Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

In the years leading up to World War II, racial segregation and discrimination were part of daily life for many in the United States. For most African Americans, even the most basic rights and services were fragmented or denied altogether. To be black was to know the limits of freedom—excluded from the very opportunity, equality, and justice on which the country was founded. Yet, once World War II began, thousands of African Americans rushed to enlist, intent on serving the nation that treated them as second-class citizens. They were determined to fight to preserve the freedom that they themselves had been [...]

Summer Chautauqua

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

Enjoy historical tourism at its finest when you attend Summer Chautauqua under the big white tent inside Humphrey Heritage Village at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center. The 2023 theme is American Aviation: Barnstorming to Mach 1. Characters to be portrayed by scholars include: • Eula “Pearl” Carter Scott, portrayed by Selene Phillips The first Native American pilot, Pearl Carter made aviation history in 1929 when she took her first solo flight at the age of 14. Born in Marlow, she was a barnstormer, commercial pilot, stunt pilot, and a crowd favorite at airshows in Oklahoma and Texas. She was inducted [...]

Event Series History Alive!

History Alive!

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

Step back in time and experience life on the Cherokee Strip during History Alive! in the Humphrey Heritage Village. On the first and third Saturday of each month, the historic buildings in the Village come alive with reenactors who are tending their shops, working their trades, or socializing at the Village Church. Visitors can learn about different skills and trades of the time, or file their own land claim in the Land Office. The Village will be Alive! from 11 am to 3 pm on the first and third Saturday of the month.

Event Series History Alive!

History Alive!

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

Step back in time and experience life on the Cherokee Strip during History Alive! in the Humphrey Heritage Village. On the first and third Saturday of each month, the historic buildings in the Village come alive with reenactors who are tending their shops, working their trades, or socializing at the Village Church. Visitors can learn about different skills and trades of the time, or file their own land claim in the Land Office. The Village will be Alive! from 11 am to 3 pm on the first and third Saturday of the month.

Event Series History Alive!

History Alive!

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

Step back in time and experience life on the Cherokee Strip during History Alive! in the Humphrey Heritage Village. On the first and third Saturday of each month, the historic buildings in the Village come alive with reenactors who are tending their shops, working their trades, or socializing at the Village Church. Visitors can learn about different skills and trades of the time, or file their own land claim in the Land Office. The Village will be Alive! from 11 am to 3 pm on the first and third Saturday of the month.

Event Series History Alive!

History Alive!

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

Step back in time and experience life on the Cherokee Strip during History Alive! in the Humphrey Heritage Village. On the first and third Saturday of each month, the historic buildings in the Village come alive with reenactors who are tending their shops, working their trades, or socializing at the Village Church. Visitors can learn about different skills and trades of the time, or file their own land claim in the Land Office. The Village will be Alive! from 11 am to 3 pm on the first and third Saturday of the month.

Event Series History Alive!

History Alive!

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

Step back in time and experience life on the Cherokee Strip during History Alive! in the Humphrey Heritage Village. On the first and third Saturday of each month, the historic buildings in the Village come alive with reenactors who are tending their shops, working their trades, or socializing at the Village Church. Visitors can learn about different skills and trades of the time, or file their own land claim in the Land Office. The Village will be Alive! from 11 am to 3 pm on the first and third Saturday of the month.

This is How we Rebuild Exhibit

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

More information TBA.

Event Series History Alive!

History Alive!

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

Step back in time and experience life on the Cherokee Strip during History Alive! in the Humphrey Heritage Village. On the first and third Saturday of each month, the historic buildings in the Village come alive with reenactors who are tending their shops, working their trades, or socializing at the Village Church. Visitors can learn about different skills and trades of the time, or file their own land claim in the Land Office. The Village will be Alive! from 11 am to 3 pm on the first and third Saturday of the month.

Museum After Dark

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

More information TBA.

Event Series History Alive!

History Alive!

Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center 507 S 4th, Enid, OK, United States

Step back in time and experience life on the Cherokee Strip during History Alive! in the Humphrey Heritage Village. On the first and third Saturday of each month, the historic buildings in the Village come alive with reenactors who are tending their shops, working their trades, or socializing at the Village Church. Visitors can learn about different skills and trades of the time, or file their own land claim in the Land Office. The Village will be Alive! from 11 am to 3 pm on the first and third Saturday of the month.

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