Shiloh happenings

Let Freedom Ring!

On April 14, the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is asking churches, public buildings, educational institutions, and individuals around the state to ring bells 13 times at 1300 hours (1 p.m.) to celebrate passage of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery.

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

118 W. Johnson Avenue

Springdale, AR 72764

479-750-8165

shilohmuseum.org

The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will participate in the observance with a bell-ringing at the historic 1871 Shiloh Meeting Hall.

The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. with a reading of the 13th Amendment, followed by comments from local dignitaries and a short program of music, and concluding with the bell-ringing at 1 p.m.

Native Ozark Flora and Fauna

Donald Steinkraus, professor of entomology at the University of Arkansas, will present, "The Circle of Ozark Life," a program on native plants, the insects they support, and the interactions of animals (birds) with these insects at noon Wednesday, April 15, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

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The museum is located at 118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale. For more information, call 479-750-8165.

MEETINGS AT THE MUSEUM

Storytellers

The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. All tellers and listeners are invited.

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, April 6, and Monday, April 20, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For 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, April 9, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For information, call Marci Vaughn at 770-6080 or visit shilohmuseum.org.

Sacred Harp Singers

The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Railway Society

The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Civil War Roundtable

The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Wireless Society to Meet

The Ozark Wireless Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Cemetery Preservation Group

The Washington County Cemetery Preservation Group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Community on 03/25/2015