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The Ozark Folk Center is an Arkansas living history state park located in Mountain View, Arkansas, dedicated to preserving and presenting Ozark cultural heritage and tradition to the public.

History

The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, in an early attempt to preserve the vanishing heritage of the Ozark Mountains, assisted local craftsmen and musicians to form the Ozark Foothills Crafts Guild in 1962. The guild started with 30 members and grew to a membership of over 300 master craftsmen and musicians.

In 1963 the guild, in cooperation with local civic organizations and education advocate Bessie Moore, organized the first Arkansas Folk Festival which attracted approximately 15,000 people. The festival became an annual event and within a few years was attracting almost 100,000 people to Mountain View. Because of the success of the annual festival the guild realized that they needed a permanent home.

The guild, in cooperation with local government, obtained a grant from the United States Economic Development Administration to establish a private commercial craft center at Mountain View. Prior to its opening in the Spring of 1973,^[1] the state of Arkansas recognized the potential of the project and folded the center into the state park system and provided additional funding.

The Ozark Folk Center produces the nationally distributed radio show Ozark Highlands Radio.^[2]

Other area points of interest

Many visitors to the Ozark Folk Center also visit Blanchard Springs Caverns, float the Buffalo National River, or enjoy trout fishing on the White River, all of which are located in the Folk Center area.

The town of Mountain View bills itself as the "Folk Music Capital of the World" and local musicians often gather in small groups to play their instruments in the town square after dark during the summer months. Visitors have always been welcome to attend these impromptu free concerts and often bring their own lawn chairs. Food and drink are usually available from vendors on the square at these times.

References

^ "A Brief History of The Ozark Folk Center". Regional Studies Center, Lyon College. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
^ "Ozark Highlands Radio | Arkansas State Parks". Retrieved March 4, 2019.

External links

Official website

[1] "A Brief History of The Ozark Folk Center". Regional Studies Center, Lyon College. Retrieved April 24, 2014.

[2] "Ozark Highlands Radio | Arkansas State Parks". Retrieved March 4, 2019.

