The Cherokee Heritage Center

<body bgproperties="fixed"> <p align="center"><font color="#C0C0C0" size="5" face="Arial"><strong>Cherokee Heritage Center</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#FFFF80" face="Arial">The Cherokee Heritage Center, operated by the <a href="http://www.powersource.com/heritage/default.html">Cherokee National Historical Society</a>, is located three miles south of Tahlequah, on the original site of the Cherokee Female Seminary.   This remote area, covered with dense underbrush, was cleared in the mid-1960s and transformed into an attraction Newsweek magazine once called, "One of America's Top Ten Off-the-Road Locations."   The <a href="http://www.powersource.com/heritage/village.html">Ancient Village</a> at Tsa-La-Gi opened in 1967 and gave visitors a glimpse of pre-contact Cherokee lifestyle. The <a href="http://www.powersource.com/heritage/museum.html">Cherokee National Museum</a> opened its doors in 1974 and has since undergone two major renovations.  <a href="http://www.powersource.com/heritage/village.html">Adams Corner Rural Village</a> was added in 1978.  Currently, we are developing the Heritage Farm which exhibits livestock commonly found on Cherokee farms.  Also located on the forty-four acre site is the Ho-Chee-Nee Prayer Chapel and the Cherokee Hall of Fame.  Our <a href="http://www.powersource.com/heritage/books.html">gift shop</a> maintains a wide selection of books, tapes, posters, crafts, and other items.</font></p> <p><font color="#FFFF80" face="Arial">We have reluctantly canceled the 1998  presentation of the Trail of Tears outdoor drama.  This production will resume in 1999.  Meanwhile, we invite you to include the Cherokee Heritage Center in your vacation plans and visit historic Tahlequah.  <a href="http://www.netsites.net/chamber/">Click here for the Tahlequah Chamber of Commerce</a>.</font></p> <div align="center"><center><table border="1" cellspacing="1" width="58%"> <tr> <td align="center" width="100%"><font color="#FFFF80" face="Arial">Phone:   918-456-6007</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="100%"><font color="#FFFF80" face="Arial">Fax:   918-456-6165 </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="100%"><font color="#FFFF80" face="Arial">P. O. Box 515; Tahlequah, OK 74465</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="100%"><font color="#FFFF80" face="Arial">E-Mail:  <a href="mailto:tsalagi@netsites.net">tsalagi@netsites.net</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><p align="center"> </p> <div align="center"><center><table border="1" cellspacing="0" width="95%" bordercolorlight="#000080" bordercolordark="#808080"> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="main.htm">Home</a></font></td> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="currentexhibit.htm">Now Showing</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="events-upcoming.htm">Calendar of Events</a></font></td> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial">Cherokee Holiday - Coming Soon</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="totas.htm">Trail of Tears Art Show</a></font></td> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="education.htm">Education</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.powersource.com/heritage/form.html">Membership</a></font></td> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="fam.htm">First Families</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="genealogical_.htm">Genealogy</a></font></td> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="speaker.htm">Speaker Program</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="links.htm">Links</a></font></td> <td width="50%" align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="indexOLD.html">Frames</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><p align="center"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.netsites.net/leftmoon/leftmoon/"><img src="images/ani.gif" alt="This site was created and is managed by Leftmoon Webpages" border="0" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="31"></a></font></p> </body>