“I reckon stranger you have not been used much to traveling in the woods,” a hunter remarked to Henry Rowe Schoolcraft as he trekked through the Ozark backcountry in late 1818. The ensuing exchange is one of many compelling encounters … Continue reading
What do Scott Joplin, John Grisham, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Maya Angelou, Brooks Robinson, Helen Gurley Brown, Johnny Cash, Alan Ladd, and Sonny Boy Williamson have in common? They’re all Arkansans. What do hillbillies, rednecks, slow trains, bare feet, moonshine, and … Continue reading
Wayman Hogue’s stories of growing up in the Ozarks, according to a 1932 review in the New York Times, “brilliantly illuminate mountain life to its very heart and in its most profound aspects.” A standout among the Ozarks literature that … Continue reading
Miniature baseball bat with the Randolph County Heritage Museum logo. These bats are reminiscent of the bats produced by the Sallee Handle Mill in Pocahontas.
Plush Bison
Print by local artist, Becky Lindner of the "Old Black River Bridge."
Borderers traces the westward migration of the Drew and Bettis families, the founding families of Pocahontas. These two families journeys from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast over the course of four generations provide a powerful story of what … Continue reading
