OHS - Key Persons
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- Archivist / Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
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- Director of Honey Springs Battlefield
Alan Loeffler is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with an engineering degree. After graduation he began working with students as a staff member with Campus Crusade for Christ for seven years in Illinois and Beirut, Lebanon. He then worked in Oklahoma City at his family's HVAC distribution business for forty-three years. He and his wife Deborah retired from the business in 2020 after leading the company for over thirty years.
His interests in history encompass family, company, and engineering society. Loeffler took up the mantle of family historian from his mother, who saved all kinds of photos and records, and has made some interesting discoveries of "lost" family members. The family business, Federal Corporation, is a 104-year-old company. Recently, a treasure trove of construction blueprints from the early 1900s of Oklahoma commercial buildings Loeffler's grandfather worked on were discovered. These old blueprints are being processed and offered to the present-day owners of schools, hospitals, hotels, and office buildings.
Loeffler also held the office of historian for ten years for the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, an HVAC engineering society, writing numerous articles concerning Oklahoma individuals and past HVAC projects.
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- Curator of Collections / Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
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- Director of Communications
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- Membership Officer / Administration
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- Editor, the Chronicles of Oklahoma / Administration
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- Director of Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center / Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
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- Registrar / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Director of the Fred and Addie Drummond Home / Fred and Addie
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- Research Assistant / Research
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- Newspaper Technician / Research
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- Senior Library Technician / Research
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- Development Officer / Administration
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- Education Coordinator / Will Rogers Memorial Museum
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- Storytelling Project Coordinator
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- Trunk Coordinator / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Events / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Director of Fort Towson Historic Site
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- Research Assistant / Research
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- Director of the Research Division / Research
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- Director of Museums and Historic Sites
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- Construction / Maintenance Technician
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- Director of Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Museum / Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
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- Micrographics Lab Specialist / Research
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- Administrative Technician I
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- Regional Director of the Museums and Historic Sites Division
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- Kirkpatrick Family Archive Archivist / Research
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- Construction Inspector / Museums and Historic
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- Administrative Assistant / Administration
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- Gift Shop Attendant / Will Rogers Memorial Museum
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- Film and Video Archivist / Research
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- Editor, the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture / Administration
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- Named State Historian
- State Historian / Administration
Dr. Michelle M. Martin, an assistant professor of history and coordinator of the public history certificate in the Department of History at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, will present a program for Women's History Month at Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center. The presentation is scheduled for Saturday, March 30, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and is titled "I Thought This Place Doomed: Emma Caroline Morley and Sterling Price's Failed Raid of 1864." In the fall of 1864, Confederate General…
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michelle M. Martin\, an assistant professor of history and coordinator of the public history certificate in the Department of History at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah\, will present a program for Women's History Month at Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center. The presentation is scheduled for Saturday\, March 30\, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and is titled "I Thought This Place Doomed: Emma Caroline Morley and Sterling Price's Failed Raid of 1864." \nIn the fall of 1864\, Confederate General Sterling Price embarked upon a last-ditch effort to shore up support for the Confederacy in Missouri. In addition\, Price sought to launch raids into eastern Kansas and control the all-important military road that ran from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Scott and down into the Indian Territory. At the same time\, Emma Caroline Morley\, a young woman from Ohio\, left the safety of her home and traveled to St. Louis. Emma wanted to secure a position for herself as a nurse at Benton Barracks. When her dream of becoming a nurse was quashed because she was too young\, Emma pushed westward to join her brother in Fort Scott\, Kansas. Little could Emma know that her travel coincided with Price's raid. When Emma arrived in Fort Scott\, however\, Price's forces were not far behind\, and she\, along with other townsfolk\, evacuated to the Kansas prairie for safety. Despite the danger she faced\, Emma kept a diary that provides historians with a unique perspective on the war in the Western theater. Join Dr. Martin as she shares Emma's amazing story\, learn how the war impacted civilians and dive deeper into women's roles during this critical period in American history. \n \nDr. Martin is a Michigander by birth and a Kansan and Oklahoman by choice. Martin is a historian who earned her doctorate at the University of New Mexico in May 2022. Her research probes interracial marriage\, gender\, race and power in the Mvskoke Nation in the Indian Territory from 1870-1897. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in history at Western Michigan University. After graduating\, Martin embarked on a nearly 20-year career in academic and public history. For nine years\, she taught full-time and part-time at the two-year and four-year college levels in Kansas and Oklahoma. She also worked in the television and film industry for nearly 10 years as a researcher\, scriptwriter and field producer. She has contributed to projects that aired on PBS\, A&E\, History Channel\, Investigation Discovery and at National Park Service units in Kansas\, Missouri and Arkansas. For several years\, Martin worked as a museum director\, and she has served on numerous museum boards and has provided consulting services for small museums in Kansas and Oklahoma. Martin has also lectured on various historical topics across the country for museums\, state and national historic sites\, and educational institutions. \nThe presentation is included with paid admission. After the program\, visitors are encouraged to tour the center's exhibits\, view the 3D The Battle of Honey Springs film\, buy newly stocked items from the gift shop and tour the largest Civil War battlefield in Oklahoma. For more information call 918-617-7125 or email honeysprings@history.
