab)
2:30-3 p.m.
"American Indian Doughboys from Oklahoma: In Their Own Words," Erin Fehr (Yup'ik), assistant director and archivist, Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
(Chesapeake Event Center)
"Jimmy Stewart Papers in Oklahoma City," Jennifer Green, CA, special collections librarian, Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County; Mallory Covington, CA, archival collections manager, Research Division, Oklahoma Historical Society
(Musser Learning Lab)
3:15-3:45 p.m.
"Recent Archaeological Investigations at the Edwards-Hardaway Store Site (34LT435), Latimer County," Kristina Wyckoff, historical archaeologist, Oklahoma State Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Society
(Chesapeake Event Center)
"The Curious Case of the Missing Ladies Toilet Room," Mike Kertok, architect
(Musser Learning Lab)
4-4:30 p.m.
"Activism and Leadership in 20th-Century Oklahoma," Natalie Panther, assistant professor of history; Chelsea Ball, assistant professor of history, director of museum studies; Patricia Loughlin, professor of history; all of the University of Central Oklahoma
(Chesapeake Event Center)
"Luck is a Fortune," Robert Pickering, R. M. and Ida McFarlin Dean of the Library, University of Tulsa
(Musser Learning Lab)

12:15-1 p.m.
"To Intern or Not to Intern: Faculty and Student Perspectives on Public History Internships," Michelle Martin, assistant professor of history and coordinator of public history certificate, Northeastern State University (NSU); Isaac Carroll, student intern, Carl Albert College Archives and Special Collections and senior at NSU; Alex Joffee, student intern at Fort Gibson Historic Site and senior at NSU; Vo Sanders, student intern at the Cherokee National Research Center and a recent graduate of NSU
(OERB Classroom)
1:15-2 p.m.
"Different Sources of Funding," Lynda Ozan, deputy state historic preservation officer, State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Society
(OERB Classroom)
2:15-3 p.m.
"There are Many Oklahoma Histories: Working with Underrepresented Communities to Build a More Inclusive Story," Carrie Fox, educator Oklahoma History Center Museum, Oklahoma Historical Society; Adrian Pan, student intern, Oklahoma History Center Museum and senior at the Oklahoma School of Science and Math
(OERB Classroom)

Event Venue

Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, United States