Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
In the 1950s and 1960s, a variety of manufacturing businesses were established in Conway. Until then, however, most Conway businesses catered to the needs of farmers. Thus there were quite a few gins, mills, mercantiles and wagon yards scattered about town. Continue reading
75 YEARS AGO, March 26, 1941
♦ County Judge J.I. Summers had found the solution to people making long-distance telephone calls not pertaining to county business on county telephones. He had a pay telephone installed in the Faulkner County Courthouse and mandated that all long-distance calls must be made on that phone. Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
In the days before large chain building supply stores, doing it yourself was often the only option. Thankfully, the people of Conway and the surrounding areas were fortunate to have Hiegel Lumber as a one-stop place to find supplies and friendly assistance for those do-it-yourself projects. Continue reading
The Faulkner County Historical Society held its annual meeting for members and a public program on March 8 at the county library.
New officers were elected at the brief business meeting: Rebekah Bilderback, President; Julie Hill, Vice President; and Judy Corcoran, Secretary Treasurer.
Despite a heavy rain storm, Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
Recently, a YouTube video captured the reaction of present day teens to an old PC with a Windows 95 operating system. It reminded me of the days before personal computers. It hasn’t been that long ago.
As the 1980s approached, Conway High School had exactly two computers for students. They were in one math classroom to be used by the Continue reading