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Virgil Lovelace and Life on the Farm
(April 12, 2008, through August 2009)

Two decades ago the late Virgil Lovelace compiled his memories into a book he entitled A Kid's Eye View of Living on a Farm in Northwest Arkansas. Born in 1907 in the Little Flock community, Lovelace wrote his book to tell his grandchildren what it had been like to grow up on a farm back in the early 1900s, when "horsepower" meant the four-legged kind! Now the Rogers Historical Museum is using Lovelace's book and the many farm-related objects in its collection in an exhibit designed especially for families. Youngsters and adults alike will enjoy a "what's it" game in which visitors try to figure out what the fascinating farm tools in the "barn" were used for. Little ones will have fun playing with a model farm set or riding a barrel pony. And everyone will enjoy reading Virgil Lovelace's memories of chopping wood, drawing water, milking ornery cows, and butchering hogs to make bacon and sausage.
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Down a Lazy River: Float Fishing on the White River
(Through December 2008)

Prior to the construction of a series of dams, float fishing was common along the full length of the White River. The first commercial fishing trips on the Arkansas portions of the White River began way back around 1899. These trips typically lasted several days and the passengers would have to return to their starting points by either train or horse-drawn wagon. Area residents also enjoyed float fishing on the White River both for food and for sport. Photographs, maps, vintage fishing lures, old rods and reels, and a scaled-down replica of a traditional wooden johnboat will take visitors back to the days before the first dam at Bull Shoals was completed.

 

Discovering the Bluff Dwellers
(Through December 2008)

Since the late 1800s amateur enthusiasts and trained archeologists have searched the bluffs along the White River for clues to the lives of the Native Americans who became known as the "Ozark Bluff Dwellers." This exhibition tells that story through photographs, text, and objects recovered from the bluff shelters. The panels explore the first discoveries, the excavations of archeologists Mark Harrington and Sam Dellinger, and recent reinterpretations of "bluff dweller" artifacts. Finally, a re-creation of a bluff shelter illustrates the ways Indians used the bluffs and provides space for hands-on activities.