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The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee and the Arkansas Forestry Commission have approved an application from Dardanelle Rotary Club to sponsor a World War I Memorial Tree, which will be located at Merritt Park in Dardanelle. The Committee and Commission are seeking to pl... Read More

The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee and the Arkansas Forestry Commission have approved four applications to sponsor World War I Memorial Trees. Successful applicants and proposed locations were: • Mississippi River State Park, Marianna • Sheridan School District, Sher... Read More

The Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH) has compiled a list of Black History Month events taking place across Arkansas in February 2018.  This list includes events submitted to the Department and is not intended to be comprehensive. To have your event included, send an email to [email protected] Read More

The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee and the Arkansas Forestry Commission have approved six applications to sponsor World War I Memorial Trees. Successful applicants and proposed locations were: Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Education Center, at the museum, Piggott... Read More

WWI Memorial Tree dedications and exhibits across the state are among the February 2018 activities the Arkansas WWI Centennial Commemoration Committee has sanctioned. A complete listing of scheduled WWI centennial activities, as well as additional information on the activities listed below, c... Read More

Finalists have been announced for the 2018 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. The Department of Arkansas Heritage launched the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame in 2016 to recognize Arkansas’s legendary restaurants, proprietors and food-themed events across the state. Nominations were accepted... Read More

January 31 is National Inspire Your Heart With Art Day! Arkansas is full of artists. At the Department of Arkansas Heritage, we are inspired every day by different art forms, whether it's a painting, a needlepoint piece, a hand-carved instrument, a poem, a song, a quilt, dance, a p... Read More

The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee and the Arkansas Forestry Commission have approved seven applications to sponsor World War I Memorial Trees. Successful applicants and proposed locations were: Stone County Honor Guard, Mountain View City Park South Arkans... Read More

Historians have always used drawings and paintings to give us insight into life in times past. Pictures are worth a thousand words, and portraits are no exception. Check out some of our favorite portraits held in Department of Arkansas Heritage collections: George Weigart, by unkno... Read More

The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee and the Arkansas Forestry Commission have approved six applications to sponsor World War I Memorial Trees. Successful applicants and proposed locations were: • Madison County Public Library, at the library in Huntsville • American L... Read More