100 YEARS AGO, September, 1917
♦ Work was begun on remodeling and redecorating the interior of the Terry Drug Store, owned by Howard Terry. A white tile floor would be laid in the front and extended back as far as the parlor. The rest of the floor would be concrete. In addition Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
One of the highlights of childhood in Faulkner County was participating in scouting. It allowed us to get outdoors, be with our friends and learn some really interesting things. This week’s article is about the Girl Scouts while next week’s article will be about the Boy Scouts.
The first Girl Scout troop in Faulkner County is thought to have been organized in 1920 by Margaret Gruber Goodin, an English teacher Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
The first thing I must admit here is that my only frame of reference for this organization is the song that was recorded by the Village People years ago that involves spelling out the letters with your arms. Other than that, I really thought Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
In 1906 a group of men, each one belonging to a corporation, decided to form a new corporation for the purpose of planting a big orchard in Faulkner County. Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
Getting a clear answer to this question is much more difficult than it used to be. In the past, most Faulkner County residents could pretty much get their local news by reading the Log Cabin Democrat or listening to the local radio stations. And when the Log Cabin Weekly edition was published, you could find out what was going on in the various communities too.
State and national news were a little more Continue reading