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IN THIS ISSUE:

 

ARKANSAS CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION TO HOLD INFORMATION MEETING IN ARKADELPHIA

 

       LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will hold a free information meeting beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, July 19, at the Lecture Hall of the Caplinger Airway Science Academic Center at Henderson State University at 586 N. 10th St. in Arkadelphia, ACWSC Chairman Tom Dupree announced today.

       “The State of Arkansas will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War between 2011 and 2015, and the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission looks forward to working with people and organizations around the state to develop local activities for the observance,” Dupree said.

   Topics to be discussed include:

 

* Civil War Sesquicentennial Historical Markers

* Civil War Sesquicentennial Passport Program

* Annual Themes

* Sanctioning of Local Events

* Civil War Sesquicentennial Grants

* Heritage Tourism.

 

   This meeting is targeted to residents of Clark, Nevada, Garland, Hot Spring, Pike and Saline counties, though everyone is invited to attend.

   For more information or to RSVP, call Mark Christ at (501) 324-9886, email him at mark@arkansasheritage.org, or write him at Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center Street, Little Rock, AR 72201.

          For more information on sesquicentennial plans, visit www.arkansascivilwar150.com  or e-mail acwsc@arkansasheritage.org.  

          The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is housed within the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Historic Arkansas Museum.