Shiloh events

Ozark Coverlets is topic

Marty Benson and Laura Redford, members of the Northwest Arkansas Handweavers Guild, will present a program entitled, "Weaving Warmth: Uncovering Ozark Coverlets," at noon, Wednesday, Jan. 15. Benson and Redford are experienced weavers and weaving instructors with an interest in history and historic textiles, and both are volunteers at the Shiloh Museum. They will share findings from their study of some three dozen hand-woven coverlets in the Shiloh Museum collection.

Ozark Folk Art Exhibit

Just Doing My Work, an exhibit of paintings by folk artist Essie Ward, opens Monday, Jan. 27.

Born in Searcy County, Arkansas, in 1902, Essie Ward was a self-taught artist whose oil paintings depicting scenes of traditional Ozark life became popular in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1970, Ward was invited to participate in the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folklife in Washington, D.C. The Shiloh Museum collection includes 59 Essie Ward paintings, believed to be the largest and most complete collection of Ward's work, according to Carolyn Reno, museum collections manager. The exhibit will be on display through Jan. 10, 2015.

MONTHLY MEETINGS

wRailway Society

The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16.

wStorytellers Group

The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. All tellers and listeners are invited.

wCivil War Roundtable

The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 23.

wPhoto Identification Group

The Shiloh Museum's Photo Identification Group will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the museum to continue identifying people, places, and events in northwest Arkansas photos taken over the last 40 years.