Documentary to be shown at Museum
Old Independence Regional Museum will present the popular documentary “His Arkansas Land” on Sunday, February 15 at 2 p.m. This 60 minute video portrays the development of Arkansas through the people whose livelihood depended on the land. “It goes back some 200 years tracing the settlement of Arkansas, the Civil War, Reconstruction, King Cotton, the boll weevil, the Great Depression, and World War II. Interviews with old farmers rekindle the warmth and wholeness of a life on the land that few experience today,” according to the description from the Arkansas Humanities Council.
This free program is the second in a series of programs focusing on “Living off the Land”, which is also the title of the museum newly installed exhibit. Please call the museum at 793-2121 if you have any questions.
Old Independence serves a 12-county area: Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Marion, Poinsett, Sharp, Stone, White, and Woodruff. Parts of these present-day counties comprised the original Independence County in 1820s Arkansas territory.
The museum is open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $3.00 for adults, $2.00 for seniors and $1.00 for children. The museum is located at 380 South 9th street, between Boswell and Vine Streets in Batesville. During your visit, stop by our gift shop. We stock many items from local artists, authors, and crafters, as well as historical toys and games.
