BY STAFF REPORTS

PARK HILL, Okla. – The historic George Murrell Home will hold its 19th annual Lawn Social from noon to 4 p.m. on June 2. Admission is free.

Families are invited to bring lawn chairs and picnics. The Friends of the Murrell Home will serve refreshments for donations.

The Lawn Social evokes the beauty, color, music and dancing of the 19th-century Cherokee Nation. Re-enactors in Civil War era dress will present living history scenes around the Greek Revival-style plantation home. 

Visitors are invited to participate and learn traditional dances such as the “Virginia Reel” and the “Quadrille” or bring a picnic lunch and watch the festivities. Guests will be able to view living history demonstrations from re-enactors throughout the day and tour the 1845 mansion and grounds. Children’s lawn games and other events also will be featured. 

A National Historic Landmark, the Murrell Home is owned and operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mansion was the residence of Virginian George Murrell and his wife Minerva, niece of the former Principal Chief John Ross. 

It is located three miles southwest of Tahlequah and one mile east of State Highway 82. Call 918-456-2751 or email murrellhome@okhistory.org for more information.