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.

Crossbowette Memories

Apr 8th, 2020 31m 7s

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.

Nothing Here is Arbitrary

Jan 6th, 2020 35m 3s

Historic preservation consultant Joan Gould shares some of her experiences in documenting pre-Civil War architecture in Northwest Arkansas. Recorded January 17, 2017.

Uncovering Ozark Coverlets

Jan 2nd, 2020 54m 29s

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 weavin

Weaving Warmth: Uncovering Ozark Coverlets

Dec 27th, 2019 54m 47s

Prehistoric Indian Pottery

Dec 16th, 2019 18m 15s

Ann Early, state archeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, discusses the art and craft of prehistoric Indian pottery. Recorded September 19, 2018.

Otto Rayburn and His Ozark Folk Encyclopedia

Dec 12th, 2019 27m 30s

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

Politics, Prejudice, and Permanent Posts

Dec 10th, 2019 17m 57s

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 th

Northwest Arkansas's "Pea Vine" Railroad

Apr 24th, 2019 24m 7s

A history of the Kansas City & Memphis Railway, known as the "Peavine" Railroad, by local railroad historian Mike Sypult. Recorded January 16, 2019.

Our Lady of the Ozarks Shrine

Mar 29th, 2019 25m 26s

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 sa

Untold Stories of the American Dream

Sep 21st, 2017 22m 22s

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 without documents as children) discuss their life exp

The Ordinary Life of Extraordinary Minnie

Oct 22nd, 2015 46m 15s

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 Rebirth of War Eagle Mill

Sep 17th, 2015 33m 44s

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 buil

A History of Fly Fishing in Arkansas

Jul 15th, 2015 29m 22s

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 J

The Back to the Land Movement: Ozark History and Memories

Jun 17th, 2015 41m 33s

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.

Arkansas Cemeteries and Archeology

Apr 5th, 2015 29m 2s

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.

"A Real Satisfaction"

Jun 18th, 2014 38m 46s

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

The Tomato Club Girls

Aug 21st, 2013 29m 11s

Joyce Mendenhall, administrative specialist with the Washington County (Arkansas) Extension Service, traces the history of home demonstration clubs in Arkansas. Recorded August 21, 2013.

He Stayed in Print: The Life of Ernie Deane

Nov 16th, 2011 58m 4s

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 col

Arkansas Apple Roots

Aug 18th, 2011 1h 14m

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.

Tallgrass Prairies of Northwest Arkansas

Aug 17th, 2011 49m 45s

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.

Sundown Towns in Arkansas

Mar 8th, 2011 1h 7m

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 residen

Collecting Folksongs: An Art and a Science?

Oct 20th, 2010 1h 11m

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 i

African American Life on the Ozark Civil War Homefront

Oct 16th, 2010 43m 23s

A program by Father Moses Berry, curator of the Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum in Ash Grove, Missouri. Recorded November 10, 2012.

"Been a Busy Day": The Milton Cooper Diaries

Aug 18th, 2010 1h

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 hi