Mayme Caroline Bevier 1911 wearing dress that is on exhibit. Mayme was a direct descendant of Louis and Maria Le Blanc-Bevier, New Paltz, NY. Descending from Samuel. |
The Harlin House Museum |
405 Worcester Street, West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-7801 Admission by donation, School groups admitted free.. |
West Plains Artist's Guild meets here on the 3rd Tuesday, monthly, 10-AM to 1-PM for business meetings, demos, luncheons, and painting. Info can be found about activities in THE WEST PLAINS DAILY QUILL NEWSPAPER. |
President of the Board : Kathy Wofford Vice President: Nancy Henry Treasurer: Toney Aid and Secretary: Jim Decker The home of James P. Harlin, former Mayor of West Plains that now houses the West Plains Exhibit down stairs from the Art Gallery/Auditoruim. Museum hours are 12 PM to 4 PM, Tuesday through Saturday, closed on Sunday and Monday. Various exhibits run from April to November. |
The West Plains Exhibit. Photo of West Plains Courthouse on the Square. |
More West Plains History. |
"Wait for the wagon and we'll all take a ride." |
Things to see and do at the Harlin Museum: join a painting group, view the history of West Plains, learn about the lives of people in our surrounding communities, and see permanent and temporary exhibits. |
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Ivan Snyder's baby clothes from 1890s, when boys wore dresses and Mayme Caroline BeVier's graduation dress 1911 and wedding dress in 1912. |
The West Plains Artist Guild established in 1963 by Roy Hathcock is a non-profit, educational organization seeking to promote fine arts in our Ozark community, by uniting artists with these goals. |
Mayme Caroline Bevier 1911 wearing dress that is on exhibit. Mayme was a direct descendant of Louis and Maria Le Blanc-Bevier, New Paltz, NY. Descending from Samuel. |
Artist Guild meeting schedule |
Tentative Harlin Schedule 2005 and 2006 View the Harlin permanent collection. July 30 to September 14, 2005 Dennis Crider and Catherine Hopkins of Mansfield present photos of the Grand Canyon. August 14, Grand Canyon Photo Exhibit reception 1 to 4-PM. September 16 & 17: Harlin Fall Art Show Entry. October 9, The Harlin Fall Art Show opens with a reception 12 to 3 PM. November April 1 to 15, 2006 WP Artist Guild's Spring Art Show. April 21 to May 5, 2006 WP Elementary and Middle School art exhibit. Photography Show Entry: May 19 and 20, 2006. Opens with a reception Sunday June 4. 2006, 12 to 3 PM. August 2006 Quilt Show with Susan Lumsford |
Downstairs houses the West Plains History, Indian artifacts, WW I & WWII artifacts, and history of our area. |
August 16 meeting to be held at Harlin Museum, 10 AM, bring a painting that you are working on for show and tell. and critique. |
The 1890 display upstairs at the Harlin House Museum. The bed, washstand, and rocking chair were brought to Pomona, MO in 1896 from northwestern Decatur County Kansas by Harlan T. and Sarah Margaret Cummings Snyder. The doll dates early 1960's and models the clothing that Ivan C. Snyder wore for his baby picture. |
Sarah Cummings Snyder's washstand with washbowl, shaving cup, homemade soap, and an early American print from the late 1800s. |