Arkansas artist Tim Baitinger has completed repairs on the three statues that were vandalized at Little Rock’s Mount Holly Cemetery back in April. Donations from the public partially financed the repair work.
Part of a historic family plot, the 3 life-sized Italian marble statues depict a mourner and two young Basham sisters, Pearl and Martha, who died in the 1880s. 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 summer’s favorite activities is going to the lake. With modern transportation, that can mean going north to Greers Ferry Lake or going south to Lake Ouachita, Lake DeGray or Lake Hamilton. But in past years, Faulkner County residents couldn’t go that far to swim, fish or picnic.
Many Faulkner County families had their own favorite spot along the Cadron Creek or the Arkansas River Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
Today is the 240th birthday of the United States of America! Today we fly our flags and set off fireworks! Today we celebrate our freedom and liberty!
In previous generations, hard work on the farm kept many from the celebrations but by the industrialized 1960s, many had the day off to celebrate with family and friends. So we headed to the lake, fired up the grills, Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
Living in the center of the Natural State, Arkansans have a variety of opportunities to experience the great outdoors. Here in Faulkner County, there were many places to camp, hike, canoe, fish and swim in the summers of yesteryear as well as today.
The Cadron Creek has always been an outdoor destination for Faulkner County residents. The multiple forks and tributaries provided bathing and drinking water for early settlers. Continue reading
100 YEARS AGO, April 13, 1916
♦ Col. G. W. Bruce called attention to the forty-third birthday of Faulkner County yesterday. The act of creating the county was signed April 12, 1873, and Continue reading