Arkansas Heritage Month 2011
The theme for Arkansas Heritage Month 2011 is "Conflict and Consequence: Commemorating the Civil War." This year will mark the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the battle to divide our nation. The tensions of the nation were illustrated in Arkansas where Ozark farmers initially preferred allegiance to the Union, while Delta planters favored secession.
Today, as our nation again encounters painful strife in our country, we experience fierce and often hostile debates over cultural issues -- fortunately without the rush to arms. What better way to revisit the lessons from the Civil War to learn how to deal with our internal differences? How was your community or area affected by the Civil War? Did battles or skirmishes take place near your hometown? How did the locals live and survive during that time? What was it like for those left at home while fathers, brothers and sons went off to war? Do any Civil War-era structures remain in your community? Think of ways to commemorate this time in our history by planning a Heritage Month event to take place in May 2011.
Register Your Heritage Month event!
Registration is now closed. Many organizations have planned excellent Heritage Month events for May 2011. We invite you to visit our
Events page for a complete listing and then make plans to attend as many as you can. Thank you.