Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

Monday – Saturday • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
118 W. Johnson Avenue, Springdale, AR

The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History is a regional history museum focusing on six counties of the Arkansas Ozarks, which includes Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton, and Washington. The museum takes its name from the pioneer community of Shiloh, which became Springdale in the 1870s.

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The Shiloh Museum’s collection includes over 500,000 historic images, over 40,000 archival artifacts, and extensive vertical files.

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  • Calling Carroll & Boone counties! 📸 We have 8 days left in our "Our Ozarks" photo contest, and we’re looking for a few more shots from our neighbors to the East.

While we’ve seen some incredible entries from Washington and Benton counties, we are officially putting out a "call for photos" from: 📍 Carroll County. 📍 Boone County, 📍 Madison County, and 📍 Newton County.

Whether it's a sunrise over the Buffalo River or a quiet moment in downtown Harrison or Eureka Springs, we want to see the Ozarks through your lens.

Which of these counties has the most "photogenic" spot in the Ozarks? Tell us your favorite hidden gem in the comments! (Bonus points if you tag a photographer friend who needs to see this.) 👇

The deadline to enter is March 1. See the full rules and upload your shots via the link in the first comment below.

#ArkansasPhotography #OzarkPhotography
  • Help us solve a #PhotoIDFriday mystery! 🕵️‍♂️📸 This snapshot appears to show the Springdale High School Class of ’37. While a sign on the wall gives us a hint, we’re narrowing down the year. Based on the fashion, we suspect this was a reunion taken in the 1960s.

•	Could it be 1962 for their 25th reunion?
•	Or perhaps 1967 for the 30th?

Please let us know if you recognize anyone in this photo! 📢 Note on Sharing: If you share this post to your own page, please make sure your privacy setting for the post is set to "Public." This helps us see your friends' responses and gather more history!

From the Shiloh Museum’s Marilyn Horn Collection (S-2025-39-15).

#SpringdaleHighSchool #ArkansasOzarks #OzarkHistory #SpringdaleArkansas
  • 🌟 Harold Nathaniel Hayes (1942-1962) was a trailblazer, but in basketball. The son of Ralph “Buddy” Hayes and Lola Jean Carr, Harold Hayes was the first known African American 🏀 basketball player to compete against an all-white team after he began playing for Fayetteville High School in 1957. He went on to play basketball for what was then Joplin Junior College in Missouri but his life was tragically cut short when he drowned while swimming.

Hayes’ story, and others in his family, are told in Shiloh’s exhibit, One Step Higher: Five Generations of a Black Ozark Family, which will return to viewing by the public once museum renovations are completed in mid-March.

Shiloh Museum photo from the Betty Hayes Davis Collection (S-2015-71-41).

#BlackHistory Month #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #ArkanasOzarks #OzarkHistory
  • 🏚️ What is that big white building, you ask? Find out in our Shiloh Meeting Hall open house, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 2-7, 2026 (Monday-Saturday).

https://shilohmuseum.org/event/shiloh-meeting-hall-open-house/2026-03-02/

#ShilohMeetingHall #SpringdaleArkansas #OzarkHistory #ExploreSpringdale
Calling Carroll & Boone counties! 📸 We have 8 days left in our "Our Ozarks" photo contest, and we’re looking for a few more shots from our neighbors to the East.

While we’ve seen some incredible entries from Washington and Benton counties, we are officially putting out a "call for photos" from: 📍 Carroll County. 📍 Boone County, 📍 Madison County, and 📍 Newton County.

Whether it's a sunrise over the Buffalo River or a quiet moment in downtown Harrison or Eureka Springs, we want to see the Ozarks through your lens.

Which of these counties has the most "photogenic" spot in the Ozarks? Tell us your favorite hidden gem in the comments! (Bonus points if you tag a photographer friend who needs to see this.) 👇

The deadline to enter is March 1. See the full rules and upload your shots via the link in the first comment below.

