From 1907 to around 1943, Arkansas participated in a federal initiative to eradicate the ticks that caused Texas tick fever among the state’s cattle herds. The ticks mainly came into the state during the 19th century Texas cattle drives, although there is some evidence that they were in the state before the Civil War.
Arkansas’ climate and the common cattle practices at the time provided Continue reading
The Faulkner County Museum, 801 Locust Street on Courthouse Square, will hold its 16th annual Festival and Holiday Open House on Saturday, November 3 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Museum and the Greathouse cabin will be open and decorated for the season and there will be all sorts of interactive activities.
This year’s theme is Continue reading
100 YEARS AGO, 1918
♦ The most sweeping quarantine order ever issued in the state of Arkansas was made effective. The state had been placed under quarantine on account of the epidemic of Spanish influenza. Every school, church, moving picture theater and place of public assemblage had been ordered closed and was to remain closed until Continue reading
The Conway Women’s Chorus is hosting a very special production to celebrate the centennial anniversary of WWI on December 1st at 7:00 pm and December 2nd at 2:00 pm, both at Wesley United Methodist Church! This is a dinner theater presentation, and a meal will be provided based on popular dishes of the time period. The meal will be served 45 minutes prior to showtime (6:15 pm on December 1st and 1:15 pm on December 2nd).
Our WWI ensemble will present the first act Continue reading
Harkrider Street, the part of Highway 64/65 that runs through the city of Conway, was named for James Homer Harkrider. Born in Alabama in 1834, he joined the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the Civil War, soon rising to the rank of captain.
At the Battle of Chickamauga Creek, Captain Harkrider was hit Continue reading