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34: Restoring the Ozark Chinquapin (59:58 minutes, 14.3 MB, MP3) Download Stephen Bost, founder of the Ozark Chinquapin Foundation, discusses the natural history of the rare Ozark chinquapin tree (Castanea ozarkensis), and efforts to bring the tree back to its former glory. Recorded April 16, 2008. |
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33: My Spirit is Free: The Life and Art of Peggy McCormack (35:33 minutes, 44.1 MB, M4V) Download Peggy McCormack was stricken with polio at the age of 16, and lived the rest of her life in an iron lung. She taught herself to paint by holding a brush in her mouth, and became a well-known artist in Northwest Arkansas. Peggy McCormack's inspiring life story is recounted here by Shiloh Museum outreach coordinator Susan Young at the 14th Annual Talking Ozarks Symposium held at the Shiloh Museum in September 2007. You will need QuickTime or iTunes. |
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32: Current Trail of Tears Research (1:08:52 minutes, 17.8 MB, MP3) Download Dr. Daniel F.Littlefield Jr., director of the Sequoyah Research Center, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, discusses his efforts to uncover new information on the Trail of Tears. Dr. Littlefield's talk was part of the Cherokee Footsteps in Northwest Arkansas Symposium held at the Shiloh Museum in October 2007. |
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31: Western Cherokee Ethnobotany and the Continuity of Traditional Arts (58:47 minutes, 16.1 MB, MP3) Download The use of plants in Cherokee artisanship (basketry, maskmaking, and expressive traditions) is explored by Dr. Justin Murphy Nolan, professor of anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dr. Nolan's talk was part of the Cherokee Footsteps in Northwest Arkansas Symposium held at the Shiloh Museum in October 2007. |
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30: Myths, Legends, and the Nitty Gritty (1:08:40 minutes, 15.8 MB, MP3) Download Tim Mulvihill, archeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, and Tom Wing, assistant professor of history and director of the historical interpretation program at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, team up to discuss archeological and historical research being conducted at the Drennen-Scott House in Van Buren. John Drennen was a founder of Van Buren, politician, Indian agent, landowner and businessman. Built in 1836, the Drennen-Scott Home, sits on 26 acres of property purchased by the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith from the descendents of John Drennen and Charles Scott. Recorded March 19, 2008. |
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29: The Evolution of a Baseball Franchise (55:30 minutes, 12 MB, MP3) Download The Northwest Arkansas Naturals, a Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals baseball team, will open their inaugural season on April 10, 2008, when the Naturals take on the San Antonio Missions at Springdale's Arvest Stadium. Naturals general manager Eric Edelstein gives us a history of how the Naturals came to call Springdale home as well as an update on stadium construction and upcoming events. Recorded on February 20, 2008. |
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28: The Telegraph: A Look Back (48:22 minutes, 11.1MB, MP3) Download This program on the history of the telegraph presented by Bruce Vaughan details part of the evolution of modern communication. Mr. Vaughan is a long-time resident of Springdale, owned radio shop, and was the first television dealer in town. Mr. Vaughan has also been a ham radio operator for more than 60 years. Recorded on January 16, 2008. Due to unforeseen circumstances the audio for this program was lost from the middle to the end. We truly regret that we cannot offer you the program in its entirety and we hope you enjoy the portion that is available. Rest assured that we will try very hard to make sure that this does not happen again. |
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27: Cherokee Voices, Cherokee Sounds |
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26: Jimmy Driftwood at One Hundred |
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25: Stitches in Time: Remembering the Arkansas Sesquicentennial Quilt Project |
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24: Being Dreadful, Being Seen as Dreadful in the Ozarks |
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23: Women Writers Promoting the Ozarks: Cora Pinkley Call and Lida
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22: The Vaughn Brewer Photograph Collection |
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21: Ted Richmond and His Wilderness Library |
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20: Foodways in the Mary Celestia Parler Collection (55:00 minutes, 23.31MB, MP3) Download Dr. Ethel Simpson, emeritus librarian of the Special Collections Department at the University of Arkansas Libraries, makes us all hungry as she reflects on Ozark foodways documented by University of Arkansas professor Mary Celestia Parler and her students at the 14th annual Talking Ozarks Symposium held at the Shiloh Museum in September 2007. |
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19: Cooking on the Wild Side (47:20 minutes, 24.2MB, MP3) Download Phyllis Speer, regional education coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and host of the cooking segment on AETN's Arkansas Outdoors, shares her favorite secrets for cooking wild foods. Recorded November 14, 2007. |
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18: Tech-Knowledge-Gee! The Making of an Exhibit (23:00 minutes, 24.8MB, MOV) Download For our first video episode, podcast producer Heather Marie Wells and education coordinator Pody Gay take you on a behind-the-scenes look at how a museum creates an exhibit. You will need QuickTime or iTunes. Recorded November 2007. |
