SHILOH MUSEUM

EVENTS 41st Ozark Quilt Fair

The 41st Ozark Quilt Fair is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14, in the museum. Quilters and quilt lovers will display new and antique quilts for show and sale on the museum grounds. Other activities during the fair include musical entertainment by Greenland Station and a special exhibit of small quilts by the Dogwood Quilters Guild.

The entry fee is $10 per exhibitor. Cash prize Viewer’s Choice awards will be given for first ($50), second ($35), and third ($15) place winners in both new and antique quilt categories. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Sept. 11.

Entry forms are available at the museum website or by calling. The Ozark Quilt Fair is sponsored by Arvest Bank.

Wilderness Library

Shiloh Museum outreach coordinator Susan Young will discuss the life and work of Newton County resident Ted Richmond in a program entitled, “Working for Things Eternal,” at noon Sept. 18, in the museum. According to Young, “In the early 1930s, Ted Richmond settled on Mount Sherman in Newton County and founded the Wilderness Library, providing free books to local folks for miles around. The library existed into the 1950s, with Richmond attracting the attention of Eleanor Roosevelt, J. William Fulbright, and the Saturday Evening Post along the way.”

Shiloh Saturday Family Program

Kids of all ages are invited to learn about the life cycle of a monarch butterfly during “Monarch Mania” at the museum, at 10 a.m. Sept. 21. The program is part of the museum’s Shiloh Saturday series for families.

MEETINGS AT THE MUSEUM 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. Sept. 16, in the museum.

Lace Guild

The Dogwood Lace Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Sept. 7 in the meeting hall.

Sacred Harp Singers

The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 8 in the meeting hall.

Civil War Roundtable

The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 in the museum.

Wireless Society

The Ozark Wireless Society will meet at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 in the museum.