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+{{short description|Living history state park in Mountain View, Arkansas}}
-The '''Ozark Folk Center''' is an [[Arkansas]] [[living history]] [[state park]] located in scenic [[Mountain View, Arkansas]] dedicated to preserving and presenting [[Ozark Mountains|Ozark]] cultural heritage and tradition to the public.
+{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
+{{More citations needed|date=April 2010}}The '''Ozark Folk Center''' is an [[Arkansas]] [[living history]] [[state park]] located in [[Mountain View, Arkansas]], dedicated to preserving and presenting [[Ozark Mountains|Ozark]] cultural heritage and tradition to the public.
 == History ==
+The [[University of Arkansas]] Cooperative Extension Service, in an early attempt to preserve the vanishing heritage of the [[Ozark Mountains]], assisted local craftsmen and musicians to form the Ozark Foothills Crafts Guild in 1962.  The guild started with 30 members and grew to a membership of over 300 master craftsmen and musicians.
+In 1963 the guild, in cooperation with local civic organizations and education advocate [[Bessie Boehm Moore|Bessie Moore]], organized the first Arkansas Folk Festival which attracted approximately 15,000 people.  The festival became an annual event and within a few years was attracting almost 100,000 people to Mountain View.  Because of the success of the annual festival the guild realized that they needed a permanent home.
-The [[University of Arkansas]] Cooperative Extension Service, in an early attempt to preserve the vanishing heritage of the [[Ozark Mountains]], assisted local craftsmen and musicians to form the [[Arkansas Craft Guild|Ozark Foothills Crafts Guild]] in 1962.  The guild started with 30 members and now consists of over 300 master craftsmen anddfdfd musicians.
+The guild, in cooperation with local government, obtained a grant from the United States [[Economic Development Administration]] to establish a private commercial craft center at Mountain View.  Prior to its opening in the Spring of 1973,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.lyon.edu/groups/mslibrary/rcol/folkcenter.htm|title= A Brief History of The Ozark Folk Center|publisher= Regional Studies Center, Lyon College|access-date= April 24, 2014}}</ref> the state of Arkansas recognized the potential of the project and folded the center into the [[List of Arkansas state parks|state park system]] and provided additional funding.
-In 1963 the guild, in cooperation with local civic organizations, organized the first [[Arkansas Folk Festival]] which attracted approximately 15,000 people.  The festival became an annual event and within a few years was attracting almost 100,000 people to Mountain View.  Due to the success of the annual festival the guild realized that they needed a permanent home.
+The Ozark Folk Center produces the nationally distributed radio show ''Ozark Highlands Radio''.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Ozark Highlands Radio {{!}} Arkansas State Parks| access-date = 2019-03-04| url = https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/ozark-highlands-radio}}</ref>
-The guild, in cooperation with local government, obtained a grant from the [[United States Economic Development Administration]] to establish a private commercial craft center at Mountain View.  Prior to its opening in 1973 the state of Arkansas recognized the potential of the project and folded the center into the state park system and provided additional funding.
-== Facilities and activities ==
-The Ozark Folk Center consists of numerous modern and traditional buildings which house a variety of culturally significant demonstrations and interactive activities.
-The cultural areas include an organic [[herb]] garden displaying traditional Ozark herbs, a traditional [[blacksmith]] shop, a pottery making facility, traditional soap and candle making activity areas, demonstrations of traditional [[quilting]] and weaving by master craftspeople.  Traditional Ozark [[folk music]] is presented to guests throughout the park on a daily basis in the craft grounds and in the Ozark Folk Center's 1000 seat Music Theater at 7:00 p.m. In addition to the cultural areas the park maintains a restaurant and smokehouse which serves traditional foods, provides lodging to visitors at the ''Cabins at Dry Creek'', and has a modern conference center with an 150 seat small auditorium and private meeting rooms.  The conference center also conducts seminars and exhibitions on Ozark culture and history on a regular basis.
-A large gift shop is also present in the park where visitors can purchase from a wide selection of books and music recordings specializing in Ozark themes, and locally handcrafted work including pottery, shuck dolls, brooms, oak baskets, loom work and tasty preserves. Knives, ironwork, and other heirloom quality works can be also purchased from the artisans in their demonstration shops.
-== Collections ==
-The Ozark Folk Center maintains one of the nation's largest collections of music and folklore including the 17,000 [[country music|country]], [[jazz]], and [[folk music|folk]] recordings, books, and related material from the Stan French Collection.
-These materials are available to serious researchers at the park's resource center.
-UPDATE ON ARCHIVES AKA OCRC: Due to lack of use, this resource center was closed in 2007 and the collection was moved to another location for preservation and storage, so it is no longer available at the Ozark Folk Center.
 == Other area points of interest ==
+[[File:Nuberscher Ozark Landscape 1920.jpg|thumb|''Ozark Landscape'' by [[Frank Nuderscher]], 1920]]
-Many visitors to the Ozark Folk Center also visit [[Blanchard Springs Caverns]], float the [[Buffalo National River]], or enjoy some of the world's best [[trout]] [[fishing]] on the [[White River (Arkansas)|White River]], all of which are located in the Folk Center area.
+Many visitors to the Ozark Folk Center also visit [[Blanchard Springs Caverns]], float the [[Buffalo National River]], or enjoy [[trout]] [[fishing]] on the [[White River (Arkansas)|White River]], all of which are located in the Folk Center area.
 The town of Mountain View bills itself as the "Folk Music Capital of the World" and local musicians often gather in small groups to play their instruments in the town square after dark during the summer months.  Visitors have always been welcome to attend these impromptu free concerts and often bring their own lawn chairs.  Food and drink are usually available from vendors on the square at these times.
 ==See also==
-[[List of Arkansas state parks]]
+* [[List of music museums]]
+* [[List of Arkansas state parks]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
-*[http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com/ The Ozark Folk Center webpage]
+* {{Official website|http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com/ }}
-*[http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/ar/parks/ozark.htm GORP review of The Ozark Folk Center State Park]
+{{Protected Areas of Arkansas}}
+{{authority control}}
-[[Category:Arkansas state parks]]
+[[Category:1973 establishments in Arkansas]]
+[[Category:State parks of Arkansas]]
 [[Category:Living museums in Arkansas]]
 [[Category:Museums in Stone County, Arkansas]]
+[[Category:Protected areas of Stone County, Arkansas]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mountain View, Arkansas]]
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