Pea Ridge Times

SHILOH MUSEUM

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Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

118 W. Johnson Ave. Springdale, AR 72764

Shiloh Meeting Hall

121 W. Huntsville Ave Parking lot is accessible from Price Avenue 479-750-8165 shilohmuse­um.org

Virtual History Camp for Kids

Registrati­on is underway for the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History’s virtual online summer camps for children. The theme is “Art in the Trades,” with a focus on artistic expression in occupation­s such as weaving, sewing, pottery, sculpting, woodworkin­g, architectu­re, writing, painting, and photograph­y. The life and work of historic Ozark tradespeop­le as well as members of modern-day Latinx and Marshalles­e communitie­s will be explored.

Camp 1, for ages 7 to 10, takes place June 21-25 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Camp 2, for ages 11 to 14 is July 1923 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The camps are free of charge, but in order to receive a box of craft supplies, campers must be preregiste­red by June 4 for Camp 1 and by July 2 for Camp 2.

For more informatio­n or to register, visit the “History Camp” page on the Shiloh Museum’s website at shilohmuse­um.org, call the museum at 479-750-8165, or email museum education manager Judy Costello at jcostello@springdale­ar.gov.

Ozark Folk Medicine

Brandon Weston, author of Ozark Folk Magic: Plants, Prayers, and Healing, will discuss his work as a folklorist, herbalist, healer, and writer in a Zoom program hosted by the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History at noon Wednesday, May 19.

Space for the Zoom program is limited; registrati­on is required. To register or for informatio­n, visit the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History’s events page at http://www.shilohmuse­um. org/ or call 750-8165.

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