Get your jam on! Chamber/Historical Society to host JamFest on Saturday

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce’s second annual JamFest is returning just in time for Baxter County’s Sesquicentennial Celebration! This year’s JamFest is partnering with the Baxter County Historical Society to bring pioneer reenactors, historical crafts, old-time kid’s games and traditional music to downtown Mountain Home in celebration of the county’s 150th birthday. The festival…

ByChris FultonOctober 16, 20230Comments

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JamFest is two weeks away!

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce’s second annual JamFest is returning just in time for Baxter County’s Sesquicentennial Celebration! This year’s JamFest is partnering with the Baxter County Historical Society to bring pioneer reenactors, historical crafts, old-time kid’s games and traditional music to downtown Mountain Home in celebration of the county’s 150th birthday. The festival…

ByChris FultonOctober 10, 20230Comments

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JamFest kicks off Oct. 21 in downtown Mountain Home

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce’s second annual JamFest is returning just in time for Baxter County’s Sesquicentennial Celebration! This year’s JamFest is partnering with the Baxter County Historical Society to bring pioneer reenactors, historical crafts, old-time kid’s games and traditional music to downtown Mountain Home in celebration of the county’s 150th birthday. The festival…

ByChris FultonOctober 3, 20230Comments

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History is fun! Baxter County celebrates its pioneer spirit at the Historical Society’s Pioneer Celebration

The Baxter County Historical Society’s Sesqui-day Pioneer Celebration drew a healthy crowd to the Rapp’s Barren Settlement in Cooper Park this past Saturday. Friends and families from all over Baxter County came out in their “pioneer” costumes to enjoy guided tours of the Rapp’s Barren Settlement and Shady Grove School, before heading over to the…

ByChris FultonSeptember 12, 20230Comments

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Get ready to jam at this years JamFest with the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce and the Baxter County Historical Society

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce’s second annual JamFest is returning just in time for Baxter County’s Sesquicentennial Celebration! This year’s JamFest is partnering with the Baxter County Historical Society to bring pioneer reenactors, historical crafts, old-time kid’s games and traditional music to downtown Mountain Home in celebration of the county’s 150th birthday. The festival…

ByChris FultonSeptember 8, 20230Comments

Events News Outdoors

JamFest is coming! And it’s teaming up with the Historical Society to celebrate Baxter County’s birthday

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce’s second annual JamFest is returning just in time for Baxter County’s Sesquicentennial Celebration! This year’s JamFest is partnering with the Baxter County Historical Society to bring pioneer reenactors, historical crafts, old-time kid’s games and traditional music to downtown Mountain Home in celebration of the county’s 150th birthday. The festival…

ByChris FultonSeptember 1, 20230Comments

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Historical Society releases new ‘Around the Square’ history book

After almost a year of work, local history researcher Maryanne Edge has provided the Baxter County Historical Society with a special Christmas gift. The gift is her new book, Around the Square: From Rapp’s Barren to Mountain Home. Maryanne has donated her hours of research and book layout design to create the book as a…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffDecember 14, 20220Comments

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Casey House to host Trick or Treat event

“Trick or Treat at the Casey House” will again be hosted by the Baxter County Historical Society for three nights this year: Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30 and Monday, Oct. 31 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. The Casey House is located on the Northeast corner of the Fairgrounds at the intersection of Wade Street…

ByChris FultonOctober 11, 20220Comments

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A past worth preserving: A look at Baxter County’s Historical and Genealogical Society

There’s something special about visiting new places. There’s always that sense of mystery and wonder to them. How did this park come to be? Why did people want to live here in the first place? What struggles did they face along the way to creating their new home? Who did they name their city after?…

ByChris FultonJuly 12, 20220Comments

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Historical Society to meet in historic Cotter church building Tuesday

Jason Nazarenko, President of the Cotter Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest speaker at the February meeting of the Baxter County Historical Society on Tuesday, and he has invited the Society to hold the meeting in a historic Cotter church building that he and his wife Kammi have renovated. The Nazarenkos both had lived…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffFebruary 21, 20220Comments

Get your jam on! Chamber/Historical Society to host JamFest on Saturday

JamFest is two weeks away!

JamFest kicks off Oct. 21 in downtown Mountain Home

History is fun! Baxter County celebrates its pioneer spirit at the Historical Society’s Pioneer Celebration

Get ready to jam at this years JamFest with the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce and the Baxter County Historical Society

JamFest is coming! And it’s teaming up with the Historical Society to celebrate Baxter County’s birthday

Historical Society releases new ‘Around the Square’ history book

Casey House to host Trick or Treat event

A past worth preserving: A look at Baxter County’s Historical and Genealogical Society

Historical Society to meet in historic Cotter church building Tuesday

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