Rogers Historical Museum http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum This is an XML content feed of; Rogers Historical Museum : Last 10 Posts Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:52:44 +0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:02:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 8.05 30 www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp Rogers Historical Museum http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.gif http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum History of Rogers : Jack Keck and Admiral Byrd http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31&PID=127#127 Author: Billy T. Hughes
Subject: Jack Keck and Admiral Byrd
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 at 4:02pm

I had always understood that Jack Keck was the uncle of a RHS classmate of mine, Billy Sly. By the way, Billy/Bill was also red-headed.]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:02:55 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31&PID=127#127 Museum Blog Discussion : New Museum Staff Members http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=119&PID=126#126 Author: John
Subject: New Museum Staff Members
Posted: 14 Jul 2008 at 5:07pm

Serena Rothfus left her position as museum education assistant in May.  She accepted a position with the Pea Ridge National Military Park and is pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree in History at the University of Arkansas.  We wish her the best in her new endeavors.

 

Jessica Whitehead is joining us as our new museum education assistant in July.  Jessica is leaving her post as assistant director of the children’s library at the Rogers Public Library and offers a great deal of experience in delivering programs and working with our area schools.  Jessica also holds a degree in history and brings experience to the position from substitute teaching, serving as a park guide, and working in an archive.

 

Our new museum guide Debbie Smith assumed her duties this past June.  She recently relocated to Rogers from California with her husband and mother.  Debbie’s background includes a degree in business and computer science as well as experience in teaching medical coding classes.  She is an eager student of the history of Rogers and is excited about the opportunity to give tours of the Hawkins House.  Debbie has already been instrumental in the reorganization of the museum’s research library.
 
Thanks.
John Burroughs
Assistant Director
]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:07:03 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=119&PID=126#126 History of Monte Ne : New online exhibit on Harvey and Monte Ne http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=118&PID=125#125 Author: museum
Subject: New online exhibit on Harvey and Monte Ne
Posted: 11 Jul 2008 at 10:50am

Our first online exhibit is now on view! And what better topic for this first venture into online exhibits that "Coin" Harvey and Monte Ne. To see the exhibit, go to http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/MonteNe/index.htm.]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:50:28 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=118&PID=125#125 Museum Blog Discussion : Museum's first online exhibit now available http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=117&PID=124#124 Author: museum
Subject: Museum's first online exhibit now available
Posted: 11 Jul 2008 at 10:45am

Our first online exhibit, "Buried Dreams: 'Coin' Harvey and Monte Ne," is now available! Visit and let us know what you think.
]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:45:52 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=117&PID=124#124 August 2008 Events : "The Life Atomic" still on view http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=116&PID=123#123 Author: museum
Subject: "The Life Atomic" still on view
Posted: 07 Jul 2008 at 1:52pm

Do you remember "duck and cover" drills at school? Did you shiver at the sight of giant mutant ants in the classic film THEM? Perhaps you rushed through a box of cereal so that you could send off the box top and get your very own Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring. Maybe you remember being both really scared during the Cuban Missile Crisis and really entertained by the crazy characters in Dr. Strangelove.

Perhaps you’re way too young to remember the 1950s, but you love "retro" fashions and home décor. Maybe you were still a youngster during the frightening events of September 11, 2001, and you wonder if young people in earlier times ever had to live with threats like the fear of terrorist attack.

Whether you are a Baby Boomer who remembers the early atomic age or a younger person who is curious about that time, "The Life Atomic: Growing Up in the Shadow of the A-Bomb" will interest and entertain you. This special exhibit will remain on view through October 25.

