Don’t miss this family-friendly hands-on event!

A variety of demonstrations, heritage crafts, and hands-on activities will take place both outside and inside the museum building during the Heritage Day event.

Outside, visitors can make a yarn doll and a harmonica and Churn butter. Card wool, weave on a loom, play games of yesteryear, and wash clothes using a vintage wringer. Demonstrations will include blacksmithing and weaving. Pleasant Valley School will share activities reminiscent of a school day in 1890.

Inside the museum, you’ll experience the sounds of the museum’s Regina music box and the sights of a Zoetrope and a magic lantern (an early version of a slide projector). Representatives from the Payne County Historical Committee will share items of Payne County history as they demonstrate one of the museum’s new interactive screens. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Center will help those researching their family genealogy.

Admission is free; however, donations are always welcome!

The event was purposefully scheduled to coincide with the Stillwater Art Festival and the Red Dirt Film Festival so there’s even more to do and see!