When we weren't spending time at the local music venues we spent time at
The Ozark Folk Center is dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of traditional Ozark Mountain crafts and music. The Ozark Folk Center is helping to continue the Ozark heritage of self-reliance, ingenuity and a strong work ethic, through careful documentation of Ozark lifeways. Apprentice and workshop programs pass these skills of the Ozark people to a new generation.
The Crafts Village is the home of twenty-four buildings and outdoor areas housing craft demonstrations and daytime music programs recalling the period 1820-1920 in the Ozark Mountains...
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| walking into the village |
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| herb shop |
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| root cellar |
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| back of the root cellar. loved this building |
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| the majority of candles made here are made out of paraffin. beeswax was too expensive and valuable for everyday use. beeswax was saved for the important uses of ammunition, blacksmithing, woodworking etc. |
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| we were able to watch the silversmith in action |
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| one-room schoolhouse |
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| Basket Shop |
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| Miss Sharon holding the basket she made and I bought... |
The grounds were just beautiful; with fountains and lots and lots of flowers...
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| feeding the fish |
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| september 10 and there's a new bud!! |
More to see...
It's lunch time, so we headed to the Skillet for lunch...
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| the Skillet is through this building... |
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| beautiful view |
After a lunch of the Jackhammer Special (ham & swiss) sandwich, served with a side of really good potato salad, we strolled down the hill to the blacksmith's shop. We watched him make a hook for our new basket...
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Our next stop was to the Copper Colorists...using new techniques
Finished products. Beautiful, aren't they...
We stopped along the way to listen to more music. This is another musical family...
We then stopped at Wood, Music & More where we learned how instruments were made in the past...
Instruments were made out of whatever was at hand -- cans, piece of wood and wire, etc.
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| "can"jo, not banjo. |
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| Diddly-Bow |
Our next stop was at the Cooper's. Traditionally, the cooper is someone who makes wooden, staved vessels, bound together with hoops and possessing flat ends or heads. Examples of a cooper's work include casks, barrels, buckets, butter churns, etc.
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| chip carving on a spoon |
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| utensils that would have been used "back in the day" |
Our last stop was to the Weaver's where we learned a lot about dyes...
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| the colors were gorgeous. the coral was dyed from wood chips |
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| some of the dyes... |
We had the best time!! And learned a lot to boot!!!
Til next time,
Dawn , Ron & Cooper
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