Artifact of the Week
Artifact of the Week — February 1, 2024
NAGPRA Compliance “Since 1990, Federal law has provided for the protection and return of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. By enacting NAGPRA, Congress recognized that human remains of any ancestry “must at all times be treated with dignity and respect.” Congress also acknowledged that human remains and other … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — January 25, 2024
Toas-Tite® Sandwich Maker Today’s generation has a wide variety of sealed sandwiches in differing sizes and shapes. Long before pocket sandwiches was Toas-Tite. Patented in 1945 and sold in 1949, this marvel was a one-hit wonder, falling into obscurity after being on the market a few short years. By 1953, it was nearly impossible to … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — January 18, 2024
Porch Milk Boxes A recent drive to Betty Barnett’s house to fill our “A Taste of Community” exhibit with Mack Farm Dairy items unearthed an unusual find: a porch milk box. Appropriately, it is emblazoned with the Mack Farm Dairy name. When milk was delivered daily by horse and buggy (or later, by truck) to … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — January 11,2024
Sorghum Facts about sorghum: The steps to make sorghum seem deceptively simple, although it is rumored you are not good at making sorghum until you are at least 70 years old. Old Independence Regional Museum has a series of pictures along with a sorghum scythe on display in our “A Taste of Community” exhibit, which … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — December 28, 2023
Janet Gray Sometimes plans transform into even better plans, and working on the “A Taste of Community” exhibit, which Old Independence Regional Museum is hosting in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, has offered plenty of opportunities for these moments of serendipity. Research on Little Rock’s ice cream leader, Yarnell’s, was not difficult to find online. … Continue reading
