Oklahoma Historical Society / SHPO
Upcoming
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDTThe Chapman family – P.A. and Roxana Chapman and their children and grandchildren – are well known for their role in the oil and gas industry and as prominent philanthropists in Oklahoma and Texas. Less known is their significance as innovative ag...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024 · 10:00 AM CSTThis training is intended to provide and introduction or refresher to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). We will strive to convey the importance of the Section 106 process and to assist those who may be involved in the p...
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Friday, November 15, 2024 · 10:00 AM CSTLynda Ozan, Deputy SHPO will lead the presentation on the National Register of Historic Places. Topics will include criteria for listing, criteria considerations and areas of significance.
On-demand
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 · 2:00 PM CDTEver wondered what those little buildings in town were for? Many of them were calabooses, or tiny jails, and housed the town's tipsy, disorderly, and dangerous. Join Michael Mayes, SHPO's National Register coordinator, for a look at Oklahoma's ca...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDTStones used to hold down lodge covers survive as circular "tipi rings" over much of the Great Plains and are often used by archaeologists as evidence of both short- and long-term camp locations. While studies of stone ring sites are commonplace in...
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Thursday, August 8, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDTThis Lunch and Learn presentation will discuss the Collections housed in the Maps Division at the Edmon Low Library at Oklahoma State University and provide guidance on how to access these materials.
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Thursday, July 11, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDTCatherine Lavoie, Chief of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) of the National Park Service (NPS), will talk about the program, how and why it was started, its mission, and its value, with a look at HABS work in Oklahoma. HABS was establ...
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Thursday, June 27, 2024 · 2:00 PM CDTJoin Oklahoma Historical Society board member, Kenneth Sivard, to learn about Masonic Lodges of Oklahoma.
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Thursday, June 20, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDTIn this “Lunch and Learn” webinar, Dr. Jeff Fortney will delve into the complex figure of Robert M. Jones, a Choctaw man who became one of the South’s wealthiest individuals through his involvement in slavery, commerce, and land acquisition during...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 · 10:00 AM CDTKnowing what should be in a Historic Preservation Tax Credit project submission can be daunting to the point of even knowing where to start can be overwhelming. In this workshop, we will look at an actual tax credit project that successfully went ...
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Monday, May 13, 2024 · 10:00 AM CDTParticipants will learn about the federal and state investment tax credits for certified rehabilitation of a certified historic structure. A detailed discussion of the Historic Preservation Certification Application, Parts 1, 2, and 3 will guide o...
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 · 10:00 AM CDTThis workshop will expand upon the discussion of Section 106 agreement documents provided in the Section 106 workshop. This will include a review of Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) and Programmatic Agreements (PA); the purpose each type of document s...
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 · 10:00 AM CDTSection 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires federal agencies to first consider the effects of projects on important historical resources before funding, constructing, or permitting them. This training is intended (1) to p...
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 · 12:00 PM CDTThe State of Oklahoma and Indian Territories are home to various African-Diasporic people groups, from Five Tribes Freedmen Communities to All-Black Towns and beyond. In this “Lunch and Learn” webinar, attorney, genealogist, and community historia...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 · 2:00 PM CDTThe second installment in OK/SHPO's 2024 Speaker Series "Everyday Oklahoma: Fascinating Stories about Familiar Places."
Past
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Monday, September 12, 2022 · 12:00 PM CDTThe Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is pleased to host Dr. Sarah Trabert of the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Brandi Bethke with the Oklahoma Archeological Survey, and Gary McAdams, with the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, as they ...
