100 YEARS AGO, 1918
♦ Plans were arranged for observing an eclipse of the sun at Arkansas State Normal School. The Normal science department provided Continue reading
Through the Cabin Window – June, 2018
Author Archives: Dilynn Boyd
Pine Street Museum: Collection Picnic Set for June 30
The Pine Street Community Museum project will have a Collection Picnic from 10 AM to 2 PM on June 30 at Hendrix College to collect items associated with the Pine Street community, such as photos, articles and artifacts along with conducting interviews with people who are willing Continue reading
Through the Cabin Window – May, 2018
100 YEARS AGO, 1918
♦ Thirty-six professions of faith and 81 additions to the membership of the church, of which 24 were by baptism, were the visible results of a revival that ended at the First Baptist Church. The evangelist for the revival was Dr. B.B. Bailey of Arkadelphia.
♦ One of the most novel and patriotic window displays was the Red Cross window at S.G. Smith’s store on Front Street. In the window was a Continue reading
Spring 2018 Facts and Fiddlings Published
The 2018 spring edition of Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, the Faulkner County Historical Society’s journal, is now available. This special commemorative issue highlights the recent restoration of the Springfield-Des Arc Bridge at its new home on Beaverfork Lake.
Previous Faulkner Facts and Fiddling articles by Guy Murphy and Fred Petrucelli about the bridge’s restoration in 1992 are reprinted. They recount the bridge’s history as well as Continue reading
Through the Cabin Window – April, 2018
100 YEARS AGO, 1918
♦ Three firms occupying the old Halter Building on the corner of Oak and Front streets were moving their stocks and fixtures to new stands until the new building, to be erected by F.U. Halter, was completed. Greeson Drug Co. and V.G. Craig were moving into the Martin and Scroggin Building adjoining the Faulkner County Bank, while the Racket Store Continue reading