Buntin

Jeremiah Buntin: Murder, lynching, and an Ozarks family
Recently the Barry County Museum received a donation from the Seitz family of a Smith & Wesson .32 caliber model 2 revolver reported to be the one used in the notorious murder of Jackson Carney and his wife Cordelia on December 4, 1869 by George Moore at their Shell Knob store.

Jeremiah Buntin: Cassville’s 180
Back in 1995, Senator Emory Melton published the book “The First Hundred 150 Years in Cassville, Missouri” coinciding with the town’s sesquicentennial celebration.

Jeremiah Buntin: Monumental history in the Ozarks
Traveling west of Cassville on Highway 86 next to the power substation lies a monument that visitors often mistake for a gravestone and will inquire, “Who’s buried over there?”

Jeremiah Buntin: Isolated incidents and an Ozarker’s measure
When searching for local history, some interesting places to explore are newspapers in other states.

Jeremiah Buntin: ‘Black Gold’ of the Ozarks
Many Ozarkers have the shared memory of picking-up black walnuts in the fall harvest each year, along with stained hands as souvenirs. The black walnut tree has been providing extra income for folks in the area for generations.