Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center | Oklahoma Historical Society Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center | Oklahoma Historical Society Oklahoma Historical Society Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center exhibits take visitors on a journey through history from life before and after the Land Run of 1893, to early settlers, oil and gas, the story of Enid, and Phillips University. A special exhibit gallery features traveling and temporary exhibits. The Heritage Center also offers resources for research, including Enid city directories, newspapers on microfilm, Phillips University yearbooks, and oral histories. The Sons and Daughters of the Cherokee Strip Pioneers created the original museum in the 1960s. In the 1970s the museum moved to its current location and became a property of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center opened in 2011. For more information, visit the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center’s website at www.csrhc.org. Upcoming Events History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip May 2, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Picnic in the Village May 3, 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip May 16, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Art of the Wish exhibit closes May 23 History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip June 6, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Brushes in the Heartland exhibit opens June 9 History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip June 20, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip July 4, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip July 18, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip August 1, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Brushes in the Hearland exhibit closes August 8 History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip August 15, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip September 5, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip September 19, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip October 3, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip October 17, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip November 7, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip November 21, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. History Alive! on the Cherokee Strip December 5, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Humphrey Heritage Village Historic structures in the Humphrey Heritage Village include the 1893 Enid Land Office, a 1902 church, the 1905 Glidewell house, and an 1896 Turkey Creek schoolhouse. In 2024 came the addition of a fifth structure. A one-room log cabin, built after the Land Run of 1893 by the Sneed family near what is now Cleveland, has been rebuilt on the grounds. Enid’s original 1893 US Land Office, originally located on the east side of the Enid city square, was where thousands of claims were filed over 130 years ago. The 1896 Turkey Creek School served as a one-room school for the Imo area until 1947. Reverend Francis Key Brooke first established the 1902 First Episcopal Church of Enid. In 1905, James and Alice Glidewell built their two-story home in Helena. Glidewell was a justice of the peace, banker, and self-taught lawyer. The Sneed Cabin was a simple log home where six of the Sneed’s nine children were born. Today, these historic structures are used for living history programs, classes, and other events. View Collections Online More than 1,000 photographs from the William Edson Photograph Collection, Richard McConkay Photo Collection, and Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Collection are available on The Gateway to Oklahoma History Virtual Tour Take the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center’s virtual tour. Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Plan Your Visit Virtual Tour Online Store Oklahoma Historical Society 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-521-2491 Site Index Press Room Get Updates in Your Inbox Keep up to date with our weekly newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Now