Shiloh Museum

Events

39th Ozark Quilt Fair

Entries are being accepted for the 39th Ozark Quilt Fair, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 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. 7.

Entry forms are available at the museum website, shilohmuseum.org, or by calling 750-8165. The Ozark Quilt Fair is sponsored by Arvest Bank.

Back-to-the-Land

Local historian Jared Phillips will discuss the back-to-the-land movement in the Arkansas Ozarks in a program entitled "Hipbillies and Hillbillies," at noon Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

UA Law School Dean to Speak

Stacy Leeds, dean and professor of law at the University of Arkansas School of Law, will discuss her various roles as a member of the Cherokee Nation, at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Leeds is the first woman and youngest person to serve as a justice on the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court. She is the first Native American woman to be appointed dean of a law school and is currently the only Native American law school dean in the United States.

Dean Leeds's presentation is sponsored by Heritage Trail Partners, a regional support network for the Heritage Trail, a network of bicycle, auto, and pedestrian routes that follow the footprint of the Trail of Tears (1838-1839), Butterfield Overland Mail route (1858-1861), and Civil War troop movements (1861-1865) in Northwest Arkansas.

Shiloh Saturday Program for Families

The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will explore traditional local food and food preservation in a program entitled "A Taste of the Ozarks," from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. The program is part of the museum's Shiloh Saturday series for families.

Barn Party

The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will host "Barn Party: Pluck and Play," an acoustic jam session on the museum grounds, at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. Musicians and music lovers are invited to bring an instrument and a lawn chair and join in. The event is sponsored by the Downtown Springdale Alliance.

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, Aug. 15, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For information, call June Jefferson at 790-2588 or visit shilohmuseum.org.

Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas

The Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, in 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, Aug. 14, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Civil War Roundtable

The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Wireless Society to Meet

The Ozark Wireless Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.