2009 / 2010 Exhibit
Living off the Land - Season by Season
Spring - A time to plant, make tonics, ink and dye.
Summer - A time to fish, go pearling, and can food.
Fall - A time to harvest and celebrate.
Winter - A time to hunt, trap, and weave.
Scheduled Programming for 2010
January 10 at 2 p.m.
"Pelt Buying and Selling"
Speaker: Joe Biard talks about his father's Batesville Fur Company
business.
January 16 at 9:30 a.m.
"Women's Work Workshop"
Learn about some of the chores, tasks and crafts that made up the daily lives of
women in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This is a hands-on workshop
for adult and young adults. Participants will take home and complete
several projects and workshop fees include materials and tools needed to
complete the projects. Reservations required. Class size is
limited, call for fees and additional information.
February 7 at 2 p.m.
"Electricity Came and Living
Changed" A speaker from The Arkansas Electric Cooperatives.
March 14
at 2 p.m.
"Tornado Survival Stories"
A panel of speakers who lived through tornados in Judsonia, Batesville, and
Mountain View.
March 24 and
25
at Noon
Five Filmfest productions will be
shown at the museum, including "From Wood to Singing Guitar".
April 3
at 10 a.m.
"Scouting Out Arkansas History
Workshop- Scouting Day for Boy and Girl Scouts" Boy and Girl
Scouts across the state are invited to attend this second annual workshop
designed to teach students about Arkansas history through hands-on
activities, crafts, games and demonstrations. Workshop participants will
receive a limited edition custom designed Old Independence Regional Museum
patch. Reservations required. (class size is limited.) Call for fees and
additional information.
April 11
at 2 p.m.
"Ozark Heirlooms:
Conserving Arkansas' Agricultural Heritage" Speaker: Dr.
Brian Campbell of the University of Central Arkansas
May 1 at 10 a.m.
"Spring Family Day Event"
Family Days are held three times a year at the Museum. They offer visitors
a chance to tour the Museum with no admission fee. Guests may also
participate in the many demonstrations and hands-on activities scheduled.
May 10 and
again on May 17
at 9 a.m.
"Spring - Home School Day"
Home school students across the region are invited to attend this workshop where
Museum staff members and volunteers will lead hands-on activities,
demonstrations, craft projects and games designed to introduce students to
Arkansas history. Theme will be The Great Depression and World War II. Reservations required.
(class size is limited) Call for
fees and additional information.
May 16
at 4 p.m.
"Bees: From Wax to Pollen
to Honey" Speaker: Frank Daniels, Beekeeper
June 6
at 4 p.m.
"Remember Malaria, Typhoid and
Polio Season?" Speaker: Dr. Bob Slaughter
June 15-28 and
again on June 22-25
"Day Camp" Day Camps at
the museum with activities that focus on our exhibit theme of "Living off the
Land." In 2010 the focus will be on the time period of the Great
Depression and World War II. First week for 3rd and 4th graders, second week for 5th and 6th
graders. Call for fees and reservations.
June 12
at 10 a.m.
"Protecting Family Treasures"
A hands-on workshop in conjunction with the Independence County Historical
Society.
July 11
at 4 p.m.
"Things Kids Did for Fun Long
Ago" Speaker: Larry Stroud, Journalist
August 8
at 4 p.m.
"Cows, Cattle and Change"
Speaker: Don Hubbell, University of Arkansas Experiment Station
September 11 from 10 a.m. to Noon
"Reading Maps"
Workshop with Independence County Historical Society led by Twyla Wright and
George Lankford.
September 26 at 4 p.m.
"Schools Consolidate:
From One Room to Many"
Speaker: Ted Hall, Superintendant of Batesville Public Schools, retired.
September 27
and again on October 4
at 9 a.m.
"Fall - Home School Day"
Home school students across the region are invited to attend this workshop where
Museum staff members and volunteers will lead hands-on activities,
demonstrations, craft projects and games designed to introduce students to
Arkansas history. Reservations required. (class size is limited)
Call for
fees and additional information.
October 23 at 10 a.m.
"Fall Family Day Event"
Family Days are held three times a year at the Museum. They offer visitors
a chance to tour the Museum with no admission fee. Guests may also
participate in the many demonstrations and hands-on activities scheduled.
Free Admission
October 24 at 4 p.m.
"Songs of the Past"
Civil War or other old sheet music by Lucy Yeager, Gail Harley and Sylvia
Crosby.
November 6 at 9:30 a.m.
"Handmade Treasures - Christmas
Gift Workshop" This is a hands-on workshop
for adult and young adults. It features traditional Christmas
crafts and gifts made by hand, and will include a brief history of the items. Participants will take home and complete
several projects. Workshop fees include the materials and tools needed to
complete the projects. Reservations required. Class size is
limited, call for fees and additional information.
November 14 at 2 p.m.
"Hello Central?"
Stories of the Telephone. Speaker: Eloise Bell of Newark
December 11 at 10 a.m.
"Annual Old Fashioned Family
Christmas Party" Part of the popular Family Days Event series
which are held three times a year at the Museum. They offer visitors a
chance to tour the Museum with no admission fee. Guests may also
participate in the many demonstrations and hands-on activities scheduled.
Special programs and events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Regular admission rates are Adults $3.00, Seniors $2.00, Children (12-6) $1.00, and children under 6 are free. Groups of 10 or more can contact the museum about special group rates.
Additional programming and events will be announced at a later date. Programs and times are subject to change, please call Old Independence Regional Museum at 870-793-2121 to confirm or for more information.