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Barn quilt dedication ceremony celebrates rural heritage
(08/08/11)
A process that began four years ago is spreading throughout the Boonslick area -- attempting to save historic barns. Many barns have deteriorated over time and are more like endangered species than functioning structures. In each county it represents, Boonslick Area Tourism Council identified as many as 80 possible barns eligible for the Barn Quilts of the Boonslick program, which displays a large quilt pattern on the face of the building...
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Hide tanning at Van Meter State Park
(08/01/11) Van Meter State Park hosted a hide tanning demonstration on July 30. Eric Fuemmeler showed a small group the detailed and dirty process involved in hide tanning. Once completed, the hides can be turned into a variety of materials such as moccasins, blankets and medicine bags...
Final tribal emblem placed on museum's buffalo hide project
(07/08/11) Though the history behind the Sac and Fox Nation's emblem is not well known, their history as a people can be traced back to before the French and Indian War. Adrian Pushetonqua brushes black paint onto a buffalo hide in short strokes, shading in feathers of the eagle that represents his nation. Pushetonqua is the current tribal chairman, as well as an artist, and has come to Van Meter State Park to contribute to a buffalo hide project at the American Indian Cultural Museum...
Temporary exhibit features Saline County stone tools
(02/17/11) Missouri's American Indian Cultural Museum at Van Meter State Park is hosting a temporary exhibit of stone projectile points and knives of Saline County. The Sedalia-West Central Chapter of the Missouri Archaeological Society compiled the collection...
DNR states budget still problematic for state park
(10/22/10) The informal meeting brought just two community members to Van Meter State Park Sunday, Oct. 17, but the Department of Natural Resources still had information to share. Held at Missouri's American Indian Cultural Center, located at the entrance of the park, officials said some of the biggest concerns for state parks are the budget...
The American Frontier: BMS students attend presentation at state park
(09/24/10) Van Meter State Park was transformed into the American frontier Tuesday, Sept. 21. Eighth-grade students from Bueker Middle School, 175 of them, saw the tips of teepees as they bussed around the bend of elms and entered the campground. "It's just a really good day for them," said Jane Lewis...
Painter helps keep Peoria culture alive
(08/31/10) Their culture was nearly lost more than 100 years ago. Those who call themselves members of the Peoria confederacy have reason to celebrate in recent years. Jewelry and other artifacts continue to be discovered throughout the Midwest, illuminating the culture of this tribe's ancestors...
Van Meter State Park to host hide painting art project
(08/23/10) Missouri's American Indian Cultural Center, located in Van Meter State Park, will soon showcase a complete art project with contributors from several American Indian tribes. Saturday, Aug. 28, artist Tracy Conrad, from the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, will paint her interpretation of her tribal seal. She is the only known member of her tribe who is creating traditional and contemporary artwork...
Youth Corps program benefits parks, young workers
(08/03/10)
Nestled between a patchwork of Miami farmland and hills, the lazy days of summer blur together for visitors of Van Meter State Park. Behind the scenes are groups of Youth Corps workers whose employment is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Workforce Investment Act... |
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