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Powers Museum Schedule for 2011 Season
Museum closed for 2012 Winter Season to prepare for HVAC replacement project. Access to Reference Library/Archives by advance appointment only. Please identify yourself as a NHD student/teacher, if appropriate, so we can expedite your requests.
If interested in access to Gift Shop, please note that the museum sells limited books, Rt. 66 souvenir items and its new 2012 Calendar at Oldies & Oddities on the westside of the Courthouse Square. They are open seven days a week from 10 am to 5 pm. For mail order sales see Gift Shop Page of website.
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Public Schedule for 2012 has not been determined by staff and board but re-opening is tentatively planned for sometime in late April or early May depending on repair work and winter weather. Off-site presentations to educational and community groups are possible during this time (by appointment) but are subject to staff availability.
Admission to Museum & Services
Museum is open to public free of charge but donations, no matter how small or large, are always appreciated. A donation box is located at the entrance of the exhibit gallery.
Photocopy charges: 20 cents per page if self-serve (researcher makes own copies on our machine) or 30 cents per page if staff member makes copies.
2012 Events (More Coming Soon)
April 5 Powers Museum presentation to the Joplin Geneaologial Society in Joplin MO, evening
April 13 & 14 Powers Museum sponsors Historic Downtown Carthage Art Walk -- watch for museum activities downtown those days.
May 5 Saturday -- Ozark Gateway Master Gardener Plant Sale and Powers Museum Rummage Sale
(Community-wide Rummage Sale Day in Carthage MO)
8:00 am until sold (about 2pm) Rain or Shine
June 24 24th Anniversary Open House at Powers Museum
October 7 - 30 Maple Leaf Festival Quilt Show at Powers Museum
This year's focus will be on historic quilts with "stories." Preference given to quilts with provenance from the Carthage area then Jasper-Newton-Barton Counties then quilts from elsewhere in the four-state Ozarks region. Entry deadline will be July 31. Contact museum for further details or watch website for info by early spring.
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Image at the top of this page:
1944 Carthage National Bank Christmas Club Savings Book & Deposit Schedule
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