Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    It is an honor and certainly a privilege to serve as the Executive Director of the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum. I have been employed by THSM for almost 20 years and have definitely seen growth and change. I am grateful for our board, our members, our volunteers and especially a professional staff. Our community is in a much better place because of their commitment to telling all of Tulsas stories. I.2020 Highlights - Covid has been a challenge. The museum and administrative offices closed March 19, 2020. Staff came back fulltime to our offices on July 15 Museum opened with shortened hours August 11. All in person programs were canceled at the museum. Continue to do our best to figure out how to reach our audience virtually 1.Museum Numbers A.2,822 museum visitors. B.12 off-site historical presentations. C.Michelle spoke to appx 561. D.THSM hosted 1 Womens Oklahoma Suffrage Celebration, Chautauqua like performers spoke and we marched around the Vintage Gardens. E.37 special events book signings, lectures ALL FREE of CHARGE F.Our website had 1,052,938 views, FB 18,033, Twitter 8,928 and Instagram 1,644. 2.We were unable to host Chautauqua due to Covid. 2021 Plans and contingency plans are both in the works. 3.Because of COVID, we were unable to hold a traditional Hall of Fame event. Instead, we honored Frontline Heroes in five industry sectors: health care workers, first responders, banking, retail and educators, as well as non-profits and volunteers. In October, we displayed three banners announcing Frontline Heroes and notified 163 area businesses, municipalities, non-profits and school districts that their employees were recognized as Frontline Heroes. Free admission was offered to them and their guests for a full year. Despite not having an in-person event, we still netted more than $73,000 from corporate sponsors, individuals and board members. 4.Exhibits A. THSM presented 11 new gallery and community spotlight and off-site exhibits B.THSM received a grant that allowed us to purchase six sets of the Tulsa Race Massacre exhibit, which were given to 5 local library systems throughout eastern Oklahoma and a partner non-profit in Oklahoma City. Prior to the covid shutdown in mid-March, the exhibit had been viewed by more than 35,000. C. New Exhibits in 2020: o Votes for Women: Striking a Four-Letter Word from the Constitution. o Fashionably Tulsa: A Selection of Items from the Janis Updike Walker Collection. o Adah & Bruce: the Controversy Over the Design of Boston Avenue Church. o A couple of short term exhibits in partnership with other organizations were cancelled. D. Coming in 2021: o New exhibit on the Tulsa Race Massacre o Route 66 o Tulsa Club o Tulsa Movie Theaters o Traveling exhibit on Oklahoma Latinx History E. Movie Theaters Book - An exciting new project for the museum began in 2020 co-authoring a book on Tulsas historical movie theaters. The book will be published by Arcadia and released in Fall 2021. Initial research uncovered more than 130 theaters in the Tulsa area. There has been lots of positive feedback from the community and many individuals have shared memories, photographs, and other items. There were also a number of media stories about the project. F. PR Movie Theater book: o TV KOTV, Fox23, KTUL o Print TulsaWorld, Vintage Magazine, Tulsa People o Podcast Tulsa People Share Your Covid Story project: o TV KTUL, RSU-TV o Print Tulsa World, Vintage Magazine Votes for Women there were probably more of these, these are the ones I can remember o TV - KTUL o Print TulsaWorld, Tulsa People, Tulsa Past: o TV - Discover Oklahoma, KTUL G. Social Media projects o Staff worked hard during the months the museum was closed to connect to the public through our social media. We increased our frequency of posts and added some fun activities like puzzles made from historical photos in our collection and an online trivia game. 5. Oral Histories. A. More than 60 histories were recorded in 2018. B. We now have 140 oral histories recorded. 6.Archival A.Total number of all items cataloged for 2020: 5,033 (increase of 66% from 2019) B.Total number of new online digital images added during 2020: 3,770 C.Total number of online digital images available for viewing in database: 38,671Total number of research requests completed for 2020: 407 (increase of 57% from 2019) D.Total number of orders completed for photographic images in 2020: 176 (increase of 259% from 2019) 7.Website A.Launched in early January 2019 and it continues to serve us well. B.We have added a few new features that have made donating on line easier C.Continue to add to the online collections 8.Museum Assessment Program (MAP) A.We successfully completed the organizational assessment module of the Museum Assessment Program sponsored by the American Museum. This assessment is a 10- month process, which was completed in mid-December. B.This assessment process paves the way for national accreditation. 