Sleightholm Folk Art

Tag: history

  • Updates from The Prairie Project

       So last week I made good on my decision to start looking around my own back yard for fascinating history tid bits, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised with all that I’ve found (and remembered!) and the wonderful response on Instagram. If you’d like to see all the #prairieproject posts, your best bet is to…

  • Ozark Outing: Visiting the Civil War Battlefield at Pea Ridge

       We were pretty adventurous this weekend, which is so not our style. We are, usually– as Gladys Taber would say– “stay at home birds.”    Saturday morning we ventured over to Arkansas to visit the Civil War Battlefield and national park at Pea Ridge.  Pea Ridge doesnt get as much attention as the sites like…

  • A visit with Washington

       Last week my friend Beth and her little Z met up at Gilcrease Museum to see their George Washington exhibit. I’d heard great things about it, and since I am a fan of colonial art, architecture and history, I thought I should get myself over there to see it!    The exhibit was devoted…