A blog about the history of the Ozarks and the people who have lived in the region from the earliest recorded history to today.
![Halloween Lamp](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/halloween-lamp-F.jpg)
Halloween Lamp
This circa 1920 ceramic lamp belonged to the Searcy family of Springdale. The only marking is “Germany” on the lamp base.
![Water Carrier](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/water-carrier-F.jpg)
Water Carrier
Before indoor plumbing, this 1880s tin water carrier was an inexpensive alternative to a fancy ceramic basin and pitcher set.
![Beaded Pincushion](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pincushion-S-81-11-23b.jpg)
Beaded Pincushion
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Native American tribes in upstate New York sold handmade beaded crafts like this to tourists.
![“Barn Raising” Quilt](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/barn-raising-quilt-S-81-11-19-1000x675.jpg)
“Barn Raising” Quilt
The pattern of this circa 1915 quilt is called “Barn Raising,” a variation of the traditional Log Cabin pattern.
![Flour Bin](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bin-featured.jpg)
Flour Bin
This flour bin came from the Dave and Nina Cowan homeplace southeast of Greenland (Washington County).
![Chess Pieces](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chess-pieces-F.jpg)
Chess Pieces
Guy Howard and his friend Ralph Miller made these chess pieces in the mid-1900s in Howard’s home workshop in Springdale.
![Stars and Stripes Embroidery](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/embroidery-F.jpg)
Stars and Stripes Embroidery
This needlework was sold as a ready-to-make kit. Sears and Roebuck listed similar items in their 1902 catalog as “sofa cushion covers.”
![Crop Duster](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/duster-F.jpg)
Crop Duster
This hand-cranked machine was used to apply dry pesticide such as Paris Green (an arsenic compound) to garden plants.
![Sculptoscope](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sculptoscope-F.jpg)
Sculptoscope
A forerunner of today’s virtual reality viewers, this circa 1925 viewer made still images appear in 3-D.
![Shuttle](https://shilohmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shuttle-F.jpg)
Shuttle
Before store-bought fabric became common, many a pioneer woman had a loom where she made cloth for her family’s needs.