Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

Located in Springdale, Arkansas, the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History serves the public by preserving and providing resources for finding meaning, enjoyment, and inspiration in the exploration of the Arkansas Ozarks. In our podcast series, guest speakers discuss a variety of topics related to the region's history and culture.

The Crossbowettes 04/08/2020

The Crossbowettes Shiloh Museum photo archivist Marie Demeroukas presented this slide program during a reunion of the Crossbowettes, a girls archery team from Huntsville, Arkansas, on November 15, 2020. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/13906034

Crossbowette Memories 04/08/2020

Crossbowette Memories Members of the Crossbowettes, a 1950s-1960s girls archery team from Huntsville, Arkansas, share stories during a reunion held at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History on November 15, 2020. Museum photo archivist Marie Demeroukas is the moderator. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/13904921

Nothing Here is Arbitrary 01/06/2020

Nothing Here is Arbitrary Historic preservation consultant Joan Gould shares some of her experiences in documenting pre-Civil War architecture in Northwest Arkansas. Recorded January 17, 2017. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/12635951

Uncovering Ozark Coverlets 01/02/2020

Uncovering Ozark Coverlets Marty Benson and Laura Redford, members of the Northwest Arkansas Handweavers Guild, share findings from their study of some three dozen hand-woven coverlets in the Shiloh Museum collection. Benson and Redford are experienced weavers and weaving instructors with an interest in history and historic textiles. Recorded January 15, 2014. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/12598904

Prehistoric Indian Pottery 12/16/2019

Prehistoric Indian Pottery Ann Early, state archeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, discusses the art and craft of prehistoric Indian pottery. Recorded September 19, 2018. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/12426563

Otto Rayburn and His Ozark Folk Encyclopedia 12/12/2019

Otto Rayburn and His Ozark Folk Encyclopedia Ethel Simpson, retired archivist with the University of Arkansas Special Collections Department, explores the life and work of Otto Ernest Rayburn, an author and educator who moved to the Ozarks in 1917, spent years amassing newspaper clippings, magazine articles, letters, and photos related to Ozark lore and life, eventually organizing his collection into a 229-volume "encyclopedia." Today the collection is housed in the Special Collections Department at the University of Arkansas Library. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/12383444

Politics, Prejudice, and Permanent Posts 12/10/2019

Politics, Prejudice, and Permanent Posts Retired archeologist John Riggs explains the history of Arkansas's western boundary line. During his thirty-four year career in archeology, Riggs worked in Arkansas for the Arkansas Archeological Survey, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Recorded August 21, 2019. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/12355592

Northwest Arkansas's "Peavine" Railroad 04/24/2019

Northwest Arkansas's "Peavine" Railroad A history of the Kansas City & Memphis Railway, known as the "Pea Vine Railway," by local railroad historian Mike Sypult. Recorded January 16, 2019. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/9520358

Our Lady of the Ozarks Shrine 03/29/2019

Our Lady of the Ozarks Shrine Independent researcher Mary Ann Kahmann discusses the history of Our Lady of the Ozarks Shrine. Established in 1942 as a Catholic chapel atop Mount Gaylor near Winslow, Arkansas, the church was organized due to the efforts of local women who saw the need for a church in their remote community. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/9195995

Untold Stories of the American Dream 09/21/2017

Untold Stories of the American Dream Rubicely Hernandez Monter and Zessna Garcia Rios, former members of the Northwest Arkansas Community College DREAMers, an organization composed of students who were brought into this country withouth documents as children, discuss their life experiences. Recorded September 20, 2017. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7125653

The Ordinary Life of Extraordinary Minnie 10/22/2015

The Ordinary Life of Extraordinary Minnie Brooks Blevins, professor of Ozarks studies at Missouri State University, discusses the life of Minnie Atteberry, a Searcy County, Arkansas, farm woman who kept a daily diary from the 1930s into the 1960s. The Atteberry diaries were donated to the Special Collections Department of Mullins Library at the University of Arkansas by Searcy County historian James Johnston in 1993. Recorded October 21, 2015. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/6499986

The Rebirth of War Eagle Mill 09/17/2015

The Rebirth of War Eagle Mill Zoe Medlin Caywood shares stories from her thirty-plus years as owner-operator of War Eagle Mill in Benton County, Arkansas. In 1973, Caywood and her parents, Jewell and Leta Medlin, rebuilt the mill. It was the fourth War Eagle Mill to be built on the site along the banks of the War Eagle River. Recorded September 16, 2015. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7125992

A History of Fly Fishing in Arkansas 07/15/2015

A History of Fly Fishing in Arkansas Local fly-fishing guide Scott Branyan discusses fly-fishing in Arkansas. A native Arkansawyer, Branyan has over twenty years experience as a fishing guide on the White River. He is also a freelance photographer and outdoor writer. Recorded on July 15, 2015. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7734728

The Back to the Land Movement: Ozark History and Memories 06/17/2015

The Back to the Land Movement: Ozark History and Memories Local historian Denele Campbell discusses her book, Aquarian Revolution: Back to the Land, a collection of thirty-two interviews with people who moved to the Ozarks in the 1960s in search of a life removed from the trappings of modern society. Recorded June 17, 2015. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7721873

