This history-based exhibit will focus on the 30-volume magazine publication (in print 1978-1987) that focused on our regional area of the Ozarks—sharing the beginnings of our communities, spotlighting important residents and local heroes, and telling the stories of significant families who have been a part of our history—with some of the best historic Ozarks photography collections ever on display. This will be exhibit one of two based on the publication published by one of West Plains’ native sons, Russ Cochran, with the first focusing on the earlier volumes of the magazine, while part two, scheduled for exhibit in July 2022, will focus on the later years of the publication.
Featured articles of Part One of the exhibit include:
Howell County History (1839 – 1866) by Dorthea Reavis
Howell County History (1865 – 1899) by Dorthea Reavis
Howell County History (1900 – 1908) by Dorthea Reavis
Howell County History (1911) by Dorthea Reavis
The History of West Plains
……and much more!
