Museum on Main Street
MoMS| Nowata County Historical Society & Museum
136 S. Oak Street
Nowata, OK 74048
Tue-Sat: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Sun: 12:00 PM to 4:00pm April 13, 2024 - May 25, 2024
Event Details
This spring, summer, and fall, six small towns in Oklahoma will explore and reflect on the responsibilities of citizenship when they host Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Steet (MoMS) program. Running for six weeks at each site, the exhibit opens at the Nowata Historical Society & Museum and will then travel to the Bristow Train Depot & Museum, Anadarko Community Library, Cheyenne-Roger Mills County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, the Al Harris Library at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, and finally the Bethany Library.
On April 13, 2024, join the Nowata Historical Society & Museum as they open the Voices and Votes tour at 10:00 AM with a ribbon-cutting and mayoral proclamation followed by ongoing voter registration, films about democracy and voting, and even chances to meet Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty. On Sunday afternoon, April 14, enjoy a special hour long musical concert by the Nowata Community Choir.
Don't miss these additional opportunities during Nowata's six-week run!
- YouTube films focused on democracy and voting for kids as well as Will Rogers discussing democracy
- Red Skelton explaining the Pledge of Allegiance
- Daily group tours of the Glass Mansion
- Special events each Saturday hosted by the League of Women Voters, Prarie Grass Productions Re-enactment Group, Little History Adventures by Kay Little, and the American Legion
- Patriotic sing-alongs and tours of the stained glass at the Presbyterian Church at 4:00 PM each Sunday