The plan, says Judy Costello, was to bring "kids of all ages" -- young kids with parents, grandparents with grandkids and anyone who loves history -- to the Shiloh Museum for one hour, once a month.
And, since the first event in April, "we've really had what we hoped for," says Costello, who is education manager for the Springdale museum. "We've had a range of ages coming through, and people sharing with other generations. When we had the goats to pet, we had little bitty kids petting goats and dancing in the rain!"
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Shiloh Saturday
WHEN — 10-11 a.m. Saturday
WHERE — Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale
COST — Free
INFO — 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org
The topic this Saturday is "A Taste of the Ozarks," and Costello will be joined by education assistant Carly Squyres in "talking about how early settlers harvested their crops and preserved their crops and ate their crops."
"We're trying to use all the senses, and this one is taste," Costello says. Youngsters will help make succotash -- squash, okra, onions, peppers and potatoes -- over an open fire; shell purple hull peas; and "string leather britches," which means stringing green beans to dry. "And we'll have some cornbread cooking in a Dutch oven," she adds. "And something sweet -- apples or maybe pumpkins.
"We thought it was a good time with the gardens growing all around us and here at the Shiloh Museum," she says. "It's just the idea to bring the whole family into history."
-- Becca Martin-Brown
NAN What's Up on 08/19/2016