Allyn has been active in numerous professional museum organizations in Arkansas, the Southeast, and the U.S. She serves as a peer reviewer for the American Association of Museums (AAM) and as a field reviewer for the Institute of Museum and Library Services' assessment and grants programs. Allyn served on the AAM board of directors from 2007 to 2011. She has lived in Northwest Arkansas since 1982 and enjoys volunteering, cats, kayaking, and hosting the occasional game show. Email

Carolyn has been the collections manager since 1984. She takes care of the museum's collections and her duties include researching, cataloging, cleaning, and storing objects, as well as overseeing maintenance of security and HVAC systems. Her museum-related interests include textiles, ceramics, and researching old patents on the U.S Patent website. Email

Victoria hails from the rural county of Suffolk in England. Her ancestors were among the founding members of Jamestown and she feels that emigrating here is rather a neat ending to their story and a fabulous beginning to her stateside adventures. Victoria has an MPhil in Archaeology from Cambridge University, England, and is really enjoying rummaging around the museum’s collections. Her newfound loves are swimming in Beaver Lake, Maggie Moo's ice cream and red velvet cake. Victoria is passionate about clothes, shoes, and accessories. Email

Curtis has worked at the museum since 1998, first as collections assistant and currently as exhibits manager. His responsibilities include designing and constructing permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibits, as well as fixing stuff. A second-generation University of Arkansas alumnus, he has a BA in history and an MA in anthropology, both from UA-Fayetteville. Outdoor activities, water sports, vintage vehicles, and home improvement projects keep him out of trouble. If it has wheels, flies, floats, or shoots, he’s into it—the older the better. Currently he resides “out by the lake” with his four gals (spouse, two daughters, and loving labrador). Email

Pody grew up in Little Rock, but her roots are deep in the Ozarks, as her mother was a fifth-generation Ozarker from the Washington County community of West Fork. Pody earned a bachelor's degree in park administration from the University of Missouri and a master's degree in educational technology from the University of Arkansas. She has been a park interpreter in Arkansas, Missouri, and New York. Pody moved to New Orleans to become the education coordinator for the Louisiana Nature and Science Center but after a decade in the Crescent City, the hills were calling and she moved to Northwest Arkansas in 1990. Pody has 30 years of experience in coordinating education programs, managing volunteers, and running nonprofit organizations. She is learning to weave and spin, spends time reading, and loves to travel. Email

Megan began her time at the Shiloh Museum volunteering as part of a history class project, and she just never left. She went from being a collections volunteer to an education intern, which turned into an education assistant. Megan was born and raised in Massachusetts, a setting which fostered her love of all things history. She is currently pursuing a degree in History and English. Megan is an avid Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan, but has quickly learned why everyone down here loves their Hogs!Email

Marie came to the Ozarks in 1980 and knew a good thing when she saw it. She attended the University of Arkansas with the notion of becoming an archeologist but when she took a museum-studies class, she was hooked. She brings her experience in collections management to the research library where she maintains the museum's extensive collections of photos and research materials and answers the public's inquiries about area history. Her interests include cooking, crafting, gardening, flea marketing, making wheel-thrown pottery, collecting sand, and lounging in the hammock. Email

A native of San Antonio, Texas, April moved to the Ozarks with her husband, who was born and raised in Eureka Springs. Her inveterate curiosity and library school education are what brought her to the Shiloh Museum, where she spends her days soaking up information from the immense photo collection, reference materials, and local wisdom. In her free time, April enjoys baking, gardening, making things with her own two hands, and learning more about everything there is to know in this world. Email

When he's not sloshing around in the darkroom printing photographs from the museum's extensive collection, Don works out of his studio in rural southern Washington County. For over twenty-five years, he has been photographing the people and landscape of northwest Arkansas. His images have appeared in publications as diverse as The Wall Street Journal and American Forests, and in numerous exhibitions across the country. Collections of his work appear in Buffalo Creek Chronicles and Not A Good Sign from Phoenix International Press. Email

Susan is a fifth-generation Ozarker. Before settling in the Ozarks, her kinfolks hailed from the southern Appalachians in Kentucky and Tennessee. There's no denying Susan's hillbilly roots. In fact, that heritage is something she is quite proud of and passionate about, which makes the Shiloh Museum the perfect place for Susan to hang her hat. Her areas of interest include religion, cemeteries, and traditional folkways of the Upland South. In her spare time, Susan enjoys gardening, traveling, birdwatching, and genealogy. Email

Kathy grew up in Missouri and is an alumnus of Southeast Missouri State University. She has lived in five different states and enjoyed learning about the culture of each area. Although the dialect and tastes in food may have differed from region to region, she has cherished the friendships she built along the way. As a former teacher, Kathy continued her love for teaching by homeschooling her three children for a total of eighteen years. She brings to the museum her love for learning, her enjoyment of meeting new people, and her desire to help others learn new things. Email

A native of Fayetteville, Marty has deep roots in Washington County: his Mhoon ancestors were among the first settlers of the Round Mountain area east of Fayetteville, and several of his Powers ancestors were well-known stonemasons and builders in Fayetteville. A retired captain with the Fayetteville Fire Department, Marty and his wife Kendal are the parents of five daughters. Marty serves on the state board of directors for Camp Sunshine, a camp for children who have been severely burned. He is also a volunteer with Special Olympics. In his spare time, Marty enjoys hunting, fishing, and canoeing. Email

A Fayetteville native, Adam is studying history at the University of Arkansas. He not only works as our weekend assistant, during the week he volunteers his time helping out in collections. Adam's hobbies include video games, reading, comics, and movies. Email