Welcome!
The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, is a historical museum telling the fascinating story of the settlement and development of Northwest Oklahoma, beginning with the Land Run of 1893. Through interactive exhibits, events and programs, the Heritage Center makes learning a fun and engaging experience for all ages.
Claiming our past, inspiring our future!
Family Saturdays
Activities are Free with Admission!
Saturday, May 18, 2013 Families have the opportunity to spend an afternoon at Turkey Creek School making crafts with the schoolmarm and playing historic games. The living history activities offer a fun way to learn the history of the region and help develop a deeper appreciation for why and how tasks were accomplished in the early pioneering days of the Cherokee Strip. Spending time at Turkey Creek School allows kids to experience a typical school day in 1910. One Saturday each month the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will host living history activities for the whole family in Humphrey Heritage Village from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
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Open Day at Turkey Creek School
On Friday, May 24, 2013 the doors of Turkey Creek School will open to all students 3rd - 8th grade. The school day begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. following a tour of the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center. The fee is $5 per student and class photographs are available for $7.
Students will be greeted by the schoolmarm who will take them through their daily studies of reading, writing and ciphering as it would have been taught in the Cherokee Outlet in 1910. Each student will have a slate, chalk, ink and nib pen to work with during their visit to Turkey Creek School. Students are encouraged to wear period clothing and bring their lunch pails filled with a typical 1910 Oklahoma lunch. After lunch students play on the Village grounds enjoying age-old games such as drop the handkerchief and red rover. Call the Education Department today to reserve your student for Open Day at Turkey Creek School (580)237-1907 x227. |
Ladies' Victorian Tea & Brunch
Friday, May 31, 2013
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Humphrey Heritage Village Green Tickets $30 Kindly respond by May 17 to 580.237.1907 x221 |
Summer Chautauqua
Anything Goes: America in the 1920’s
June 11 - June 15 |
History Explorers Frontier Adventure
Day Camp June 24 - June 28
7:30 A.M. to 5:15 P.M. 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Registration deadline May 31 |
Contact Us
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
507 S. 4th Street Enid, OK 73701 (580) 237-1907 E-mail: csrhcinfo@okhistory.org Click here to sign up for the E-Newsletter Hours |
