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Voices and Votes: Democracy in America: Introductory Video

The SWOSU Library, in partnership with Oklahoma Humanities, brings Voices and Votes: Democracy in America to western Oklahoma. This Smithsonian traveling exhibit will be open Oct. 26 - Dec. 7, 2024.

Museum on Main Street

The mission of the Museum on Main Street is to share the Smithsonian's vast collection of historical resources with small-town America. The Museum on Main Street's traveling exhibits engage audiences and offer rural communities a way to experience and appreciate America's heritage. The Voices and Votes: Democracy in America exhibit is currently on display in Oklahoma, Florida, and North Carolina.

Schedule: Oral History - Voices of Western Oklahoma

The SWOSU Library is conducting an oral history project to complement the traveling Smithsonian Exhibit, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America. The interviews will become part of the exhibit and  added to the SWOSU Digital Archive. There, these recorded histories will be maintained in perpetuity.

Find the date for your community and join us to share your thoughts on democracy in western Oklahoma.

Dates:

June 20th  / 4 pm/ Thomas / Hazel Cross Library

June 27th / 9:30 am/ Weatherford/ Weatherford Pioneer Center, 1000 Gartrell Pl, Craft Room

July 1st/ 5:30 pm/ Cordell/ Cordell Public Library

July 8th / 5:30 pm/ Clinton/ Clinton Public Library

July 11th/ 4 pm/ Cheyenne/ Minnie R. Slief Library

July 18th/ 4pm/ Seiling/ Seiling Public Library

July 25th / 9:30 am/ Weatherford/ Weatherford Pioneer Center, 1000 Gartrell Pl, Craft Room

Voices of Western Oklahoma