SHILOH HAPPENINGS

PEA RIDGE — Life of Local Timber Baron

Independent researcher Tom Duggan will discuss the life of timber magnate and land speculator Roscoe C.

Hobbs at noon Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Born in Bentonville in 1881, Hobbs made his fortune in the harvest of timber and the manufacturing of railroad ties. Much of the timber came from 12,500 acres Hobbs owned east of Rogers. Today that land is the Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area near Rogers.

The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale. For more information, call 750-8165.

Writing Group

LifeWriters, a group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3 and Monday, Sept.

17, in the General Store building at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Martha Estes, founder of the Goshen Folk Writers group, will lead the Sept. 17 meeting. The Shiloh Museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale. For more information, call June Jefferson at 790-2588.

Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas

The Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 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 Marci Vaughn at 770-6080.

Storytellers Group

The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. All tellers and listeners are invited. The museum is located at the corner of Johnson and Main in downtown Springdale. For more information, call 750-8165.

Railway Society

The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 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.