Our tour of the Historic Arkansas Museum www.historicarkansas.org began with greetings from the director of 35 years, Bill Worthen. His exuberance while describing the museum and its humble beginnings as a few restored cabins reminded me of an illustration I had seen of pre-Civil War abolitionist John Brown exhorting his followers to action. Although our scenario was not quite so dramatic, we did benefit from Bill’s expert appreciation of Arkansas history (his cv is longer than my arm). Just a ring toss from the front door a group of children were learning about frontier life in the museum’s original cabins.