SHILOH MUSEUM
Cherokee History
The Washington County Historical Society will hold an afternoon of activities focusing on Cherokee history in Northwest Arkansas, Sunday, Nov. 13.
A guided tour of early Cherokee sites in Washington County will begin at 1 p.m. Space for the tour is limited and preregistration is required. To register for the guided tour, or for information, contact Judy Costello, 750-8165, or email jcostello@springdalear.gov.
From 3 to 5 p.m., programs will be held at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The Cherokee National Youth Choir will perform, followed by a panel discussion with Jerry Hogan, board of directors of the Washington County Historical Society; Stacy Leeds, dean and professor of law at the University of Arkansas School of Law and member of the Cherokee Nation; John McLarty, board of directors of the National Trail of Tears Association; and Sean Teuton, associate professor of English and director of the indigenous studies program at the University of Arkansas and member of the Cherokee Nation. No pre-registration is required for these programs.
This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the Washington County Historical Society, the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, and the Native American Student Organization at the University of Arkansas.
Migration to Arkansas
Dr. Emily Mitchell-Eaton, postdoctoral scholar at the University of California Santa Cruz, will present a program entitled, “Asian and Pacific Islander Migration to Arkansas: A Story of Three Wars,” at noon Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
Shiloh Saturday Program for Families
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will explore Dutch oven cooking from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. The program is part of the museum’s Shiloh Saturday series for families.
Call for Collectors
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale is looking for collectors to display items from their collections during the museum’s annual “Cabin Fever Reliever” open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.
Wednesday, Nov. 2
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. — Story Hour, Pea Ridge Community Library, 801 N. Curtis Ave.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Seligman, Mo., Senior Center, donation lunch, $3; for information, call Jo Ann Corn at 417-662-3749.
12 p.m. — Pea Ridge Tornado Siren test
1 p.m. — Hobbits, Lost Bridge Community Center on Whitney Mountain; for information, call Roberta Heaton at 359-2139.
4 - 6 p.m. — Loaves ’n Fishes food pantry, The Ridge Community Church, 836 N. Curtis Ave.; for information, call Bonnie Austin at 451-9333 or e-mail bonnie.austin.nlc@gmail.com.
Thursday, Nov. 3
6:30 p.m. — Benton County Beekeepers, First Baptist Church, Slack Street, Pea Ridge
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. — Jr. Girl Scout Troop No. 5780, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
7:30 p.m. — Garfield AA, Brightwater Methodist Church. Open meeting and no smoking; for information, call 619-6127.
Saturday, Nov. 5
1-4 p.m. — Pea Ridge Museum & Heritage Building open, N. Curtis Ave. Other times can be arranged by calling 621-1621, 451-8256 or 586-5574.
Sunday, Nov. 6
1-5 p.m. — Pea Ridge Farmers’ Market, Emergency Services Building entrance off Slack Street
Monday, Nov. 7
5 p.m. — TOPS Club of Pea Ridge, Mt. Vernon; for information, contact Kathy Phillips at 531-2989.
Tuesday, Nov. 8 — Election Day
9-11 a.m. — Loaves ’n Fishes food pantry, The Ridge Community Church, 836 N. Curtis Ave.; for information, call