Music Exhibit Opens
The Music of Our Lives, an exhibit exploring the role music has played in the lives of everyday Ozark folks, opens Monday, October 4 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale . “This exhibit is a new experience for us, as we asked the public to choose items from the museum collections which they wanted to see displayed,” explained Heather Marie Wells, museum collections assistant and curator of the exhibit. “Among the items selected are a fiddle, a banjo, a dulcimer, a mandolin, a school band jacket, a Victrola, a costume worn by a member of Springdale ’s Skunk Hollar Hillbilly Band, and a quilt with musical notation drawn on it which was used by a traveling preacher to teach singing lessons,” Wells said. “The exhibit will also include a photo display of community bands in Northwest Arkansas ,” Wells added.
The Music of Our Lives will be on display through March 26, 2011. The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main . The museum is open Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 750-8165.
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Civil War Sesquicentennial
A meeting to discuss local programs and activities related to Arkansas ’s observance of the Civil War Sesquicentennial will be held Monday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale . Representatives from the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will lead the discussion, with topics to include:
- Civil War Sesquicentennial Historical Markers
- Civil War Sesquicentennial Passport Program
- Annual Themes
- Sanctioning of Local Events
- Civil War Sesquicentennial Grants
- Heritage Tourism
The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Music Documentary Premiere
Ozark – A Celebration in Song, a documentary film featuring the lives of everyday Ozark folks, will premiere at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale , Tuesday, October 5, at 7:00 p.m. The documentary is based on a collection of songs written by Kelly Mulhollan and Donna Stjerna, who perform together as the folk music duo Still on the Hill. The project was collaboration between Still on the Hill and the Jones TV Network, with a grant from the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission. Among those featured in the documentary are instrument maker Ed Stilley of Hogscald Holler, fiddle player Violet Hensley of Yellville, and Clara Byler Weir of Batesville, who is known as the “Mug Tree Lady.”
Apple pie will be served at the event, in honor of Jesse Jones of Cass , Arkansas , who is also featured in the film. Jones is the subject of Still on the Hill’s original song, “Seven Pies.” The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Fishback School Reunion
The Fishback School reunion will be held Saturday, October 9 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale . Fishback was a rural school located southeast of Springdale ; classes were held there from 1885 until the district was annexed to Springdale in 1949. All former Fishback School students, teachers, family, and friends are invited. The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Benefit Lunch for Museum
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will host an old-fashioned beans and cornbread lunch Wednesday, October 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the museum. The event is a fundraiser to help support the museum’s programs, exhibits, and building maintenance. Tickets are $6, which includes beans, cornbread, cobbler, and drink. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Carry out is available. The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Ozark Ghost Stories
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, KUAF and Northwest Arkansas Newspapers want to hear your ghost story. On Sunday, October 17 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., the museum will host “Ozark Ghost Stories Retold,” a chance for folks from around Northwest Arkansas to share their experiences. The event will be taped for a museum podcast, a KUAF segment and a Halloween story in Northwest Arkansas Newspapers. “We’re looking for personal experiences,” says Becca Bacon Martin, coordinator of the event and assistant features editor for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers. “We’re not interested in whether the story can somehow be ‘documented,’ just that the teller believes his tale is true.” Among those who plan to participate are author Abby Burnett and members of Paranormal Ozarks Investigations. Listeners are also welcome. The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Folk Music Program
Professor Chalon Ragsdale of the University of Arkansas Department of Music will discuss “Collecting Folk Song: An Art and a Science,” Wednesday, October 20 at
noon at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. “I will use words and music in a fun and entertaining manner to examine the art and the science of collecting folk songs, focusing on the work of two collectors – Percy Grainger, who collected in England in the early 1900s and Mary Celestia Parler, who collected in Arkansas in the mid-20th century,” said Ragsdale. The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Accident School Reunion
The Accident School reunion will be held Saturday, October 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale . Accident was a rural school located northeast of Springdale ; classes were held there from the 1870s until consolidation with Springdale in 1949. All former Accident School students, teachers, family, and friends are invited. The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Photo Identification Group
The Shiloh Museum ’s Photo Identification Group will meet Saturday, October 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the museum to continue identifying people, places, and events in Northwest Arkansas photos taken over the last 40 years. The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale . For more information, call 750-8165.
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MONTHLY MEETINGS
Writing Group
LifeWriters, a group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, will meet Monday, October 4 and Monday, October 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale . For more information, call June Jefferson at 790-2588.
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Railway Society
The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet Thursday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Wireless Society
The Ozark Wireless Society will meet Saturday, October 23 at 10:00 a.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Sacred Harp Singers
The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet Sunday, October 24 at 1:30 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Civil War Roundtable
The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet Thursday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale . For more information, call 750-8165.
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Susan Young
Outreach Coordinator
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Avenue
Springdale, AR 72764
479-750-8165
www.springdalear.gov/shiloh