by okcchs | Oct 24, 2023 | 2022
Gray Frederickson (Posthumously)Oscar-winning American Film Producer Gray Frederickson is an OSCAR and Emmy award-winning producer whose career spanned more than five decades. Three of his films are included in The American Film Institute’s Top 100. He earned an...
by okcchs | Oct 24, 2023 | 2022
Melvena Heisch Deputy Director of the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office Melvena Heisch has worked for over forty years in the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office at the Oklahoma Historical Society. For most of that time, serving as the Deputy SHPO....
by okcchs | Oct 24, 2023 | 2022
Florence Jones Kemp Owner, Florence’s Restaurant in OKC Florence Jones Kemp owner of the legendary Florence’s Restaurant on 23rd Street, turned 92 years young in 2023 reaching the milestone of 72 years in business. From the daughter of a sharecropper in...
by okcchs | Oct 24, 2023 | 2022
William Calvin Music Educator, Oklahoma City Public Schools William Calvin served as a music teacher in Oklahoma City Public Schools for many years. He was the recipient of the 2018-2019 OKCPS Teachers of the Year while teaching at Taft Middle School. He was the...
by okcchs | Oct 24, 2023 | 2022
Tommy Collins (Posthumously)American Country Music Singer And Songwriter Tommy Collins wrote more than 800 songs but is usually remembered as a pioneer of the country scene in Bakersfield, California. At one point in the early 1950s, his band featured Buck Owens as...
