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
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
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
When the Soviets detonated their first atomic weapon after World War II, the United States had to develop ways of protecting Americans from nuclear attack. While much effort was spent building backyard bomb shelters and conducting civil defense drills, Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
On New Year’s Eve, 1962, the Hotel Bachelor became engulfed in flames. The fire continued through the night and into the next day. Young and old were ringing in the new year all around Conway but by the end of the night, they were all entranced Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
According to Henry Enderlin, whose family ginned cotton in Conway for most of the 20th century, the last bale of cotton was ginned in Faulkner County in 1972. It was an end of an era that lasted over 120 years in the county.
Cotton was the main cash crop for Faulkner County farmers until Continue reading