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Shiloh Musem of Ozark History
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The museum offers exhibits, programs, and events that relate to the history and culture of the Northwest Arkansas Ozarks.
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13-Oct-2007 |
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Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Episodes - | Mystery of the Trees | Episode 66 is available for download.(1:07:46 minutes, 23.5MB, MP3)Don Wells of Jasper, Georgia discusses the history of signal trees - curiously bent trees which may have been created by Indians as directional markers toward water, shelter, food. Wells is president of Mountain Stewards, an organization working to document the occurence of signal trees in the United States. | Get at Short URL | Download Mystery of the Trees | Play in Popup.
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| A New Book on Tontitown History | Episode 64 is available for download.(9:42 minutes, 4.5MB, MP3)Jacqueline Froelich, news producer for our local NPR affiliate KUAF, interviews Denise Pellin, president of the Tontitown Historical Museum board of directors, and our outreach coordinator, Susan Young, who worked with the Tontitown Museum to put together the first-ever pictorial history of the founding of this historic Italian community in the Arkansas Ozarks. This story is a production for "Ozarks at Large," KUAF's news program focusing on the people, places, and events of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas and Missouri. | Get at Short URL | Download A New Book on Tontitown History | Play in Popup.
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| 1947 Rodeo of the Ozarks Parade | Play in Popup. | Episode 62 is available for download.(03:51 minutes, 17.1MB, MP4) Marching bands, riding clubs, and a pint-sized wagon pulled by ponies are featured in this home movie filmed by Earl Baron during the July 1947 Rodeo of the Ozarks parade in Springdale, Arkansas. Also seen in the movie is two-year-old Orvil Patterson of Springdale, who won a $5 cash prize from the Springdale Riding Club for being the youngest rider. |
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| A Season at Dogpatch | Episode 60 is available for download.(45:04 minutes, 15.5MB, MP3)Fayetteville musicians John Cook and Mic Walden relive the year they spent working at the Dogpatch theme park located in the Ozark Mountains near Harrison, Arkansas. Audience members share fond memories of trips to Dogpatch, which operated from 1968 until the early 1990s. Recorded June 6, 2009. | Get at Short URL | Download A Season at Dogpatch | Play in Popup.
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| The Ice Storm Cometh | Play in Popup. | Episode 52 is available for download.(2:30 minutes, 6.63MB, MP4)On January 26, a record ice storm hit Northwest Arkansas. The next day, Marty Powers, who is in charge of maintenance at the Shiloh Museum, shot this video footage of the storm's aftermath. Some two inches of ice covered the Shiloh Museum campus, damaging most of the trees on the museum's two-acre site. Forty trees were lost; over two dozen trees must be trimmed.Donations to help pay for the tree removal and/or new plantings are gratefully accepted. Make checks payable to the ?Shiloh Museum of Ozark History? and mail to:Tree FundShiloh Museum of Ozark History118. W. Johnson Ave.Springdale, AR 72764 |
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| Coming Up... | Episode 50 is available for download.(30:51 minutes, 17.9MB, MP3)The Shiloh Museum's podcast producer Heather Marie Wells and outreach coordinator Susan Young bring to mind the Saturday Night Live parody of public radio cooking shows as they team up to discuss upcoming museum events happening at the museum now that we have reopened. | Get at Short URL | Download Coming Up... | Play in Popup.
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| Sheep to Shawl | Play in Popup. | Episode 46 is available for download.(8:55 minutes, 17.2 MB, MP4)Produced for the Shiloh Museum in 1993, this film gives an overview of the steps involved in producing cloth, from sheep shearing to spinning to weaving. Sheep to Shawl is an annual program for schoolchildren at the museum, supported by numerous volunteers. |
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| The Essie Ward Story | Play in Popup. | Episode 43 is available for download.(7:41 minutes, 47.5 MB, MP4)The life of folk artist Essie Ward, often called the ?Grandma Moses of the Ozarks,? is featured in this documentary produced by Springdale Har-Ber High School EAST Lab students Hayden Herrera and Josh Goseland. Hayden and Josh won a My Community Project Governor's Award for their work. Sponsored by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, the My Community Project is a statewide initiative to educate Arkansas students about filmmaking. Congratulations to Hayden and Josh! |
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| Archeology at Shiloh Meeting Hall | Episode 37 is available for download.(1:07:38 minutes, 11.7MB, MP3)Podcast Producer Heather Marie Wells tags along on a school tour of the excavations at the 1871 Shiloh Meeting Hall, conducted by Museum Director Allyn Lord and Jerry Hilliard, Field Supervisor for the Arkansas Archeological Survey. Wells also interviews archeologists, volunteers, and museum staff about the history of the building, the archeology, and the renovations, and gets predictions on what might be discovered. Recorded April 2008. | Get at Short URL | Download Archeology at Shiloh Meeting Hall | Play in Popup.