9.Ldor Vdor A.Continues to be in demand and Im very happy to say that the film was an awarded a Heartland Emmy for historical drama. B.That means we are two for two in Emmy awards for documentaries. 10.Oral Histories A.Again, COVID greatly impacted this program B.We recorded 20 new conversations C.Now made available on line 281 expansion of our website content. 11.Guardians A.48 Active members in 2020 B.Provided 1968 hours at $24.96 = $49,121 (about 1/3 of last years hours C.Our Guardians were anxious to get back in the museum and voiced that they feel safe due to our safety protocols. 12. Future Challenges A.Covid still with us o We will follow local recommendations as set out by our mayor and Tulsa Health Department o When the directives begin to say we can have small gatherings, we will have small gatherings until we have that all clear o Rentals - Will continue according to local Health care recommendations B. Facilities o Its a one-hundred-year old house and the museum wing is now 16 years old. o Always have roof leaks and water in the basement but all seem good right now o Install a new fountain on the west lawn after some vandalism. Thank you to Jerry Parkhurst and David Veitch who have moved that project along. o Grounds will need some maintenance C. Funding is always a challenge o We raise every dollar every year o Hopefully, we will have a full scale Hall of Fame event and wont that be fabulous. o Many foundations are reaching their sunset
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    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
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  • Tulsa Historical Society Events

    Tulsa Historical Society and MuseumAnnual Membership Meeting MinutesFebruary 28, 2024 5:00 p.m.Meeting Called to Order 5:07 p.m.1. Interim Executive Director Cray-Bauxmont-Flynn welcomes the membership to the meeting and commenced his presentation.2. Financial highlights for 2023.a. The Hall of Fame event netted $237,705.55 far surpassing previous events.b. Membership income was $102,457.c. Corporate income was $126,664.95, the majority of which came from our new partnership with the Osage Nation. This is notable because we have not historically received much in corporate gifts.d. Board President Dale Mills announced that the board would enter executive session at 4:03 p.m.e. The website logged 635,000 views.f. The Marjorie Tallchief statue is back. We celebrated with the Osage Nation in conjunction with Maria Tallchief being honored by the U.S. Mint in its coin series celebrating important women. Attendees included dignitaries from the Osage Nation, the U.S. Mint, the Federal Reserve, and the Smithsonian. Lilly Gladstone, star of Killers of the Flower Moon, was in attendance, and the buzz is still resonating.3. Highlights from the archives.a. Eric Heckenkemper was hired as a part time assistant to Luke.b. There were 7,274 artifacts catalogued for a total of 115,882 items in our collections.c. There are 67,979 records available and searchable on the website.d. Several significant artifact donations were made in 2023:i. The American Theater Company Collection includes hundreds of images of cast members and theater productions, posters, and memorabilia.ii. The Joseph P. Byrd Collection includes photographs and correspondences from early influential Tulsa families including the Clintons and McBirneys.iii. The Charles H. Faudree Collection includes hundreds of images of interior designs, awards, and publications.iv. The Cedric H. Neel, Jr. and Carole Nelson Neel Collection includes art deco items including pottery, glassware, lamps, lighters, cigarette cases, and small appliances.v. The Paul Roals Collection includes photographs, documents, and other items related to the USS Tulsa, World War II, and aviation in Tulsa.vi. The Tulsa Town Hall Collection includes scrapbooks of photographs and letters from 1935 to present, and includes all speakers.4. Three new exhibits opened in 2023.a. Constructing Tulsa featured the American Theater Company and Oklahoma Impressions.b. Pop-up exhibits are being used in the Community Curated Case. The first pop-up was presented by the League of Women Voters celebrating their 100 year anniversary.c. The newest exhibit is the main gallery exhibit about the 1920s in Tulsa Behind the Veil.d. The community case currently is celebrating Black History Month.e. Future exhibits include Home and Hearth looking at art during the oil boom; Cabinet of Curiosities featuring our staffs favorite things from the archive, some of which have never been on display; Jewish community exhibit; restaurant exhibit.Meeting Adjourned: 5:35 p.m. (approx.)
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    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
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    $824K