Shiloh Museum meetings

EVENTS

Shiloh Meeting Hall History

Carolyn Reno, collections manager at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, will present a program entitled "The Shiloh Meeting Hall: A Visible Link to History" at noon Wednesday, April 17, in the museum. Built in 1871 in present-day downtown Springdale, the Shiloh Meeting Hall has been home to several churches and community organizations. Reno will share stories of activities held in the building over the years, including women's civic club programs, a court trial, and a boys' boxing match.

Shiloh Saturday Family Program

Young actors with Arts Live Theatre will present a play entitled "Ozark Stories" at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The play explores the history of education in northwest Arkansas. The program is part of the museum's Shiloh Saturday series for families.

Ozark Ballads Performed

Kyla Cross, a traditional Ozark ballad singer, will present "Rare and Precious: Ballads and Songs of the Ozarks" at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Under the direction of folksong expert and Shiloh Museum volunteer Lyle Sparkman, Cross has learned over 90 traditional ballads and songs from the Ozarks. She will present in concert 11 Ozark songs, ballads, and play-party songs, all of which are rare remnants of the Ozarks pioneer life.

"It is important to me that this tradition should not be lost, but continue as a living part of Ozark life," Cross said.

Model Homes Exhibit

Model Homes, an exhibit featuring doll houses and small-scale replicas of real houses from the 1900s, opens Monday, April 29, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The exhibit will be on display through April 11, 2020.

MEETINGS AT THE MUSEUM

Civil War Roundtable

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

Wireless Society

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