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SEPTEMBER 2-8, 2018 WHAT'S UP! 9 1990 2010 1991 2013 1993 2015 1995 2018 2005 The new facility opens on Sept. 15. The museum changes its name to "Shiloh Museum of Ozark History." The museum breaks ground for a new build- ing. The Cooper barn is moved to the grounds. New Era Lodge, Order of Odd Fellows, donates its 1871 building to the museum. — Bob Besom retires after 25 years as direc- tor; Allyn Lord is hired. The front desk and museum store are redesigned and renovated. The museum serves 73,528 people, the largest number ever. The first of the renovated exhibit halls, "Settling the Ozarks: 1820- 1860," opens. The Shiloh Meeting Hall celebrates a grand opening on June 30. — The museum celebrates 50 years with special events on Sept. 8 & 22. — Timeline courtesy Allyn Lord FAQ Shiloh Museum 50th Anniversary WHAT — 50th Anniversary Frolic, including music by Rachel B/Table for 3, "Experience the Old-Time Ozarks" activity stations, local food trucks, adult beverages, cake and a signature ice cream created by Loblolly Creamery for the museum's anniversary WHEN — 5-7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 and WHAT — 50th Anniversary Family Celebration, including a scavenger hunt, old-fashioned toys and games, life-size historic cut-outs for photo- graphs, and cake and ice cream WHEN — 2-4 p.m. Sept. 22 WHERE — Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave. in Springdale COST — Free; reser- vations required for both events INFO — 750-8165 with much the same friendliness and offers of help that I hope we greet everyone with today. "Like many small museums, the Shiloh Museum started with dreams, one part-time paid employee, and a small collection, in a small building," Lord muses. "But like many mid-sized museums, the Shiloh Museum has grown because of the hundreds of people who had a bigger vision and were generous with their time, energy and money. We've grown because there were dreams of serving more people, telling more stories, and becoming a destination for our region and tourists alike. We've grown because the city of Springdale embraces our mission, cares for its citizens' quality of life, and understands the value of community- centered and lifelong learning. We've grown because we've had wise boards of trustees who care for and steward the museum's financial assets and policies. "I like to think of the museum's growth as dendritic," she goes on. "Like a planted tree, with enough tending, resources, room to grow, and yes, just a bit of luck, it becomes firmly rooted in place, branches off with new ventures, is beautiful to look at in its fullness, and makes its surroundings a better place to live. I think we're the perfect size museum in order to serve our audiences, stay personal and welcoming, be mindful of the preservation of our history, and yet be open to change and expansion." Photo courtesy Shiloh Museum/Charles Bickford, photographer. Springdale News Collection Staff pose at the construction site of the new museum building in August 1990. From left: education coordinator M.K. Motherwell, secretary Betty Bowling, director Bob Besom, collections manager Carolyn Reno, and assistant director Mary Parsons. Photo courtesy Shiloh Museum Paul Ahrens demonstrates how to shear a sheep at the Sheep-to-Shawl event in October 1988. The first "Sheep-to-Shawl" was held in 1987, in collaboration with the Northwest Arkansas Handweavers Guild and the Wool and Wheel Handspinners Guild. Each year this award-winning program gives hundreds of students the chance to learn how sheep are sheared, how their wool is spun into yarn, and how that yarn is turned into woven fabric. See Shiloh Page 10 Photo courtesy Shiloh Museum / Charles Bickford, photographer. Springdale News Collection Curator Linda Allen shows Native American artifacts to school- children on Oct. 1, 1968. In 1965 the city of Springdale purchased artifacts from Judge Guy Howard of Springdale with the idea of starting a museum. The museum's first home was in the old city library, built in 1927.