ARKANSAS CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL EVENTS FOR MARCH
- Ongoing: until Thursday, March 31, 2011
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- Where: various locations--see long description
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: Not available
ARKANSAS CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL EVENTS FOR MARCH ANNOUNCED
LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has sanctioned several events that will take place in March 2011, ACWSC Chairman Tom Dupree announced today. A complete listing of scheduled sesquicentennial activities can be found at http://www.arkansascivilwar150.com/events/.
Among the Civil War sesquicentennial events during February are:
· A Landscape of States Rights, a lecture by Duncan McKinnon on how modern archeological practices help unveil the history of antebellum Arkansas, will be held Tuesday, March 1, at the Arkansas Tech Museum in Russellville; call (501) 727-6250 for more information.
· Archeology in the Civil War, a presentation by Dr. John House of the Arkansas Archeological Survey will be held Thursday, March 3, at the Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Museum in Pine Bluff; call (870) 541-5402 for details.
· “Belle in the Slouch Hat” Event, a lecture and signing of a book by Fayetteville author Mimi Mathis, will be held Thursday, March 5, at the Boone County Library in Harrison; call (870) 741-5913 for more information.
· “We Knew Nothing of War”: Questions of a Civil War Soldier Opening Event, featuring lectures by Dr. George Lankford and Mark K. Christ of the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, will be held Saturday, March 5, at Jacksonport State Park; the exhibit about the war as seen through the eyes of a local Confederate will be open throughout March. Call (870) 523-2143 for information.
· “The Hanging of David O. Dodd,” an original two-act play centered around the execution of a 17-year-old Confederate spy, will be held at The Weekend Theater in Little Rock between March 11 and March 26; call (501) 374-3761 for additional information.
· Van Winkle Hollow and the Civil War in Northwest Arkansas, a lecture by Dave Lewis of the Benton County Historical Society on the war in Northwest Arkansas, will be held on Saturday, March 19, at Hobbs State Park near Rogers; call (479) 789-5000 for more information.
· “Cross Hollows,” a lecture by Jerry Hilliard of the Arkansas Archeological Survey on fieldwork at an important Northwest Arkansas Civil War Site, will be held on Tuesday, March 22, at AAS headquarters in Fayetteville; call (479) 575-6549 for more information.
· Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas, featuring a presentation on the Federal occupation of the Lonoke area following the 1863 capture of Little Rock, will be held Tuesday, March 22, at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock; contact rmeadows@aaamissori.com for more information.
· Conflict at Historic Washington, a lecture on archeological discoveries in the Arkansas Confederate capital, will be held on Friday, March 25, at Historic Washington State Park; call (870) 983-2226 for additional information.
· “Lost and Found: Objects from the Civil War,” an exhibit of Civil War artifacts found in the Rogers area, will be on display at the Rogers Public Library throughout March; call (479) 621-1154 for more information.
· “Blue and Gray: Documenting Civil War Arkansas, 1861-1865,” an exhibit highlighting rare Civil War artifacts and documents collected by the state archives during the past century, will continue throughout March at the Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock; for more information, call (501) 682-6900.
· “Revolution and Rebellion: Words, Wars & Figures,” an exhibit of scale miniatures of Civil War personalities and artifacts from the Arkansas History Commission, will be available at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock throughout March; for more information, call (501) 374-4242.
For more information on these and other sesquicentennial events, visit http://www.arkansascivilwar150.com/events/.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is housed within the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
This event was posted Feb. 23, 2011 and last updated Feb. 24, 2011
