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Oklahoma Centennial Program |
Okie Dokie and the 14 Flags of Oklahoma!
To teach the early history of Oklahoma
in a fun way. I have become an crazy ol' storyteller! And with the help of my
old Horse "Glue Stick", a bit of Magic, and a bit of Balloon Art...we will tell
the story of the Fourteen Flags of Oklahoma.
These 14 flags can be seen at the State Capitol Building in a place oddly
enough called the Fourteen Flags Plaza.
The Royal Standard of Spain flew over us when Coronado and De Soto crossed
our state looking for Quivira - a City of Gold in 1541.
The Great Union Flag of Great Britain was the next to fly when the king claimed
all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1663.
The French claimed all the lands drained by the Mississippi and that put
us under the Royal Standard of France in 1682.
In 1763 the French gave everything west of the Mississippi to the Spanish
Empire. Their new flag flew over us after the Treaty of Paris.
Napoleon's flag of the French Republic became our flag when Spain lost the
Providence of Louisiana. This included most of Oklahoma (not the panhandle).
Shortly after, in 1803 Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase and we became
Indian Territory of the United States of America. 
In 1818, the United States Flag changed to include 20 stars for 20 states. We were not a state .But the law provided for new stars for new states.
Remember that the Panhandle belonged to Spain until the Mexican Independence
of 1821. So the Flag of Mexico flew over that part of our state.
Remember the Alamo... The Texans lost that battle, but won the war, and the
panhandle became part of the Republic of Texas in 1836 
In 1839, the Lone Star Flag became the official flag of Independent Texas.
The Texas state flag looks the same, but football fans will not admit it flew
over Oklahoma.
The Choctaw Nation was a separate government and used a flag of its own.
This flag flew over southeastern Oklahoma from 1861 until 1907.
As our country was divided, so were the tribes of the Oklahoma Territory.
The Confederate battle flag flew for a short time over us from 1861-1865.
After the war, there were land runs and Sooners. In 1907, we became the 46th
state in the Union and adopted this flag in 1911. 
In 1925, we adopted our present state flag, which is full of symbolism and
represents our Indian heritage and our love of peace by a united people.
Naturally I am going to save the Fun
Stories until we meet in person -- Balloon Art, Magic and Fun!!! See Ya Soon...
Pricing and Touring
I usually prefer to set prices on a show by show basis - so please contact
Stephen Smith and lets talk!
Phone # (918) 493 - 2333
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