SHILOH MUSEUM

EVENTS Exhibit on Folk Instrument Maker

The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History hosts a special exhibit, Instruments of Faith: The Life and Work of Ed Stilley. A lifelong resident of Hogscald Hollow in Carroll County, Ark., Stilley began making and giving away musical instruments in 1979 after God called him to the task, according to Aaron Loehndorf, collections and education specialist at the Shiloh Museum and curator of the exhibit.

Instruments of Faith features more than 20 handmade Stilley instruments, all on loan to the museum from private collectors. The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 11, 2020.

Shiloh Saturday Family Program

Kids of all ages are invited to try their hand at weaving on a loom during a program entitled :“Weaving: Fun or Work?” from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Members of the Northwest Arkansas Handweavers Guild will be on hand to explain the basics of weaving while museum educators will explore the history of weaving in Northwest Arkansas. The program is part of the museum’s Shiloh Saturday series for families.

Film on Women’s Suffrage Movement

Iron-Jawed Angels, a 2004 HBO film about the American women’s suffrage movement in the 1910s starring Hillary Swank and Anjelica Huston, will be shown at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16. The free event is sponsored by Fayetteville Business and Professional Women and the Washington County Women in History Coalition.

Pea Ridge Archaeology Jami Lockhart, archaeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, will present a program entitled, “Recent Archeological Investigations at Pea Ridge National Military Park,” at noon Wednesday, March 20, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.