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17: Ozark Hunting Stories (36:14 minutes, 14.6MB, MP3) Download This episode features hunting stories recorded as part of the Shiloh Museum’s ongoing oral history project. The audio clips have been converted from cassette tapes to digital so in some instances the audio quality is poor. We have only edited them to reduce background noise; the content has not been edited other than for time considerations. You will hear excerpts from interviews with Ruth Morris of Washington County and Oren Austin of Madison County. The program will conclude with a must-have tall tale about hunting collected by Ozark folklorist Vance Randolph and retold by Dr. Bob Cochran, Professor of English, Chair of American Studies,and Director of the Center for Arkansas and Regional Studies, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The museum thanks Aaron Seifritz for supplying the hunting calls heard in this program. The hunting horn was excerpted with permission from 'Ed and His Hounds' by Doney Hammontree, and is part of the Mary C. Parler Folksong Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville. |
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16: Giving Recognition to the Gifted Ones: Blanche Elliott and Ozark
Crafts (53:57 minutes, 22.9MB, MP3) Download The work of Blanche Elliott, founder of the War Eagle Craft Fair, is highlighted in this program by Ellen Compton, archivist with the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries. Recorded during the 14th annual Talking Ozarks Symposium, September 8, 2007. |
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15: Request for Feedback (2:40 minutes, 1.4MB, MP3) Download The Shiloh Museum staff would like to thank you for your support of the Museum’s podcasting efforts as another way that you can enjoy our programs and exhibits. After more than a year of podcasting, we would like to know what you think about this service we are providing. Share your thoughts with us by sending an email with the subject line "Podcast Feedback" to Heather Marie Wells. Again, thank you for supporting the Shiloh Museum and we hope you stop in for a visit soon! |
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14: The History of the Peace Movement in Northwest Arkansas (54:00 minutes, 32.2MB, MP3) Download Dick Bennett, emeritus professor of English at the University of Arkansas and co-founder and former president of Fayetteville's OMNI Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology, reflects on the peace movement in Northwest Arkansas from 1965 to 2000. Recorded August 15, 2007. |
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13: A Sport and A Business (62:00 minutes, 35.2MB, MP3) Download Amanda Dablemont Owens of Bella Vista shares memories of growing up in the 1930s as the daughter of "Catfish Sam" Dablemont, a hunting and fishing guide in the Missouri Ozarks. Recorded July 18, 2007. |
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12: Traditional Plants, Medicinal Uses |
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11: Rodeo Memories (55:01 minutes, 21.5B, MP3) Download Summer in Northwest Arkansas means it's time for the Rodeo of the Ozarks held July 1-4 in Springdale. Longtime Rodeo board members Pat Parsons Hutter and Sandy Boone share their memories of past rodeos. Recorded May 16, 2007. |
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10: The Peaceful Desegregation of Fayetteville High School (55:06 minutes, 27.5B, MP3) Download In celebration of Black History month, Gene Vinzant, professor of Arkansas and American history at Northwest Arkansas Community College, discusses the peaceful desegregation of Fayetteville High School. Recorded February 21, 2007. |
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9: Put Your Relatives in Their Place (59:17 minutes, 34.3MB, MP3) Download Shiloh Museum archivist Marie Demeroukas shares tips on caring for your family photos. Recorded January 17, 2007. |
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8: Odd Fellows in the Ozarks: A Beginner's History (52:00 minutes, 29.2MB, MP3) Download The history of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) in the Ozarks is explored by Shiloh Museum collections manager Carolyn Reno and Jon Peterson, Past Sovereign Grand Master of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Recorded November 15, 2006. |
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7: The Singers of Sacred Harp (36:00 minutes, 18.7MB, MP3) Download Shiloh Museum collections assistant and podcast producer Heather Marie Wells attends a meeting of the Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers. In this program you will hear some of the history of this singing tradition and some interviews with group members. Recorded September 2006. |
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6: The Songs of Sacred Harp (49:00 minutes, 24.7MB, MP3) Download Shiloh Museum collections assistant and podcast producer Heather Marie Wells attends a meeting of the Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers. In this program the group performs some of their favorite songs. Recorded September 2006. |
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5: La Storia de Tontitown (23:40 minutes, 11MB, MP3) Download The rich history of the Italian community of Tontitown is featured in this program by Denise Pellin and Vanessa Sbanotto, members of the Tontitown Historical Museum board. Recorded October 18, 2006. |
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4: Stills in the Hills (58:03 minutes, 26.9MB, MP3) Download Moonshining in the Ozarks - historically, how much is fact and how much is part of the hillbilly stereotype? Shiloh Museum outreach coordinator Susan Young discusses the lore of whiskey making in the Ozarks. Recorded September 20, 2006. |
| Episode 3: Dead Folks in Madison County Do Tell Tales! (41 minutes, 19.5 MB, MP3) Download Joy Russell with the Madison County Genealogical and Historical Society shares tales of colorful lives and mysterious deaths of people buried in Madison County cemeteries. Recorded August 16, 2006. |
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2: Caddo Repatriation (30 minutes, 17 MB, MP3) Download Representatives of the Caddo Nation discuss their efforts to reclaim remains under the guidelines of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act with Shiloh Museum collections manager Carolyn Reno. Recorded June 6, 2006. |
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1: Historic Monte Ne (57 minutes, 58 MB, MP3) Download The Benton County resort founded in 1900 by William "Coin" Harvey is highlighted in this program by Shiloh Museum director Allyn Lord, author of Historic Monte Ne. Recorded February 4, 2006. |