Artifact of the Week
Artifact of the Week — September 28, 2023
Kitchen Stove Old Independence Regional Museum recently hosted the Daughters of the American Revolution at the museum in honor of Constitution Day on September 17. One of the DAR members, Ms. Deanna Brown, was reminiscing about her family home and mentioned a stove. Because we are looking for kitchen appliances from the 1940s or before, … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — September 21, 2023
White House Cook Book Want to cook like a renowned chef? This tome is loaded with more than recipes; in fact, the inside cover page lists its subheading as “cooking, toilet and household recipes, menus, dinner-giving, table etiquette, care of the sick, health suggestions, facts worth knowing, etc., etc., the whole comprising A Comprehensive Cyclopedia … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — September 7, 2023
Louis “Moondog” Hardin, Jr. Sometimes these articles write themselves. Our curator, Alan Bufford, was researching last week when he stumbled upon an odd article about a local man who was renowned as a street musician in New York nearly 50 years ago. How did Alan inadvertently discover Moondog? He was researching Moondog’s father, Louis Hardin, … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — August 17, 2023
Corner grocery stores In early Independence County history, grocery stores abounded since most families did not have a vehicle to drive to a grocery store. In 1887, 29 grocery stores dotted the small city of Batesville alone. Many of these stores relied on customers buying on credit, which was useful when a busy mom would … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — August 10, 2023
“The Big Rock of Little Rock” Winthrop Rockefeller is remembered as an Arkansas governor, philanthropist, and former owner of Petit Jean Mountain. His indelible mark on Arkansas is easily noted throughout the state. Old Independence Regional Museum has a picture of “Win” Rockefeller in its collection. It is the epitome of a political campaign with … Continue reading
