Activities at OIRM
Artifact of the Week — April 25, 2024
Polaroid – Land Camera Model 20, The Swinger The Land Camera was a self-developing film (instant) camera manufactured between 1948 and 1983 by the Polaroid Corporation. This particular Swinger model hit the market between 1965 and 1970. Its relatively small size and inexpensive cost made the Swinger one of the top selling cameras of all time. … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — March 21, 2024
Pea Huller Many old stories begin on front porches with Grandma shelling peas. While many people find a tranquil peace as they remove fresh peas from their hulls, acres of pea plants meant hours and hours of labor removing the peas from their cozy pods. To remedy that situation, companies such as Gardner invented clever … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — February 15, 2024
Josephine Raye Rogers By Twyla Wright Raye Rogers lived beautifully and graciously for over 101 years. She was a stunning and amazing woman in multiple ways. I first met her when her husband Doyle introduced her to me back in 1995. I was the chairperson of Batesville’s museum planning committee then. That day a news … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — February 8, 2024
Black Heritage Celebration, February 22 In celebration of Black Heritage Month, Old Independence Regional Museum is hosting a dinner along with an intriguing presentation. The dinner will be specialty meals in the spirit of Rosetta Petty. We cannot truly call them Rosetta’s chicken spaghetti and cinnamon rolls because, as everyone in Batesville of a certain … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — February 1, 2024
NAGPRA Compliance “Since 1990, Federal law has provided for the protection and return of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. By enacting NAGPRA, Congress recognized that human remains of any ancestry “must at all times be treated with dignity and respect.” Congress also acknowledged that human remains and other … Continue reading
