Boone-Duden Historical Society will sponsor a presentation of “An Ozark Herbology” by Ken Porter on Monday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m.It will be held at Friedens Peace United Church of Christ in New Melle.Up in the “holler,” deep in the Ozarks, the old ways of using “yarbs” persists. Porter will tell the story of the herbs and their uses, which are often unique to the Ozarks.“Root Diggers” roamed the hills until just after World War II, and the old ways still live in pockets by the springs in the mossy oak forests. This is a journey with the spirits of goldenseal, black walnut, sassafras, plantain, echinacea, St. John’s wort, comfrey, skullcap and the other plants and medicines of the rolling Ozark Plateau.Porter is a participant in the “Show Me Missouri” Speakers’ Bureau, a joint initiative of the Missouri Humanities Council and the State Historical Society of Missouri. He is retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and has conducted conservation and Lewis and Clark programs for the Missouri Department of Conservation. He is an Adjunct Professor at Lindenwood University, and manages a small farm, growing native and introduced herbs to use in his presentations.This program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Cathie Schoppenhorst at 636-359-6175 or cschoppenhorst@yahoo.com.Herbology