Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
For many, Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer. Families will celebrate the three-day weekend by going to the lake, having cookouts or just enjoying some much needed time off.
But the original reason for the holiday was to remember and honor our military. Continue reading
The Faulkner County Museum in downtown Conway will be preserved and restored over an 8-year span, according to the local Museum Commission, with help from the community, business stakeholders, and volunteers.
The Commission seeks to combine public, private and grant money to complete needed restoration projects beginning with roof repairs. Other needs include insulation, plumbing, wiring, windows, flooring, Continue reading
The Arkansas History Commission will soon make a controversial move to the state Department of Arkansas Heritage under an “efficiency bill” the Arkansas Legislature advanced during last Friday’s special legislative session.
The bill disbands the existing 7-member History Commission board, giving its powers to the Director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
As the temperatures rise and summer draws near, many anxiously anticipate the arrival of swim season. Nothing is better on a hot summer Arkansas day than a dip in cool water.
Early Faulkner County residents usually found the nearest creek, pond or river on those hot summer days. My grandmother’s family often gathered Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
The establishment of a post office is very important to the development of a town. But for Conway, it would be many years before the post office found a permanent home.
Before the post office came, few people got mail. According to the reports of some old settlers, someone in the area would go to Little Rock every two or three months Continue reading