The Arkansas History Commission
and the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives Present
Disasters, Depravity and Judgment:
Studies and Stories From 1890s-1930s Arkansas
August 3, 2013
9 am – 3 pm
Male-Female Academy
Powhatan Historic State Park
Featured Speakers
Dr. Brooks Blevins
“Ghost of the Ozarks: Murder and Memory in the Upland South”
Blake Perkins
“Ain’t Fightin for them Ungodly ‘Silk Hatted’ Fellers: Draft Resistance During WWI”
Lauren Jarvis
“Water, Water Everywhere: Arkansas and the 1927 Flood”
Jane Wilkerson
“U. S. District Attorney Charles Finley Cole: A Teddy Roosevelt Republican in a Yellow Dog State”
Lunch is provided to those who register by July 30
Limited Seating – Register Today!!!
Teachers receive 2 hours Arkansas History Professional Development credit!
This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities