Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center

Heritage Center Receives Preservation Award

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center was the recipient of the 2008 Oklahoma Territory Organizational Award for Preservation of State and Local History presented by the Oklahoma Heritage Association. Awards were received at The Oklahoma Heritage Association Annual Membership Meeting & Awards Luncheon held on March 26 at the new Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

The award honors organizations that are committed to preserving state and local history. Two organizational awards were given, one in former Oklahoma Territory and the other in former Indian Territory. The Rogers County Historical Society in Claremore was chosen as the 2008 preservation organization in former Indian Territory. Along with the honor of being chosen, each organization received a $5,000 cash prize.

Other award winners included:
Editorial Award: Muskogee Phoenix, Muskogee
Excellence in Teaching: Janet Bass, Edmond and Earl Dalke, Davis
Distinguished Service: Ken Greenwood, Tulsa

For the most current information on the construction, campaign and programming of the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center please visit the website at www.regionalheritagecenter.org or contact us at (580) 234-8999, P.O. Box 5891, Enid, OK 73702.

Pictured from left to right: Gary Brown, Lew Ward, Myra Ward, Glen D. Johnson, Chairman of the Oklahoma Heritage Association, Andi Holland and Dr. Jerry Blankenship.

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