23 rd North Arkansas Ancestor Fair Coming Friday June 1 and 2nd at Ozark Heritage Arts Center and Museum in Leslie
The June 1 sessions (Friday) will be held at the Ozark Heritage Arts Center and Museum (OHAC).
The June 2 (Saturday) events will be at the Marshall Elementary School Cafeteria. The schedule for Friday events at OHAC are as follows: SESSION I: Searching Missouri Archives (admission $7) 9:30am – 10:30am: Arkansas Records in Missouri Archives: From Territory to Civil War Christina Miller, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Mo. 11:00am – 12:00 noon: No. Ark. In Missouri State Univ., Springfield, Mo., and the Ozarkiana Collection David Richards, Special Collections, Mo. State Univ.
SESSION II: Military Records and Events (admission $7) 1:00pm – 2:00pm: Wilson’s Creek Battlefield Archives: Digitization Jeffery Patrick, Librarian, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Brian Grubbs, Project Manager, Springfield-Green Co. Public Library 2:30pm – 3:30pm: Searcy County in 1862: Confederate Recruiting & Saltpeter Mining James J Johnston, Searcy County Historical Society
Contact: Shirley J. Gray at 870-448-3308 -or- shirleysdream@windstream.net for more info
