Archives for Ozarks Roots
Remnants of a Time Gone By
Former courthouse in Pulaski County, Mo., now serves as a museum for local artifacts Pulaski County is home to one of two remaining Route 66 historic court houses in Missouri.…
From Lincoln Logs to Log Cabins
Upon meeting Steve Elliott the first time, the initial visual impression might be of a cowboy from an old western movie set. The natural question would be which cowboy: Wyatt…
Where It All Began
Bennett Spring State Park’s hatchery began as a privately owned facility In January 1900, the Laclede County (Mo.) Sentinel newspaper stated that the Missouri Fish Commission had stocked 40,000 mountain…
The ‘Belle’ of Rogers County, Okla.
Perhaps the most universal method of settling unexplored land is for adventurers to penetrate the landscape with hardy settlers not far behind. The next step is for forward-thinking entrepreneurs to…
A Century of Fellowship
Nothing is better on a hot July day than a heaping bowl of homemade ice cream with friends and family, and for the last 100 years, parishioners of the Sacred…
A Walk on the Wild Side
News of road rage, murder, child abuse etc. seem to fill our lives, so much so that we sometimes forget how good and generous people and companies can be. The…
Still in the Family
Alvin and Lexia Dryer sat on their front porch taking in the serenity of warm country breeze and quiet as they gazed across old milk barns and fields of freshly…
Dedicated to Preservation
Elm Springs, Ark., is home to the newly formed Elm Springs Heritage Association dedicated to area wide history preservation and an example of the importance and joy of genealogical research.…
Jacob Blickensderfer’s Legacy
For more than a century, the great house in central rural Laclede County, Mo., has been known by several names including Jacob’s Folly, coined by a few of the Ozark…
A Passion for the Land
The very basis for living life well can be defined by length of years, number of degrees you obtain, the amount of money you make or simply what you do…