Gilcrease Honors Eddie Faye Gates in Annual Program
The Tulsa museum's Continuing the Search program recognized Gates's work with survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Historical
The Gilcrease Museum held its annual Continuing the Search program on Tuesday to honor the legacy of Eddie Faye Gates, a Tulsa-area teacher. The event featured a panel of people who worked with and knew Gates.
Why it matters
Gates worked extensively with survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and campaigned for their stories to be told. The program keeps attention on that history and on the people who preserved it for Tulsa residents.
The program is part of an annual series at the Gilcrease Museum, which is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed on November 11 for Veterans' Day, and attendance figures for the event were not reported.
The players
Gilcrease Museum
The Gilcrease Museum is a Tulsa institution known for its collection of American West art and Native American artifacts, and it hosts the annual Continuing the Search program.
Eddie Faye Gates
Eddie Faye Gates was a Tulsa-area teacher who worked with survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and campaigned to have their stories told.
The details
Gilcrease Museum's Continuing the Search program, held Tuesday, recognized Eddie Faye Gates, a Tulsa-area teacher who worked with survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and campaigned to have their stories told. A panel of people who worked with Gates and knew her took part in the program.
Timeline
Tuesday, November 10, 2026: Gilcrease Museum held the Continuing the Search program honoring Eddie Faye Gates.
November 11, 2026: The museum is closed for Veterans' Day.
Historical Context
The honor extends the decades-long effort to document the accounts of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, an effort Eddie Faye Gates advanced by campaigning for their stories to be told. The program places her work within that ongoing record of Greenwood history.
Tulsa residents can visit the Gilcrease Museum daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to see the collections that the Continuing the Search program draws on. The museum is closed on November 11 for Veterans' Day, so plan visits around that date.
The takeaway
Local history is kept alive by people who record and advocate for survivors' stories, and programs like this one give residents a direct way to engage with that work. Visiting museums and attending such events is a practical step toward understanding Tulsa's past.
Further reading
Explore more Tulsa historical coverage to see how the city remembers its past.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Fox23.
