February 4, 2012Muskogee-Meeting 2:00PM to 4:00PMIf you are near the Muskogee area, please attend the following meeting:Martin Luther King Center627 N. 3rd St Muskogee Ok, 74401
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February 25, 2012Community Meeting 1:00PM to 3:00PM Location: TBAMarch 17, 2012Genealogy Work-Shop 1:00PM to 3:00PM Martin Luther King Center 627 N. 3rd St Muskogee Ok, 74401
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Dr. Joseph Opala is the guest speaker at the MCIFB’S August 6, 2011, community meeting in Wewoka OK. Location and time will be announced soon!Attend the meeting and find out how the Creek and Seminole Indian Freedmen connect to the Gullah people and Sierra LeoneOpala is an American historian who documented the "Gullah Connection," the historical link between the Gullah people in South Carolina and Georgia, and the West African nation of Sierra Leone. The Gullah are a distinctive group of Black Americans from South Carolina and Georgia in the southeastern United States. They live in small farming and fishing communities along the Atlantic coastal plain and on the chain of Sea Islands which runs parallel to the coast. Because of their geographical isolation and strong community life, the Gullah have been able to preserve more of their African cultural heritage than any other group of Black Americans.They speak a creole language similar to Sierra Leone Krio, use African names, tell African folktales, make African-style handicrafts such as baskets and carved walking sticks, and enjoy a rich cuisine based primarily on rice. Opala has also done extensive research on the Bunce Island slave castle in Sierra Leone. Opala's research resulted in three historic African-American homecomings to Sierra Leone: the Gullah Homecoming (1989), the Moran Family Homecoming (1997), and Priscilla’s Homecoming (2005). Opala helped produce documentary films that cover these events and the many historical, cultural and language connections between Sierra Leone and the Gullahs. Opala currently resides in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. |
Membership and Community meetingJune 25, 1:00-3:00 PMRudisill Library1520 N. HartfordTulsa, OK 74106Membership and Community meetingJuly 16, 1:00-3:00 PMEastside Baptist Church217 N Osage AveOkmulgee, OK 74447
Membership and Community meetingCivic Center123 N. MekusukeyWewoka, OK 74884August 6, 1:00-3:00PMThis even hasbeen cancelled
Membership and Community meeting Langston University (OKC campus)4205 North Lincoln BlvdOklahoma City, OK 73105September 24,1:00-3:00PM |
Langston University (OKC campus) 4205 North Lincoln Blvd Oklahoma City, OK 73105 September 24, 1:00-3:00PM |
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Ron Grahampresident of the MCIFB will present at the University of Tulsa on March 2, 2011 at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the Gallery room which is located on the second floor in the Allen Chapman Activity Center (ACAC).Attached is a campus map. ACAC is #3 and is located off of E. 5th Pl, close to the corner of Florence.Map
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The MCIFB(MCIFB) of Oklahoma will host their next meeting onSaturday, May 21, 2011 from1:00 PM-3:00 PM atTaft City Hall/Resource center at208 West Seminole St. 74463.The association will discuss issues pertaining to Creek Indian Freedmen history and culture. In addition, genealogy tips will be offered to those attempting to trace their roots to the Creek Indian rolls. The meeting is free of charge, and is open to the general public.
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The MCIFB next meeting and genealogy workshop will be held in Muskogee Ok on February 19, 2011.The meeting will be held in the Southeast Meeting room at the Muskogee Public Library at 801 W. Okmulgee Ave.Map
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Ron Grahamwill present at Bacone College on Friday, March 4, 2011 in Muskogee OK from 12 noon to 1:00pm at the Lucy Peters building.The address is 2299 Old Bacone Rd (Shawnee Bypass).Map
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OU COLLEGE OF LAW AND BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATIONPRESENT“THE BLACK FREEDMEN”BLACK HISTORY PROGRAMFebruary 24, 2011The University of Oklahoma College of Law and Ada Lois Sipuel Fischer Chapter of the Black Law Students Association will present their 2011 Black History Program, “The Black Freedmen,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at The University College of Law Bell Courtroom, located at 300 Timberdell Road in Norman. Ron Graham, Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band president, will present the history and genealogy of the freedmen and the impact of the Dawes Commission.There is no cost or registration required to attend. For additional information and for accommodations based on disability, contact Nathan Williamson at natwill@ou.edu or (940) 781-4801.
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Ron Graham
president of the MCIFB
will be the guest speaker Bacone College in
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The Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band'snext meeting will be held on September 18, 2010 at the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS). The guest speaker is Bill Welge, Director of the Research Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. His topic is titled "FREEDMEN RECORDS IN THE OHS ARCHIVES".The meeting is from1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.The OHS is located at800 Nazih Drive,Oklahoma City, OK 73105.
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The Oklahoma Genealogical Societyhas invited the Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band to present at their monthly meeting on February 7, 2011.Ron Graham will speak on Freedmen history and genealogy.The meeting is from6:00 PM to 7:30 PMat the Oklahoma History Society (OHS). The OHS is located at800 Nazih Drive,Oklahoma City, OK 73105 |
