SHILOH HAPPENINGS

Photo Exhibit on Ozark Log Buildings

Single Pens, Saddlebags and Dogtrots, a photo exhibit featuring Ozark log homes and outbuildings, will be on display through May 11 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. The photo exhibit explores the construction and architectural styles of log buildings, as well as what it was like to live in them.

Exhibit on the History of the University Museum

From Archaeopteryx to Zapus, an exhibit on the history of the University of Arkansas Museum, will be on display through Jan. 11, 2014. The exhibit will showcase more than 200 objects and specimens on loan from the University Museum collections, including a black bear, emu egg, Plains Indians artifacts, Native American pottery, fossils, the Fayetteville meteorite, fluorescent minerals, and the keyboard and timer from the Old Main carillon which used to chime the hours and for special events.

Remembering the University Museum

“Forgotten But Not Gone,” a panel discussion on the history of the University of Arkansas Museum by current and former museum curators, will be presented at noon Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Panelists include Mary Suter, curator of collections; Dr. Nancy McCartney, curator of zoology; Dr. Mike Hoffman, emeritus curator of anthropology; and Dr. Walt Manger, emeritus curator of geology. For information, call 750-8165.

Railway Society

The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For information, call 750-8165.