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Author Archives: Kaitlyn McConnell

Kaitlyn McConnell is the founder of Ozarks Alive, a cultural preservation project through which she has documented the region’s people, places and defining features since 2015. McConnell regularly shares her stories with readers of the Springfield Daily Citizen. Contact her at: kaitlyn@ozarksalive.com More by Kaitlyn McConnell

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Trip to Red Oak II triggers question about memories

by Kaitlyn McConnell May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

A trip to Red Oak II triggered a question about the past: Why do our minds carry seemingly small memories years into the future?

Posted inOzarks Alive

After health challenges, friends help Pa’s Posey Patch stay on schedule

by Kaitlyn McConnell May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
A man sits in a recliner, posing for a photo
Posted inOzarks Alive

Stricken by polio as a child, Legacy Ozarker achieves career in public health

by Kaitlyn McConnell May 25, 2023May 25, 2023
High school students sit in circle with musical instruments
Posted inOzarks Alive

Instead of traditional band, Eminence school plays strings

by Kaitlyn McConnell May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Posted inOzarks Alive

25 years since its start, the Ozarks’ Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company has grown into an industry leader

by Kaitlyn McConnell May 2, 2023May 1, 2023
Posted inOzarks Alive

The Criders, Ozarks music duo, are local legends after maintaining convictions

by Kaitlyn McConnell April 19, 2023May 10, 2023
An old schoolhouse building sits alongside a gravel road
Posted inOzarks Alive

Opinion: Be the change in the Ozarks’ rural communities

by Kaitlyn McConnell April 17, 2023April 14, 2023
Posted inOzarks Alive

Rural churches in the Ozarks alive for another Easter Sunday

by Kaitlyn McConnell April 10, 2023April 10, 2023
Exterior photo of an old Masonic lodge
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Visiting Mt. Olive Lodge, one of the oldest Masonic lodges operating in its original building west of the Mississippi River

by Kaitlyn McConnell April 10, 2023April 6, 2023
Posted inOzarks Alive

Work continues to save landmark store in old mining town of Wentworth

by Kaitlyn McConnell March 27, 2023March 24, 2023

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