#ArkansasPhotography #OzarkPhotography
Calling Carroll & Boone counties! 📸 We have 8 days left in our "Our Ozarks" photo contest, and we’re looking for a few more shots from our neighbors to the East. While we’ve seen some incredible entries from Washington and Benton counties, we are officially putting out a "call for photos" from: 📍 Carroll County. 📍 Boone County, 📍 Madison County, and 📍 Newton County. Whether it's a sunrise over the Buffalo River or a quiet moment in downtown Harrison or Eureka Springs, we want to see the Ozarks through your lens. Which of these counties has the most "photogenic" spot in the Ozarks? Tell us your favorite hidden gem in the comments! (Bonus points if you tag a photographer friend who needs to see this.) 👇 The deadline to enter is March 1. See the full rules and upload your shots via the link in the first comment below. #ArkansasPhotography #OzarkPhotography
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Help us solve a #PhotoIDFriday mystery! 🕵️‍♂️📸 This snapshot appears to show the Springdale High School Class of ’37. While a sign on the wall gives us a hint, we’re narrowing down the year. Based on the fashion, we suspect this was a reunion taken in the 1960s.

•	Could it be 1962 for their 25th reunion?
•	Or perhaps 1967 for the 30th?

Please let us know if you recognize anyone in this photo! 📢 Note on Sharing: If you share this post to your own page, please make sure your privacy setting for the post is set to "Public." This helps us see your friends' responses and gather more history!

From the Shiloh Museum’s Marilyn Horn Collection (S-2025-39-15).

#SpringdaleHighSchool #ArkansasOzarks #OzarkHistory #SpringdaleArkansas
Help us solve a #PhotoIDFriday mystery! 🕵️‍♂️📸 This snapshot appears to show the Springdale High School Class of ’37. While a sign on the wall gives us a hint, we’re narrowing down the year. Based on the fashion, we suspect this was a reunion taken in the 1960s. • Could it be 1962 for their 25th reunion? • Or perhaps 1967 for the 30th? Please let us know if you recognize anyone in this photo! 📢 Note on Sharing: If you share this post to your own page, please make sure your privacy setting for the post is set to "Public." This helps us see your friends' responses and gather more history! From the Shiloh Museum’s Marilyn Horn Collection (S-2025-39-15). #SpringdaleHighSchool #ArkansasOzarks #OzarkHistory #SpringdaleArkansas
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🌟 Harold Nathaniel Hayes (1942-1962) was a trailblazer, but in basketball. The son of Ralph “Buddy” Hayes and Lola Jean Carr, Harold Hayes was the first known African American 🏀 basketball player to compete against an all-white team after he began playing for Fayetteville High School in 1957. He went on to play basketball for what was then Joplin Junior College in Missouri but his life was tragically cut short when he drowned while swimming.

Hayes’ story, and others in his family, are told in Shiloh’s exhibit, One Step Higher: Five Generations of a Black Ozark Family, which will return to viewing by the public once museum renovations are completed in mid-March.

Shiloh Museum photo from the Betty Hayes Davis Collection (S-2015-71-41).

#BlackHistory Month #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #ArkanasOzarks #OzarkHistory
🌟 Harold Nathaniel Hayes (1942-1962) was a trailblazer, but in basketball. The son of Ralph “Buddy” Hayes and Lola Jean Carr, Harold Hayes was the first known African American 🏀 basketball player to compete against an all-white team after he began playing for Fayetteville High School in 1957. He went on to play basketball for what was then Joplin Junior College in Missouri but his life was tragically cut short when he drowned while swimming. Hayes’ story, and others in his family, are told in Shiloh’s exhibit, One Step Higher: Five Generations of a Black Ozark Family, which will return to viewing by the public once museum renovations are completed in mid-March. Shiloh Museum photo from the Betty Hayes Davis Collection (S-2015-71-41). #BlackHistory Month #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #ArkanasOzarks #OzarkHistory
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🏚️ What is that big white building, you ask? Find out in our Shiloh Meeting Hall open house, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 2-7, 2026 (Monday-Saturday).
Shiloh Meeting Hall Open House
#ShilohMeetingHall #SpringdaleArkansas #OzarkHistory #ExploreSpringdale
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