Arkansas Cemeteries and Archeology 04/05/2015

Arkansas Cemeteries and Archeology Kathleen Cande, senior project archeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, describes the Survey's work to document and preserve historic cemeteries in Arkansas. Recorded March 18, 2015. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7718174

"A Real Satisfaction" 06/18/2014

"A Real Satisfaction" Shiloh Museum outreach coordinator Susan Young shares the life story of Essie Ward, a folk artist from Searcy County, Arkansas. Recorded June 18, 2014. NOTE: In her talk, Young states that upon meeting Jesse Ward, Essie Treat went home and told her folks she had just met the man she was going to marry. In fact, it was the other way around: Jesse went home and told his folks he had just met the woman he was going to marry. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7731620

The Tomato Club Girls 08/21/2013

The Tomato Club Girls Joyce Mendenhall, administrative specialist with the Washington County (Arkansas) Extension Service, traces the history of home demonstration clubs in Arkansas. Recorded August 21, 2013. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7733681

He Stayed in Print: The Life of Ernie Deane 11/16/2011

He Stayed in Print: The Life of Ernie Deane Journalist, educator, and historian Ernie Deane is remembered by his daughter, Frances "Fran" Deane Alexander. Ernie Deane was a press officer for Gen. George Patton during World War II and at the Nuremberg Trials after the war, a newspaper columnist, a journalism professor, a director of the War Eagle Fair, a champion of historic preservation, and a community activist. Recorded November 16, 2011. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7592222

Arkansas Apple Roots 08/18/2011

Arkansas Apple Roots Dr. Roy Rom, emeritus professor of horticulture at the University of Arkansas, and owner of Rom Family Orchard in Fayetteville, discusses the history of apple production in Arkansas. Recorded August 17, 2011. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7130201

Tallgrass Prairies of Northwest Arkansas 08/17/2011

Tallgrass Prairies of Northwest Arkansas Ozark Ecological Restorations founder Joe Woolbright and biologist Joe Neal discuss the history of plants and birds related to regional tallgrass prairies. Recorded August 17, 2011. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7732499

Sundown Towns in Arkansas 03/08/2011

Sundown Towns in Arkansas Dr. Guy Lancaster, editor for the online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, discusses his extensive research on "sundown towns" in Arkansas: communities were white residents expelled all or most of the town's African American residents. According to Dr. Lancaster, some 100 towns in Arkansas are suspected to have been sundown towns, most of them in the northern and western sections of the state. Recorded March 8, 2011. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/8056727

Collecting Folksongs: An Art and a Science? 10/20/2010

Collecting Folksongs: An Art and a Science? Prof. Chalon Ragsdale of the University of Arkansas Department of Music explores folk song collecting using the work of two 20th century collectors as examples: Percy Grainger, who collected in England; and Mary Celestia Parler, who collected in Arkansas. Recorded October 20, 2010. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/8056310

African American Life on the Ozark Civil War Homefront 10/16/2010

African American Life on the Ozark Civil War Homefront A program by Father Moses Berry, curator of the Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum in Ash Grove, Missouri. Recorded November 10, 2012. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7134507

"Been a Busy Day": The Milton Cooper Diaries 08/18/2010

"Been a Busy Day": The Milton Cooper Diaries In 1984, at the age of 70, Madison County farmer Milton Cooper began keeping a daily diary. His entries describe a way of life common to many Ozark rural families, but rarely chronicled. Museum outreach coordinator Susan Young shares some of his entries. Recorded August 18, 2010. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/8057462

Gone to the Grave: Ozark Funeral Customs, 1850-1950 05/19/2010

Gone to the Grave: Ozark Funeral Customs, 1850-1950 Independent researcher Abby Burnett discusses the ways Ozark folks helped one another when there was a death. Burnett was recently featured in "Silent Storytellers," a documentary produced by the AETN about the history & culture of Arkansas cemeteries. Recorded May 19, 2010 /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7133983

The Music of Winter's Bone 05/16/2010

The Music of Winter's Bone In May 2010 the producers of Winter's Bone collaborated with the Shiloh Museum to premiere the film in Arkansas. Prior to the premiere, director Debra Granik, music advisor Marideth Sisco, and some of the musicians held a performance and Q & A at the museum. Recorded May 16, 2010. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7134404

My Fayetteville 04/21/2010

My Fayetteville A panel discussion by Deryl Powers, Shirley Lucas, Charlie Alison, and Kim Agee, Fayetteville residents spanning more than seventy years. Recorded April 21, 2010. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/8056910

Derailed! Getting Off Track in Northwest Arkansas 01/20/2010

Derailed! Getting Off Track in Northwest Arkansas Independent researcher Mike Sypult discusses a few of the region's historic train wrecks and rail accidents. Recorded January 20, 2010. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7800698

Arkansas/Arkansaw 12/31/2009

Arkansas/Arkansaw Brooks Blevins, professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University, explores Arkansas's image and stereotypes through the years. Recorded in 2009. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/7130386

Jimmy Driftwood at One Hundred 05/16/2008

Jimmy Driftwood at One Hundred Dr. Brooks Blevins, professor of history at Lyon College, discusses the life and times of folk singer Jimmy Driftwood at the 14th annual Talking Ozarks Symposium held at the Shiloh Museum in September 2007. /episode/index/show/shilohmuseum/id/8056040

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