Boom or Bust:
Commerce and Development in Northeast Arkansas
July 8, 2014
Powhatan, Ark. - The Arkansas History Commission and the Northeast
Arkansas Regional Archives (NEARA) will be hosting the annual NEARA symposium
on Saturday, August 2 from 10 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. at the Male and Female
Academy at Powhatan Historic State Park, where the Northeast Arkansas Regional
Archives is located. The symposium’s
theme, “Boom or Bust: Commerce and Development in Northeast Arkansas,” will
feature presenters, Dr. Lisa Perry,
Brian Irby, Bryan Pierce, Anna Westman and Steven Saunders, who won this year’s
NEARA research award.
Topics will include Dissecting
Davidsonville: A Postmortem of Arkansas’s First 9 Blocks, Digging the Natural State: Mineral
Extraction and Economic Development, Tales from the Archives: Creating Lesson
Plans for Arkansas Educators
and Struggles & Second Chances: The Development of Agriculture in Northeast
Arkansas.
The seminar is free but registration is required. Check-in
will begin at 9:15 a.m. Lunch will be
provided. Teachers can earn up to four professional
development hours through attendance. Registration
is limited and deadline for registration is July 28th, so be sure to
make reservations soon.
The Arkansas History Commission, located in Little Rock, is
the official state archives of Arkansas and maintains the largest collection of
historical materials on Arkansas in the world. The Northeast Arkansas Regional
Archives is a branch of the Arkansas History Commission and is dedicated to
collecting and preserving primary source materials that represent the unique
history, culture and heritage of northeast Arkansas. Located at 11 Seventh Street in Powhatan, NEARA
has been open since 2011.
For more information about the symposium or to register,
contact April Goff at april.goff@arkansas.gov or by phone at 501-682-6891.