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| Arkansas Butterflies and Moths | Episode 36 is available for download.(1:02:13 minutes, 14.5 MB, MP3)This program on Arkansas Butterflies and Moths was presented by Lori Spencer. Ms. Spencer is an award-winning Certified Heritage Interpreter and she coordinates the annual Mount Magazine Butterfly Festival. Ms. Spencer also consults with federal and state agencies on butterfly management and travels throughout the state presenting programs focused on her award-wining field guide, Arkansas Butterflies and Moths. Recorded May 21, 2008. | Get at Short URL | Download Arkansas Butterflies and Moths | Play in Popup.
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| The Ridge Family and Removal | Episode 35 is available for download.(55 minutes, 15.4 MB, MP3)Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert, chair of the Department of History, Geography, and Political Science at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, recounts the story of John Ridge, a leader of the Cherokee minority faction who signed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835, trading tribal lands east of the Mississippi River for land in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). Dr. Taylor-Colbert's talk was part of the Cherokee Footsteps in Northwest Arkansas Symposium held at the Shiloh Museum in October 2007. | Get at Short URL | Download The Ridge Family and Removal | Play in Popup.
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| Myths, Legends, and the Nitty Gritty | Episode 30 is available for download.(1:08:40 minutes, 15.8 MB, MP3)Tim Mulvihill, archeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, and Tom Wing, assistant professor of history and director of the historical interpretation program at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, team up to discuss archeological and historical research being conducted at the Drennen-Scott House in Van Buren, Arkansas. John Drennen was a founder of Van Buren, politician, Indian agent, landowner and businessman. Built in 1836, the Drennen-Scott Home, sits on 26 acres of property purchased by the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith from the descendants of John Drennen and Charles Scott. Recorded March 19, 2008. | Get at Short URL | Download Myths, Legends, and the Nitty Gritty | Play in Popup.
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| The Evolution of a Baseball Franchise | Episode 29 is available for download.(55:30 minutes, 12 MB, MP3)The Northwest Arkansas Naturals, a Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals baseball team, will open their inaugural season on April 10, 2008, when the Naturals take on the San Antonio Missions at Springdale's Arvest Stadium. Naturals general manager Eric Edelstein gives us a history of how the Naturals came to call Springdale home as well as an update on stadium construction and upcoming events. Recorded on February 20, 2008. | Get at Short URL | Download The Evolution of a Baseball Franchise | Play in Popup.
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| The Telegraph: A Look Back | Episode 28 is available for download.(48:22 minutes, 11.1MB, MP3)This program on the history of the telegraph presented by Bruce Vaughan details part of the evolution of modern communication. Mr. Vaughan is a long-time resident of Springdale, owned a radio shop, and was the first television dealer in town. Mr. Vaughan has also been a ham radio operator for more than 60 years. Recorded on January 16, 2008.Due to unforeseen circumstances the audio for this program was lost from the middle to the end. We truly regret that we cannot offer you the program in its entirety and we hope you enjoy the portion that is available. Rest assured that we will try very hard to make sure that this does not happen again. | Get at Short URL | Download The Telegraph: A Look Back | Play in Popup.
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| Ozark Hunting Stories | Episode 17 is available for download.(36:14minutes, 14.6MB, MP3)This episode features hunting stories recorded as part of the Shiloh Museum?s ongoing oral history project. The audio clips have been converted from cassette tapes to digital so in some instances the audio quality is poor. We have only edited them to reduce background noise; the content has not been edited other than for time considerations.You will hear excerpts from interviews with Ruth Morris of Washington County and Oren Austin of Madison County. The program will conclude with a must-have tall tale about hunting collected by Ozark folklorist Vance Randolph and retold byDr. Bob Cochran, Professor of English, Chair of American Studies,and Director of the Center for Arkansas and Regional Studies, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.The Museum thanks Aaron Seifritz for supplying the hunting calls heard in this program. The hunting horn was excerpted with permission from 'Ed and His Hounds' by Doney Hammontree, and is part of the Mary C. Parler Folksong Collection, Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville.The exhibit Open Season on hunting in the Ozarks opened August 20 and runs through January 19, 2008. | Get at Short URL | Download Ozark Hunting Stories | Play in Popup.
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| Request for Feedback | Episode 15 is available for download.(2:40 minutes, 1.40MB, MP3)The museum staff would like to thank you for your support of the museum?s podcasting efforts as another way that you can enjoy the museum. After more than a year of podcasting, we would really like to know what you think about this new service we are providing.To let us know your opinions, please send an email with the subject line Podcast Feedback to hmwells@springdaleark.org. Again thank you for supporting the Shiloh Museum and we hope to see you at the museum some time soon. | Get at Short URL | Download Request for Feedback | Play in Popup.
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| Rodeo Memories | Episode 11 is available for download.(55:01 minutes, 21.5MB, MP3)The coming of summer in the Ozarks means it's time for the Rodeo of the Ozarks, held at Parsons Stadium in Springdale, Arkansas, July 1 to July 4. For this program we invited longtime Rodeo of the Ozarks board members Pat Parsons Hutter and Sandy Boone to share their memories of past rodeos, recorded on May 16, 2007. | Get at Short URL | Download Rodeo Memories | Play in Popup.
