37th Ozark Quilt Fair
Entries are being accepted for the 37th Ozark Quilt Fair, which is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Quilters and quilt lovers are invited to display new and antique quilts for show and sale on the museum grounds. The entry fee is $10 per exhibitor. Cash prize Viewer's Choice awards will be given for first ($50), second ($35), and third ($15) place winners in both new and antique quilt categories. The entry deadline is Sept. 10. Entry forms are available at the museum website, shilohmuseum.org, or by calling 750-8165.
Other activities during the fair include musical entertainment by Working Class Grass and a special exhibit of mini-quilts by the Itty Bitty Quilt Committee, a group of local quilters. The Ozark Quilt Fair is sponsored by Arvest Bank.
Benton County History
A program on the pioneer Grimes family of Benton County entitled, "One Family in Benton County: Eyewitnesses to Arkansas Statehood, the Civil War, and the Coming of the Railroad," will be presented by Grimes family historian James Huffman at noon Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Huffman, a community church preacher in Fayetteville, is former chair of the Arkansas History Commission.
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MEETINGS AT THE MUSEUM
LifeWriters
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. 15, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For information, call June Jefferson at 790-2588.
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Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas
The Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For information, call Marci Vaughn at 770-6080.
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Sacred Harp Singers
The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
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Railway Society
The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
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Photo Identification Group
The Shiloh Museum's Photo Identification Group will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the museum to continue identifying people, places, and events in northwest Arkansas photos taken over the last 40 years.
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Civil War Roundtable
The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
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Wireless Society to Meet
The Ozark Wireless Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
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Community on 09/10/2014