Life of Searcy County Woman
Brooks Blevins, professor of Ozarks studies at Missouri State University, will present a program entitled, "The Ordinary Life of Extraordinary Minnie: A Searcy County Woman Greets the Modern World," at noon Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Blevins will discuss the life of Minnie Atteberry, a Searcy County farm woman who kept a daily diary from the 1930s into the 1960s. The Atteberry diaries were donated to the Special Collections Department of Mullins Library at the University of Arkansas by Searcy County historian James Johnston in 1993.
Gospel Singing
The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will hold an old-time singing school from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Led by Robert Vaughn of Mount Pleasant, Texas, the singing school will focus on the fundamentals of "Sacred Harp" singing, a traditional style of a capella folk gospel singing that originated in the United States in the late 1700s.
An all-day singing will be held from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the First Security Bank community room across the street from the Shiloh Museum. All activities are free of charge.
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, Oct. 19, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For more information, call June Jefferson at 790-2588 or visit shilohmuseum.org.
Herb Society
The Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For more 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, Oct. 11, in 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, Oct. 15, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
Civil War Roundtable
The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
Wireless Society to Meet
The Ozark Wireless Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The museum is located at 118 W. Johnson Avenue in downtown Springdale.
Community on 10/07/2015