A blog about the history of the Ozarks and the people who have lived in the region from the earliest recorded history to today.
Henbest Sisters
Seven daughters of John and Susan Henbest posed for this portrait around the year 1900. The Henbest family lived on a farm near Mount Comfort . . .
Toy Horses
During the 1950s and 1960s, small plastic figurines like these horses were popular, inexpensive toys. Four major manufacturers of these plastic playsets were . . .
Gilbert Family
General Clayton Gilbert with his grandsons in Bentonville, circa 1918. . . .
Parthenon
The group stands next to a school bus for the Parthenon Consolidate School District. Elmer Casey, who taught at Parthenon . . .
Swanky Swigs
While “Swanky Swigs” may be used today as a catch-all name for decorated tumblers made during the 1930s into the 1970s, the term was first coined by Kraft Foods. . . .
Telling Ed’s Story
There is a saying, “all good things must come to an end.” Soon, our “Instruments of Faith” exhibit on the life and work of folk instrument maker Ed Stilley will close. . . .
Wadsworth Building
Corner of Spring and Mountain streets, Eureka Springs, circa 1900. The occasion is unknown. At the time of the photo, the building was occupied by . . .
Sarah Morton
According to the 1910 census, Fayetteville resident Sarah Morton was born in 1855 in Tennessee. Her occupation in 1910 is listed as . . .
Bear Brand Teddy Bear
This teddy bear was a marketing item for Bear Brand Hosiery Company. Founded in Chicago in 1893 as Paramount Knitting Company . . .
Vance Randolph Slept Here
In 1968 the Shiloh Museum was given a guest register from Springdale’s Southern Hotel. Joe Robinson, a Springdale businessman . . .