Retracing our Roots

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Episode 11 – The Baker Building and Rapps Barren Brewery

This week, the Retracing Our Roots team is joined by Russell Tucker, one of the owners of Rapp’s Barren Brewing Company. We are especially grateful to Rapp’s Barren for serving as our corporate sponsor. In the first

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Episode 10: Arkansas Pioneers and Baxter County Bald Knobbers

This week on Retracing Our Roots, Heather Loftis, Sammy Raycraft, and Vincent Anderson kick off the show by discussing how local elections were conducted in small counties at the courthouse and how the process of tallying election

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Steamboat Whistles & Iron Wheels: The White River’s Golden Age

This week on Retracing Our Roots, pack your bags and join Sammy Raycraft and Vincent Anderson as we journey to the nearest steamboat landing on the White River! Step back in time along this historic waterway, winding

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Episode 8: Mountain Home Cemetery: Legacies Carved in Stone

This week on Retracing Our Roots, we have a full house as we’re joined by Marshella Norell, president of the Mountain Home Cemetery. Together, we’ll uncover the stories behind the first burials, beginning with the Russell children

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Echoes of the Chalkboard: Education in the Ozarks

This week on Retracing Our Roots, we’ll explore the lasting impact of the Truman family on education in the Ozarks, and how their contributions continue to shape the region today. The story of Professor A.J. Truman and

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The Price of Progress: The History of Henderson & Tragedies at Norfork Dam

This week, we explore the history of Henderson, Arkansas, once a key point for transportation and mail, with vital ferry connections. In time, this small town gained a beautiful bridge that spanned the North Fork of the

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Episode 5: The history of Norfork

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Episode 4: The News & Voices of the Twin Lakes: The Baxter Bulletin and KTLO Radio

Heather, Sammy, and Vincent discuss the founding media companies that reported and amplified the voices of the Twin Lakes. A special archival piece at the end of the episode features KTLO’s Bob Knight live at the Cotter

Episode 3: Hook, Line, and Tourism: Fishing Tourism in Bull Shoals & Lakeview

Episode 2: Investment and Growth

Meet the original movers and shakers that came in after the dams had been put in who saw the potential of these waterways beyond flood control.

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Episode 1 – Water