4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (34+ words) PAPER TRAILS: Flea market find is historical treasure trove for Central Arkansas Library System employee Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette PAPER TRAILS: Flea market find is historical treasure trove for Central Arkansas Library System employee...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago  (103+ words) Children's Summer Programming with Fort Smith Museum of History WHAT -- Fort Smith Museum of History welcomes children and families for a season of free summer fun and learning activities to celebrate America's 250th anniversary." Other stories, hands-on activities and demonstrations are…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago  (120+ words) ON BOOKS | OPINION: A tale of George Washington biographies as America approaches 250 Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ON BOOKS | OPINION: A tale of George Washington biographies as America approaches 250 Every generation eventually rewrites George Washington, which tells you less about Washington than…...

17+ hour, 21+ min ago  (277+ words) Old Hickory in Conway County is just one of the many rural, unincorporated Arkansas communities that once served as area commercial centers and has since disappeared. Located about 15 miles northwest of Morrilton, the community was perhaps best known for a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (130+ words) Arkansas Postcard Past: Clarendon in 1916 Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas Postcard Past: Clarendon in 1916 Clarendon, 1916: The White River poured in after a nearby levee was breached, flooding Main Street. The dry goods store had its "closing out sale" sign hanging out…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (111+ words) Arkansas Postcard Past: Russellville, circa 1918 Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Russellville, circa 1918: Main Street hosted a mix of automobiles, but at least two wagons were also making their way down the street. The Pope County courthouse is seen to the right, later…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (291+ words) SAN FRANCISCO -- Of all the wonderful things there are to see in this great city, nothing moved me like my visit to the USS San Francisco Memorial. The battle was a brawl that occurred at such close range that the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (88+ words) Arkansas Postcard Past: Dermott in 1910 Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas Postcard Past: Dermott in 1910 Dermott, 1910: Pulled by a long string of oxen was a wagon bearing massive hardwood logs. "I am working north toward Memphis," signed "Loving husband, Pa, Pa and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (109+ words) Hernando De Soto, first European in Arkansas, brought death, disease, hogs Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 50 for 250: Hernando de Soto Hernando De Soto, first European in Arkansas, brought death, disease, hogs EDITOR'S NOTE: The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will run daily articles recognizing 50 notable…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (189+ words) Stuttgart, 1910: "We started from Litchfield, Ill. , Oct. 10. Arrive here Nov. 8, had a very pleasant trip, this was our first time on the road in our wagon." The postcard is stamped Nov. 17. The family had traveled some 500 miles in a covered wagon…...