Community Outreach
Due to COVID-19, in-person outreach programs for adult groups are suspended until further notice. However, museum staff can provide a virtual program for your civic group, community club, or other organization on a variety of topics that relate to Arkansas Ozark history. Most programs are 30-60 minutes in length (we can adjust to fit your schedule) and are accompanied by a slide presentation.
Programs are free of charge and need to be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. If you’re interested in a topic not listed below, give us at least one month’s notice and we’ll be happy to create a program for you. For more information, email outreach coordinator Susan Young or call 479-750-8165.
Note: The programs listed below are designed for adults. If you’re looking for programs for school-age groups, visit our school programs page.
PROGRAM TOPICS
- “A Real Satisfaction”: The Life and Work of Ozark Folk Artist Essie Ward
- An Adjustment to Circumstances: Images of Ozark Landscapes
- An Ozark Alternative: A History of Eureka Springs
- At Home in the Ozarks: Traditional Ozark Life
- Ballad Hunting in the Ozarks
- Barn Again: Images of Ozark Barns and Outbuildings
- “Been a busy day:” The Diaries of Milton Cooper
- Bella Vista: Nature’s Gem of the Ozarks
- Beloved Daddy, A Good Man: Images of Ozark Fathers and Children
- Churches in the Wildwood: Ozark Rural Churches
- Down in the Holler: A Lesson in Ozark Folk Speech
- “Fertile Valleys and Mountain Views”: Northwest Arkansas During the Butterfield Stage Run
- “Fighting for Things Eternal”: Ted Richmond and His Wilderness Library
- For Pet’s Sake: Images of Ozark Pets and their Owners
- From Homespun to High Style: Fashions in the Ozarks
- From Shiloh to Springdale
- Going to the Picture Show: A History of Springdale Movie Theaters
- Gone But Not Forgotten: Ozark Tombstone Art
- Good Times and Sorrow: A Madison County Oral History Project
- Hard Times in the Ozarks: Newton County, Arkansas, in the 1930s
- Hard to Get There from Here: Transportation in the Ozarks
- Historic Downtown Springdale Walking Tour
- Historic Monte Ne
- Hook, Line, and Sinker: Fishing in the Ozarks
- How Forrestina Campbell Became White River Red
- Land of the Big Red Apple: The Northwest Arkansas Apple Industry
- Life on the White River Before Beaver Lake
- Literally Ozark: Readings About the Region
- Make a Joyful Noise: Sacred Harp Singing in the Ozarks
- Mama Knows: Images of Ozark Mothers and Children
- Museums as a Career Choice
- My Spirit is Free: The Life and Art of Peggy McCormack
- A New Visit with the Old Settlers: The WPA Settler Surveys
- “Sorrow, trouble, and worry”: The Ozark Homefront During the Civil War
- Ozark Architecture
- Ozark Superstitions
- Ozark Water Mills
- Pieces of Our Past: Quilts from the Shiloh Museum Collection
- Place Names in the Ozarks
- Poultry in Motion: A History of the Arkansas Poultry Industry
- School Days: Education in Northwest Arkansas
- “She hath done what she could”: The Life of Pioneer Teacher Sophia Sawyer
- Shiloh Museum 101 (a general talk about the museum and our services)
- “So big, this little place”: A History of Tontitown
- Stills in the Hills: Moonshining in the Ozarks
- We Gather Together: Religion in Northwest Arkansas
- Weaving Warmth: Uncovering Ozark Coverlets
- Whiffletrees and Kitchen Cabinets: Early Springdale Inventors
- Winning Souls in the Ozarks: The Christian and Missionary Alliance in North Arkansas
- Womenfolk, Menfolk: Gender Roles in the Ozarks
- Yours in FLT: A History of the Odd Fellows in Northwest Arkansas