Interns hard at work! Hendrix history intern Karissa Varga (on left), UCA history intern Rachel Hiller (center), and UCA anthropology intern (and History major) Katelyn Trammell (right) learned corn husk doll making skills which they will demonstrate to the public at the 13th annual Holiday Open House at the Faulkner County Museum on November 7.
From KFSM (5newsonline.com), photo KFSM
“PRAIRIE GROVE (KFSM) — A Civil War site marker has been vandalized for a second time, according to the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Facebook page. The sign is located at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.” Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
his is the time of year I am especially reminded of my grandmother, Viola Hankins Burnett. She passed away in September, 2007 at the age of 85. Some may remember her as the friendly clerk who waited on customers at Cordia’s Gift Shoppe. Others knew her as the dedicated church member who never failed to do everything in her power Continue reading
by Vivian Lawson Hogue
Published in 501 LIFE magazine, September 20, 2015
A Conway city directory of the mid-1950s listed eight family physicians and two specializing in “eye, ear, nose and throat.” They selflessly served 7,943 locals plus those from outlying areas. Nearly all were “physician/surgeons,” as specialties were uncommon.
One of those doctors, Dr. Robert L. Taylor, was our family doctor for many years, with Dr. Keller Lieblong filling in when needed. Continue reading
Sharp County is the 73rd Arkansas county to install a historical marker paying tribute to the Civil War, according to the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
The Sharp County Historical Society sponsored the marker that commemorates Ephraim Sharp (Sharp County’s farmer/state legislator namesake) and the Civil War in Sharp County; it will be placed at West Main and Court streets in Evening Shade.
The Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission’s goal is Continue reading