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| The Singers of Sacred Harp | Episode 7 is available for download.(36 minutes, 18.7MB, MP3)A few months ago Collections Assistant Heather Marie Wells was privileged to be able to record the Sacred Harp singers who meet in our General Store. In this program you will hear some of the history of this singing tradition and some interviews with group members.Brief history and how it works [0:49]99 Gospel Trumpet [8:56]King, 1844Cole, 1792Interview with Syd Caldwell [11:20]74 The Enquirer [13:04]White, 1844Watts, 1707Interview with Shannon Seyler [15:51]39 Sharpsburg [18:51]Reese and Shell, 1869Doddridge, 1755Interview with Andrew Albers [21:03]73 Cusseta [27:00]Massengale, 1844Hegenwalt, 1524 and Jacabi, 1722Interview with Bruce Rye [30:08]159 Wondrous Love [32:42]Christopher, 1840Mead's General Selection, 1811All songs are from the 1991 edition of Sacred Harp | Get at Short URL | Download The Singers of Sacred Harp | Play in Popup.
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| The Songs of Sacred Harp | Episode 6 is available for download.(49:00 minutes, 24.7M, MP3)A few months ago Collections Assistant Heather Marie Wells was privileged to be able to record the Sacred Harp singers who meet in our General Store. In this program you will hear some of this group?s favorite songs performed.217 Ballstown [0:56]Shumway, 1809Watts, 1707183 Greenwich [2:20]Read, 1785Watts, 1719178 Africa [5:18]Billings, 1770Watts, 1709240 Christian Song [8:31]Ingalls, 1805Christian Harmony, 180540 Lennox [12:26]Edson,1782C. Wesley, 175047B Idumea [14:20]Davisson, 1816C. Wesley, 176359 Holy Manna [17:55]Moore, 1825Atkin, 1819300 Calvary [21:00]Read, 1785Watts, 1707282 I?m Going Home [23:12]Breedlove, 1850163B China [25:29]Swan, 1801Watts, 1707270 Confidence [28:27]Turner, 1850C. Wesley, 1742268 David?s Lamentation [30:42]Billings, 177849B Mear [33:29]A Sett of Tunes, 1720Watts, 1719142 Stratfield [35:50]Goff, 1786Watts, 1719105 Jewett [38:08]Mann, 1869Newton, 1779440 North Salem [40:16]Jenks, 1799Watts, 1707235 Long Sought Home [42:36]Bobo, 1847Anonymous, 1600s496 The Rock That Is Higher Than I [45:47]Arranged by B.F. White, 1869Dobell's Selection, 1810All songs are from the 1991 edition of the Sacred Harp. | Get at Short URL | Download The Songs of Sacred Harp | Play in Popup.
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| Stills in the Hills | Episode 4 is available for download.(58:03 minutes, 26.9M, MP3)Moonshining in the Ozarks: historically, how much is fact, and how much is part of the hillbilly stereotype? Susan Young, outreach coordinator at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, discussed the lore of whiskey making in the Ozarks during a program at the Shiloh Museum on September 20, 2006. | Get at Short URL | Download Stills in the Hills | Play in Popup.
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| Dead Men Do Tell Tales | Episode 3 is available for download.(41 minutes, 19.5M, MP3)On August 16, 2006, Joy Russell, president of the Madison County, Arkansas, Genealogical and Historical Society presented a program at the Shiloh Museum entitled "Dead Folks in Madison County DO Tell Tales." From a reclusive moonshiner who died a mysterious death to an old maid rumored to be sitting on a fortune in Civil War gold, Russell shared some colorful tales of people buried in Madison County cemeteries. | Get at Short URL | Download Dead Men Do Tell Tales | Play in Popup.
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| Caddo Repatriation | Episode 2 is available for download.(30 minutes, 17M, MP3)On June 2, 2006, members of the Caddo Nation Cultural Preservation Office came to the Shiloh Museum to reclaim the skeletal remains of a Caddo Indian. Carolyn Reno, Collections Manager of the Shiloh Museum, took some time to interview Robert Cast, the Historic Preservation Officer, Bobby Gonzalez, NAGPRA Coordinator, and Lyman Kionute, Sr., an Elder of the Caddo Nation about their efforts to reclaim Caddo remains falling under the guidelines of NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act). | Get at Short URL | Download Caddo Repatriation | Play in Popup.
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| Monte Ne Podcast | Our priemere podcast is available for download.(57 minutes, 58M, MP3)This program is a presentation on the history of Monte Ne, Arkansas, by Allyn Lord, museum director, given on February 4, 2006.The historic town of Monte Ne was much in the news earlier this year; the drought brought the waters of Beaver Lake down to a level at which much of the 1920s amphitheater emerged for the first time since 1977. | Get at Short URL | Download Monte Ne Podcast | Play in Popup.
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