Cherokee strip Regional Heritage center. Its a little over an hour. Tonight, professor byron price is going to tell us about exploration in the cattle drive era 1865 and 1893. Professional price currently holds the charles m. Russell memorial chair and is director of the charles m. Russell center for the study of western art at the university of oklahoma. He is also director of the university of oklahoma press. He graduated from the United States military academy at west point in 1970. He earned an m. A. In Museum Science at the Texas Tech University in 1977. Well have to forgive him that he is a texan. He has nearly 25 Years Experience in the museum profession, including executive director of the panhandle historical museum. Executive director of the National Cowboy hall of fame. And western Heritage Center in oklahoma city. And executive director of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in cody, wyoming. Published numerous Journal Articles on western American History of art and written
He has nearly 25 Years Experience in the museum profession, including executive director of the panhandle historical museum. Executive director of the National Cowboy hall of fame. And western Heritage Center in oklahoma city. And executive director of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in cody, wyoming. Published numerous Journal Articles on western American History of art and written several books including cowboys of the American West and the chuck wagon cookbook. If youd like to learn more about the chuckwagon cookbook, why, professor price will be here afterwards over here at the desk to sign copies of that and to talk with you about chuckwagon cooking. In addition to his writings, he has served as a consultant for several Television Series and specials, including for the history and discovery channel, unsolved mysteries, the gunfight at the o. K. Corral and cowboys and outlaws. Also, he has been a consultant on programs for Oklahoma Public television, including cowboys of the tal
We are at the 1854 detroit observatory. It is the second oldest building on the university of michigan campus. Only the president s house is older. And this is the first building built that was a dedicated Scientific Research facility. The building is part of a campaign to transform the university of michigan that was first proposed by henry philip tappen. He didnt get here until 1852. When he did, he wanted to transform it into a research university. Prior to that time it was a provincial college where you had to know your classical greek and latin. He was really into the impression educational system. There was a real focus not only on literature, but scientific curriculum. And you learned by doing. So not just raiding from a book and standing up and reciting but conducting experiments on your on. U learning to use the tools and pushing the frontier. So tappan really wanted to institute that here. And in the 1850s, astronomy was really fundamental to other sign enss. In part because
If you're looking for the most active and terrifying paranormal places in the Sooner State, look no further than this allegedly haunted museum located in N.W. Oklahoma. The ghosts of the past are very much present.