Homesteading is a self-sufficient lifestyle.

Fall is a great time to prepare your homestead for winter. This includes repairing your water lines to ensure you can stay hydrated during the cold months.

It’s also a good time to work on other homestead activities. This includes learning new skills, automating your home and creating time-saving systems for your homestead.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office has set plans to host Kalenda Eaton in a free webinar on Thursday about the Oklahoma Black Homesteader Project.

The presentation, entitled “Turning Records into an Archive: A Reflection on the Oklahoma Black Homesteader Project,” is scheduled to begin at noon. Registration is required at bigmarker.com/oklahoma-historical-society-/Oklahoma-Black-Homesteader-Project.

According to a release, for over a year, a small team of scholars has worked to piece together an intriguing history of hope, migration, settlement, perseverance and “politics on the plains” in the project, led by Eaton. Goals have been to research and organize experiences of African Americans who entered Oklahoma Territory from 1889-1920 and who benefited from the Federal Homestead Act of 1862. The presentation will include a description of the project and of a few surprise findings.

Eaton is an associate professor of African and African American studies at the University of Oklahoma. She is known for her teaching and public scholarship on what the experiences of African Americans living on the Great Plains can tell us about American cultural and national politics.

For more information, contact Kristina Wyckoff at 405-521-6381.

Source: journalrecord.com