School Memorabilia to be Displayed a Museum

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The Randolph County Heritage Museum on the square in Pocahontas will be displaying school memorabilia from schools past and present in Randolph County.

The exhibit will be on display from September 15 through October 31.

Even if your school has been closed or consolidated, we want your participation in this exhibit of our schools. Please drop off your items at the museum now thru September 5. If you would like to set up your own display, we have cases available for you. Don’t miss out on this stroll down memory lane.

For more information call the Museum at 870-892-4056 or come visit at 106 E. Everett on the court square.

Black River at Davidsonville Historic State park

Davidsonville Historic State Park – Adventure Camp

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Do the kids need something fun and educational to do this summer? Send them to Adventure Camp at Davidsonville Historic State Park! Nature, history, swimming, hiking, fishing, and more! Camp is for kids ages 8-12 and space is limited. Reservations are required at least three days before camp starts. Ask about family discounts.

[fancy_box]July 15, 2014 – July 17, 2014 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Admission: $25 per day[/fancy_box]

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2014 Historic Randolph County Lecture Series

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MAY 3, 2014: As a part of the 2014 Hellbender/Founders Day Celebration, Five Rivers Historic Preservation, Inc. will again present a lecture series featuring experts on Randolph County History. Past years’ lectures have presented information on the Early Frontier and Early Settlement periods. This year’s program covers the years 1815—1820. Missouri Territory to Arkansas Territory—very important years in Randolph County’s early history.

Attendees may attend all or any part of the free event, held in the upstairs courtroom of the Old Randolph County Courthouse in downtown Pocahontas, beginning at 9 am and lasting until 4:30 pm.

Schedule:

9:00 Greetings and Introductions

9:15 Brief overview of past sessions (including review of Louis Demun’s Mills on Mill Creek) — Historic Researcher Joan Gould

10:00 Davidsonville (including planed activities for the 200th Anniversary of the town’s founding next year) Park Interpreter, Anna Pfiefler.

11:45—12:45 Lunch

1:00—2:00 John Acheson, Mystery Founder—Dr. George Lankford

2:00–3:00 Robbery at Drew and Acheson’s Store—Dr. Lisa Perry

3:00—4:00 Establishing Randolph County—Joan Gould

4:00—4:30 The Ozark Hellbender in the Eleven Point River—Dr. Kelly Erwin, Arkansas State Herpetologist.