SHILOH HAPPENINGS

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History 118 W. Johnson Ave. Springdale, AR 479-750-8165 shilohmuseum.org

Summer Kids Camp

Openings are still available in “Time Travelers, 1960-2009,” the Shiloh Museum’s summer camp for kids ages 11 to 14, July 13—17, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Cost for the camp is $45 for Shiloh Museum members and $55 for non-members, and includes lunch, crafts, and a ticket to the July 21 NWA Naturals baseball game. Preregistration and payment is required. The registration deadline has been extended to June 15.

Kids Fishing Derby

The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will host a free fishing derby for kids from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, from at Murphy Park Pond in Springdale. Kids of all ages are invited to bring a fishing pole and bait and try their luck at catching some of the 200 channel catfish that will be stocked in Murphy Park Pond by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. at the park pavilion. Participants 16 and over must have a valid Arkansas fishing license. All who register will be eligible for prizes.

Murphy Park Pond is located next to the Springdale Public Library at 405 S. Pleasant Street. For information, call the Shiloh Museum at 750-8165 or visit shilohmuseum.org.

Back-to-the-Land History

Local historian and author Denele Campbell will present “The Back-to-the-Land Movement: Ozark History and Memories,” at noon Wednesday, June 17, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Campbell is the author of “Aquarian Revolution: Back to the Land,” a collection of 32 interviews with people who moved to the Ozarks in the 1960s in search of a life away from the modern trappings of society.

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, June 15, at 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, June 11, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For information, call Marci Vaughn at 770-6080 or visit shilohmuseum.org.

Storytellers

The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. All tellers and listeners are invited.

Sacred Harp Singers

The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 14, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Railway Society

The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Civil War Roundtable

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

Wireless Society to Meet

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