SHILOH MUSEUM

Shiloh Saturday Program for Families

The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will explore the pioneer skill of broommaking in a program entitled “A Clean Sweep,” from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. The program is part of the museum’s Shiloh Saturday series for families.

Buffalo River Program

Folk musicians Kelly and Donna Mulhollan (who perform together as Still on the Hill) will present “Still A River,” a concert celebrating the rich heritage of the Buffalo National River, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The first one hundred attendees will receive a free Still A River cd.

Tick Eradication and Murder in the Ozarks

Blake Perkins, professor of history at Williams Baptist College, will present, “The Damnguvment’s Tick Trouble: Cows Ticks, and Assassination in the Ozarks” at noon Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. “On a cool March morning in 1922, Charles Jeffery, a federal cattle inspector, was shot dead in Independence County,” said Perkins. “A dramatic manhunt followed the killing and several arrests were made, but no one was ever convicted.” Perkins’ talk will explore the murder story and its context amid rural Ozarkers’ defiance of a federal tick eradication program that many felt was not only unnecessary but also unfair.

Accident School Reunion

The Accident School reunion will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Accident was a rural school located northeast of Springdale; classes were held there from the 1870s until consolidation with Springdale in 1949. All former Accident School students, teachers, family and friends are invited.