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Cleveland County Historical Society

www.clevelandcountyhistoricalsociety.com
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Mission

It is the mission of the Cleveland County Historical Society (CCHS) to "research, preserve, publicize and perpetuate the history and genealogy of Cleveland County, Oklahoma and its people, and to assemble and display objects of historical interest and significance."  The Moore-Lindsay Historical House, operated by CCHS, represents a small window into the history of Norman and Cleveland County; the Victorian home depicts the history of Norman from 1890 to 1910. 

A Brief History of CCHS:

Historically minded citizens of Norman incorporated The Cleveland County Historical Society (CCHS) in 1967 when 600 charter members pledged, to ”research, preserve, publicize and perpetuate the history and genealogy of Cleveland County, Oklahoma and its people,” and to “assemble and display objects of historical interest and significance.”  

In the 1970s, when citizens in cities and towns across the United States became concerned about the deteriorating condition of older historical homes in their areas, many state and city governments formed historical preservation committees to help organize the preservation of homes and designate historic districts.  Norman was one of those communities. The mayor of Norman set up the “Mayor’s Committee on Historic Preservation” with the goal to back citizen’s efforts to preserve the history of Norman through its architecture.  Working with members of the Historical Society, the city of Norman purchased the Moore-Lindsay House at 508 N. Peters in 1973. Soon after the purchase, the City allocated funds to renovate the House to its original Victorian style, which represents the early settlement and statehood of Oklahoma.  
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From the generosity of the citizens of Cleveland County, through donations of artifacts and money, the Historical Society was able to decorate each room in the Historical House to represent the life of Victorian America at the turn of the twentieth century. Today the Historical Society maintains their partnership with the City as guardians of the Moore-Lindsay House.   


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CCHS Board of Directors

President: Robertson Million
Vice President: Vernon Maddux
Treasurer: Sue Schrems
Secretary: Riley Million
Historian: Barbara Million
John Hughes
Mae D. Cox
​Kris Murray
Museum Manager: Amy Pence
City of Norman Parks & Rec Department Representative: James Briggs

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​The Cleveland County Historical Society holds business meetings at 11am on the first Saturday of every other month.  Meetings are open to the public and are held in the carriage house located behind the Moore-Lindsay House.  View our calendar for exact dates.
508 N. Peters Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma 73069 
405-321-0156 
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Our programs are made possible in part by funding from the City of Norman, an Organizational Support Grant from the Norman Arts Council Hotel Tax Grant Program, and a grant from the Norman Arts Council & the National Endowment for the Arts.  We are grateful for their support.

Website photos courtesy of Toni Klemm.
  • Home
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    • Virtual Visits
    • Virtual House Tour
  • Education
    • Field Trips and Group Visits
    • Norman History Books
    • Historic Walking Tour
    • Children's Summer History Camps 2022
  • Historical Society
    • About Us
    • Membership
    • Join the Board
    • Board Meeting Agendas
    • Board Meeting Minutes
    • Newsletter
  • Digital Archives
    • About the Archive
    • Photo Gallery >
      • WWII Navy Bases
      • Local Government
      • Community Clubs
      • Early Norman Residents & Portraits
      • Norman Development Co.
      • WWI in Norman
      • University of Oklahoma
      • Main Street
      • Community
      • Early Norman Businesses
      • Military
      • Norman 1970s-onward >
        • 1984 Presentation
        • Apartments
        • Arts
        • Businesses
        • Campus Corner
        • Cerebral Palsy Center
        • Chamber
        • Church
        • City
        • City Literature (1960s)
        • Construction
        • Country Club
        • CMCH
        • CSH
        • Festival
        • Flowers
        • Geology
        • Grand Opening
        • Historical
        • Hospital
        • Hospitality
        • Houses
        • Industry
        • Lake Thunderbird
        • Main Street
        • Mall
        • Miscelanous/Other (1970-)
        • Museums
        • New Facilities
        • Various Subjects
        • OU
        • OU Sports
        • Outdoors
        • Parade
        • Parks
        • People
        • Playground
        • Residental
        • Restaurants
        • Road Related
        • Rural
        • Schools
        • National Severe Storms Lab
        • Sewage Treatment Plant
        • Shaklee
        • Signs
        • Sports
        • State Senate
        • Street Paving
        • Swimming Pool
        • Tech
        • Title Cards
        • Trains
        • UCO
        • Untitled Photographs
        • VoTech
        • Water Line
        • Water Treatment Plant
        • Westheimer Airport
      • Chamber of Commerce Collection >
        • Norman Chamber of Commerce Staff
        • 89er Day Parade
        • Base
        • Aerial Photos
        • Chamber Projects and Special Events
        • Chamber of Commerce
        • Churches
        • City
        • Cleveland County Fair
        • Employee of the Month
        • Homes
        • Hospital
        • Industrial Buildings
        • Lake Thunderbird
        • Office Buildings
        • OG&E
        • OU
        • Polo
        • Residential
        • School
        • South Base
        • Westinghouse
      • Homes
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    • Document Archives >
      • Newspapers
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      • Sorosis Club
      • OK State Federation of Women's Clubs
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      • Norman High School
      • University of Oklahoma
      • Paper Dolls
      • Lexington
      • Manuscripts/Literary
      • Sanborn Maps
      • Misc
    • Moore & Lindsay Family Album
    • Pioneer Stories
    • Early Norman Homes
  • Research Requests