Over the last six months, the Arkansas History Commission
has been tackling some new and exciting endeavors. We’ve jumped into the world of social media
and can now be found on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter (@ArkHistCom). This new blog is our most recent
addition.
We’re calling the blog “From the Vault.” We’ll use it to announce agency news, discuss
recent acquisitions, share fun things found in our archives, write about some really interesting Arkansas history and keep the public
up to date on the processing of any large collections we acquire. From the Vault will be a collaborative effort
and will be maintained by the entire staff.
We’re excited about this new adventure and we’re looking forward to being
able to share interesting history, stories and archival material in this new
format.
We’re also relaunching our online digital collections this
summer. Although it was initially
launched in 2001, in recent months we’ve been working to redesign the site and
to expand the scope of our digital collections, providing more online content
to our patrons. This expansion will be
an ongoing project so stop in occasionally and check out our new
additions. You can find a link to our digital
collections on our website and on this blog.
And in 2015, we’ll be starting a series of podcasts focused
on sharing the interesting parts of Arkansas history you didn’t learn about in
Arkansas history class. Our goal is to
kick off the New Year with our very first podcast about the history of the
AHC.
The Arkansas History Commission will be 110 years old next
year, making us one of the oldest state archives in the nation. Established in 1905, we’ve dedicated ourselves
to protecting and preserving Arkansas’s archival history for well over a
century.
We’re “upping our game” and are headed in a new
direction.
The Arkansas History Commission…We AR Arkansas.
