Library to Hear Ozarks Presentation

Susan Young of the Shiloh Museum will give a slide presentation on traditional life in the Ozarks on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Grove Public Library. The public is invited to all meetings of the Delaware County Genealogical Society.
Young, herself a fifth generation Ozarker, reports that before her kinfolk settled in the Ozarks, they came from the southern Appalachians in Kentucky and Tennessee. The full name of the Springdale, Arkansas, museum is Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Young points out that the Ozark foothills extend into the eastern edge of Oklahoma, and that life here was very similar to life elsewhere in the Ozarks.
Young's position at the museum is as community outreach coordinator, a position she has held since 1994. Her areas of special interest include religion, cemeteries, and moonshining. The Delaware County Genealogical Society meets the third Tuesday of every month except December at the library. Coming up in November is the annual meeting at which new members of Old Families of Delaware County will be recognized. Anyone planning to apply for Old Families should turn in their application by about October 1. Anyone wanting information or help with an application should contact Rose Stauber at the library.
Watch for an announcement soon of special classes in beginning genealogy and in Cherokee research. A short social time will follow the program on Sept. 19. For more information, contact Rose Stauber, 786-3569.