Salt & Pepper Shakers on Display at Randolph County Heritage Museum

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The Randolph County Heritage Museum is hosting the 2nd exhibit of Violetta G. Dickson and Eugenia I. Dickson Parker salt and pepper collection.  This collection of over 2500 salt and pepper shakers was donated to the Museum by their grandson and son, Michael Parker.  With such a large collection, the Museum will host several exhibits each different from the others. 
 
The Museum also has a new exhibit of feather crowns.  These are found in feather pillows and beds after a person dies.  Superstition says this if a feather crown is found the person has gone to heaven.  The feathers go in one direction forming a cluster or crown.
 
Come by the Museum at 106 East Everett and see our new exhibits.  Open 10-4 weekdays and 10-1 Saturdays.  Closed Wednesday.

Pocahontas Featured On Travel Blog

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hollenbeckJim Hollenbeck writes the travel blog “Me, You, and 62” about his travels along U.S. Highway 62. His most recent blog entry focuses on his visit to Pocahontas and Randolph County, and he calls the people here “about the friendliest I’ve ever met in my lifetime.”

Hollenbeck retired from 31 years in newspaper and television work and now pursues his fascination with Route 62, called Jamestown Street in his hometown of Gowanda, N.Y.

His article on Pocahontas is located here.

2014 Historic Randolph County Lecture Series

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MAY 3, 2014: As a part of the 2014 Hellbender/Founders Day Celebration, Five Rivers Historic Preservation, Inc. will again present a lecture series featuring experts on Randolph County History. Past years’ lectures have presented information on the Early Frontier and Early Settlement periods. This year’s program covers the years 1815—1820. Missouri Territory to Arkansas Territory—very important years in Randolph County’s early history.

Attendees may attend all or any part of the free event, held in the upstairs courtroom of the Old Randolph County Courthouse in downtown Pocahontas, beginning at 9 am and lasting until 4:30 pm.

Schedule:

9:00 Greetings and Introductions

9:15 Brief overview of past sessions (including review of Louis Demun’s Mills on Mill Creek) — Historic Researcher Joan Gould

10:00 Davidsonville (including planed activities for the 200th Anniversary of the town’s founding next year) Park Interpreter, Anna Pfiefler.

11:45—12:45 Lunch

1:00—2:00 John Acheson, Mystery Founder—Dr. George Lankford

2:00–3:00 Robbery at Drew and Acheson’s Store—Dr. Lisa Perry

3:00—4:00 Establishing Randolph County—Joan Gould

4:00—4:30 The Ozark Hellbender in the Eleven Point River—Dr. Kelly Erwin, Arkansas State Herpetologist.