Abby Burnett's fascination with cemeteries started when she was a child. As she tells it to the Arkansas Educational Television Network in "Silent Storytellers," her grandfather, a cemetery record keeper, introduced her to the art of piecing together the stories of those buried. Author pens research, books on regional history Burnett, who was featured in AETN's "Silent … [Read more...] about Ozarks Celebration Festival: Lecturer offers insight on Ozarks burial customs
Join us Monday, April 8, from 7-9 p.m. in Carrington Auditorium (Room 208) to hear panelists highlight the findings of articles recently published in "Springfield’s Urban Histories: Essays on the Queen City of the Missouri Ozarks" (Moon City Press, 2012). There will be an autographed book sale at 6:45 p.m. and after the event. Students will have a chance to enter a raffle for a … [Read more...] about Springfield’s Hidden History of Diversity: A Panel Discussion