OHS extra!, 06/18/2014

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June 18, 2014
Summer Solstice
Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21, 2014 at 11a.m., 2p.m., and
7p.m.
Spiro Mounds| Spiro, OK
Families can start the summer with a trip to the Spiro Mounds
Archaeological Center for a special guided tour on the summer solstice.
There will be three walks led by archaeologist Dennis Peterson starting
at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday, June 20, and again at the same
times on Saturday, June 21. Each walk will take one mile of easy walking
and last about two hours. There is a $3 per adult and $2 per child fee for
this event in addition to the daily admission fee.
Peterson will talk about the history of the mound site and the American
Indians who built it more than 1,000 years ago. He also will discuss the
reasons for the mounds and the alignment of the some of the mounds to
track the movement of the sun throughout the year. Peterson will tell the
history of the excavations of the site by both archaeologists and looters.
The 7 p.m. walks will allow the observation of the sunset, which is the
most important part of the event, and the twilight wildlife.
OHS EVENTS
Cherokee Strip
Regional Heritage
Center:
6/17-21, Summer
Chautauqua, 877-999-3643
Oklahoma History
Center:
6/18, Lunch and Learn:
Evangelism and Establishing
the Church, 11:30am, (405)
522-5225
6/19, Created Equal Panel
Discussion: Slavery and Jim
Crow in Oklahoma, 7pm,
(405) 522-3602
6/21, Southeastern
Beadwork II, 10am, (405)
522-3602 - FULL
7/16, Lunch and Learn:
Photo Dating and Territorial
Photographers, 11:30am,
(405) 522-5225
7/25-26, Museum Store
Summer Sale, 10am, 405-