On Sunday, January 10 at 2 p.m., Joe Biard, former mayor of Batesville, will tell about his parents’ businesses and their past as he remembers it. He will focus on their Batesville Fur Company, which at one time was the largest fur market in Arkansas. In the 1950s Ernest Biards’ fur company … [Read more...]
Museum Festivity in Batesville
December 14, 2009 by
Imagine a whole museum coming to life on Friday, January 8, 2010. “A Winter Night at the Museum” will take place between 6 and 8 that evening. The event is co-sponsored by Old Independence Regional Museum and the Batesville Area Arts Council. Tickets to this event could make good stocking … [Read more...]
Herbs and Medicine at Old Independence Regional Museum
March 12, 2009 by
Herbs and Medicine at Museum Dressed as "Aunt Becky," Marie Garvey Fowler will present a program, "Herbs, Spring Greens, and Folk Medicine," March 22, 2 p.m., at the Old Independence Regional Museum. This program is in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibit: "Living off the Land: … [Read more...]
Old Independence Regional Museum Chosen
November 12, 2008 by
Old Independence Regional Museum Chosen for Hands-On Experiential Learning Project (HELP) Mid-America Arts Alliance, a regional arts organization serving cultural organizations in its member states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas, has selected Old Independence … [Read more...]
