A blog about the history of the Ozarks and the people who have lived in the region from the earliest recorded history to today.
Pumping Water
Tom Farish and an identified worker at a irrigation pond in Lowell (Benton County), July 1946. . . .
Restroom Recuerdos
Working in and around museums for well over twenty years has jaded me somewhat. Considering all the cool and different . . .
Pillow Sham
During World War II, souvenir pillow shams were popular gifts sent from soldiers to family and friends back home. This sham boasts a golden castle in the upper left hand corner, the symbol . . .
Frisco Coaling Tower
Frisco Railroad coaling tower at Fayette Junction, a switchyard that was located in present-day south Fayetteville . . .
Dinner with the Ladies
A bountiful table was set for an elegant dinner at the W. H. Cecil home in Boone County, circa 1905. . . .
Bustle
Bustles were used mainly in the mid-to-late nineteenth century to expand and support the back of a woman’s dress. This “Taylor’s Cushion No. 2” woven wire bustle dates from the early 1900s . . .
Emerson “Patriot” Radio
In 1940, with U.S. involvement in World War II on everyone’s mind, Emerson Radio and Phonograph Company and industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes created the “Patriot”. . .
Taste of Tontitown
Ravioli was on my mind during a phone conversation with Nova Jean Fiori Watson. That’s not why I called her, but as we finished our business . . .
Highway 12 Bridge
Bobby Smitherman (from left), with Debbie, Greg, and Mike Mohney, take a look at the new Highway 12 bridge spanning . . .
Pencil Box
This pencil box belonged to Claud McCuistion of Rogers, who died in November 1919 at the age of thirteen due to injuries sustained in a runaway wagon accident. . . .