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- Construction / Maintenance Technician / Will Rogers Memorial Museum
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- Event Supervisor / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Oklahoma History Center Director of Operations / Administration
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- Curator of Collections / Oklahoma Territorial Museum
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- Editor and Social Media Manager / Communications
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- Research Assistant / Research
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- Accounting Technician
- Finance
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- Chief Financial Officer and Legislative Liaison / Finance
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- Events Coordinator / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Construction / Maintenance / Museums and Historic
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- Curator of Collections / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Manuscripts Processing Archivist / Research
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- Digital Archivist / Research
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- Digital Imaging Specialist / Research
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- Manuscripts Technician / Research
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- Photo Archives Specialist / Research
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- Director of the Museum of the Western Prairie / Museum of the Western Prairie
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- Director of the Fort Gibson Historic Site
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- Curator / Will Rogers Memorial Museum
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- Director of the Pioneer Woman Museum and Statue / Pioneer Woman Museum
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- Admissions Coordinator / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Gift Shop Manager / Will Rogers Memorial Museum
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- Web and Visual Communications Manager / Communications
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- Director of Communications
- Media Contact
- Director of Communications / Communications
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- Customer Service Associate / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Administrative Assistant / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Film and Video Specialist / Research
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- Administrative Technician
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- Photo Archivist / Research
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- Lead Nature Education Walk at Fort Towson Historic Site
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- Deputy Executive Director / Administration
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- Research Collections Specialist / Research
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- Graphic Artist / Museums and Historic
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- Administrative Assistant / Museums and Historic
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- Customer Service Representative I
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- Agency Logistics Coordinator / Finance
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- Museum Store Supervisor / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Human Resources Manager / Administration
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- Events / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Deputy Director of the Research Division / Research
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- IT Coordinator / Administration
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- Director of the Oklahoma History Center Museum / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
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- Archival Collections Manager / Research
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- Construction / Maintenance in Exhibit Shop / Museums and Historic
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- Technical Services Technician / Research
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- Manuscripts Specialist / Research
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- Research Assistant / Research
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- Registrar - Collections Specialist / Oklahoma Territorial Museum
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- Maintenance / Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
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- Exhibits Manager / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Regional Director of the Museums and Historic Sites Division / Fred and Addie
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- Membership and Development Assistant / Administration
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- Director of Strategic Initiatives / Administration
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- Newsletter Editor, Mistletoe Leaves and EXTRA! Communications
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- Exhibit Designer / Museums and Historic
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- Section 106 Technical Services Assistant / 405 - 521 - 6386
- Technical Services Coordinator
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- Media / Will Rogers Memorial Museum
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- Director of the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
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- Marketing Director / Will Rogers Memorial Museum
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- Supervisor Construction / Maintenance
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- Director of the Sod House Museum / Sod House Museum
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- Director of Construction and Maintenance
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- Construction / Maintenance Technician / Administration
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- Library Technician and Volunteer Coordinator / Research
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- Director of the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
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- Construction / Maintenance Technician
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- Events / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Multicultural Officer / Administration
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- Tax Program Coordinator / Historic Preservation Architect
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- Department Supervisor
- Newspaper Department Supervisor / Research
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- Deputy Director of the Oklahoma History Center Museum / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Event Coordinator / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Graphic Designer / Communications
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- Optical Imaging Specialist / Research
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- Coordinator
- CLG Coordinator / Oklahoma Centennial Farm & Ranch Coordinator
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- Volunteer Coordinator / Oklahoma History Center Museum Marketing / Oklahoma History Center Museum
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- Director of Hunter 's Home
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- Executive Director of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum
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- Digital Archive Assistant
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- Executive Director / Administration
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- Events / Oklahoma History Center Museum
Will Rogers Memorial Museum, 1720 West Will Rogers Boulevard Claremore, OK 74017
Spend afternoons during spring break at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Events are planned every day from March 18 to 22 between 1 and 3 p.m. to keep kids learning and entertained during their school break. Each activity is based on some aspect of Will Rogers' extraordinary life, ranging from his time as a cowboy to his love of aviation. All children under 17 are admitted free during spring break thanks to a donation by Win and Kay Ingersoll. The…
Will Rogers Memorial Museum, 1720 West Will Rogers Boulevard Claremore, OK 74017
On Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m., author Gary Clayton Anderson will make a presentation about his book Will Rogers and His America (2023). Anderson is a George Lynn Cross Research professor at the University of Oklahoma. He will discuss the title, its new afterword, and the differences he found between the cowboy-trick-roping Will Rogers and the widely-read journalist. He points out Will's influence during the social, political, and economic transformations of the Roaring Twenties and Great Depression. The first…
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- Exhibits Specialist / Oklahoma History Center Museum