Stacy Hurst, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, today named Bill Holimon as director of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC). Holimon had been serving as interim director since November, after former director Darrell Bowman left to take a position with the Arkansas Ga... Read More
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U.S. Civil Rights Trail Marks One-Year Anniversary
by Arkansas Tourism Visitors can literally walk in the footsteps of civil rights history thanks to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, which marked its one-year anniversary on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 21, 2019. Central High School National Historic Site in Little Rock is one of ... Read More
Site improvement projects at the Jacob Wolf House
Stacy Hurst, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH), announced today that site improvement projects at the Jacob Wolf House Historic Site in Norfork are scheduled to begin on Jan. 7. The Wolf House is the oldest public structure in Arkansas. It first served Izard County as a te... Read More
2018 Holiday Open Houses to be Dec. 2
The Department of Arkansas Heritage will host a Holiday Open House at its three Little Rock museums on Dec. 2. Each museum will be open to the public and offer an array of food, music, crafts and other entertainment. Admission is free, and a trolley will be available to take patrons between m... Read More
Bells of Peace: World War I Remembrance Day
Twenty-seven sites around Arkansas will participate in “Bells of Peace: World War I Remembrance Day” on Nov. 11., which marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended hostilities in World War I at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 – the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of... Read More
Groups across state to participate in 'Bells for Peace' on Nov. 11
Governor Asa Hutchinson has proclaimed Nov. 11, 2018, as “Bells of Peace: World War I Remembrance Day.” The Arkansas WWI Centennial Commemoration Committee is calling on people and organizations around the state to ring bells 11 times at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, to celebrate the end of Wor... Read More
DAH museums to participate in Big BOO!seum Bash Oct. 25
The Department of Arkansas Heritage’s three downtown Little Rock museums will participate in the Big BOO!seum Bash on Oct. 25. Historic Arkansas Museum, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and Old State House Museum will provide free, family-friendly activities from 5:30-8 p.m. Guests are encoura... Read More
October 2018 WWI Centennial Commemoration Events Announced
A variety of exhibits across the state are among the October 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, can be found at http://... Read More
Governor proclaims Nov. 11 as Bells of Peace: WWI Remembrance Day
Governor Asa Hutchinson has proclaimed November 11, 2018, as “Bells of Peace: World War I Remembrance Day” and is calling on people and organizations around the state to ring bells 11 times at 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 11, to celebrate the end of World War I and to remember the millions who... Read More
September 2018 Arkansas WWI Centennial Commemoration Events Announced
A WWI reading retreat and exhibits across the state are among the September 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, can be f... Read More
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