This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. ]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:52:48 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=116&PID=123#123 August 2008 Events : Complete August 2008 Calendar of Events http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=115&PID=122#122 Author: museum
Subject: Complete August 2008 Calendar of Events
Posted: 07 Jul 2008 at 1:50pm

To view or print a Calendar of Events for August 2008 got to http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/calendar/August%202008.pdf.]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:50:15 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=115&PID=122#122 July 2008 Events : "Finders Keepers" to meet July 25 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=113&PID=120#120 Author: museum
Subject: "Finders Keepers" to meet July 25
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 at 10:41am

The Museum's regular roundtable for antique lovers and collectors will meet at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 25, at the Annex, 120 West Poplar. Bring a favorite item to share! For more information, call Monte Harris at 621-1154.]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:41:15 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=113&PID=120#120 July 2008 Events : "The Life Atomic" continues http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=112&PID=119#119 Author: museum
Subject: "The Life Atomic" continues
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 at 10:39am

Do you remember "duck and cover" drills at school? Did you shiver at the sight of giant mutant ants in the classic film THEM? Perhaps you rushed through a box of cereal so that you could send off the box top and get your very own Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring. Maybe you remember being both really scared during the Cuban Missile Crisis and really entertained by the crazy characters in Dr. Strangelove.

Perhaps you’re way too young to remember the 1950s, but you love "retro" fashions and home décor. Maybe you were still a youngster during the frightening events of September 11, 2001, and you wonder if young people in earlier times ever had to live with threats like the fear of terrorist attack.

Whether you are a Baby Boomer who remembers the early atomic age or a younger person who is curious about that time, a new exhibit at the Rogers Historical Museum will be sure to please. "The Life Atomic: Growing Up in the Shadow of the A-Bomb" will remain on view through October 25.

This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. ]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:39:24 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=112&PID=119#119 July 2008 Events : Complete July 2008 Calendar of Events http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=111&PID=118#118 Author: museum
Subject: Complete July 2008 Calendar of Events
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 at 10:36am

To view or print a complete July 2008 Calendar of Events go to http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/calendar/July%202008.pdf]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:36:27 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=111&PID=118#118 History of Monte Ne : Film on Monte Ne will show at the Museum in June http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=110&PID=117#117 Author: museum
Subject: Film on Monte Ne will show at the Museum in June
Posted: 16 May 2008 at 12:18pm

The documentary "Sunken Dreams: William 'Coin' Harvey and Monte Ne, Arkansas" will be showing at the Rogers Historical Museum during regular open hours from June 3 through 14. The 30-minute film was produced by Nathan Crowder, a graduate student in broadcast journalism at the University of Arkansas.

Crowder used images from the collections of the Rogers Historical Museum and commentary by the Museum's director, Gaye Bland, and former assistant director, Allyn Lord, in producing the documentary. Lord is now director of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, and is the author of the pictorial history Historic Monte Ne.

Crowder's film tells the fascinating story of William H. "Coin" Harvey and the resort he founded. Harvey came to Northwest Arkansas in 1900 and purchased land southeast of Rogers. Over the next decade he built three hotels, an indoor swimming pool, tennis court, and railroad spur. He even imported a gondola from Italy and billed Monte Ne as "the only place in America where a gondola meets the trains."

By the 1920s Harvey's resort had fallen on hard times and he had become increasingly pessimistic about the future. Convinced that the fall of civilization was coming soon, he wanted to leave an explanation and warning for the future. He announced plans for construction of a 130-foot-tall obelisk which he called "the Pyramid." Harvey ran out of money before he could build the Pyramid. But he did complete what he called its "foyer," an amphitheater at the southern end of the Monte Ne lagoon.

It was in that amphitheater that the Liberty Party nominated Harvey for the Presidency in 1931. Harvey died in 1936 and was buried in a concrete vault on resort property. When Beaver Lake was created in the 1960s, it enveloped most of the resort. But the story of Harvey and Monte Ne continues to interest area residents and tourists alike. Crowder's documentary is a fascinating retrospective on Harvey and his resort.

Nathan will be at the Museum from 10 to 4 on Saturday, June 14, for the DVD release of his film. He will answer questions and sign copies of the documentary.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 12:18:31 +0000 http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=110&PID=117#117