OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM HOSTS CIVIL WAR SEMINAR

FOR IMMEDIATE ARKANSAS RELEASE – JUNE 27, 2003

LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Old State House Museum will host its 2nd annual Civil War seminar, “As Much as Humanity Can Stand”: The 140th Anniversary of the Little Rock Campaign, Saturday, August 23, 2003, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Registration is required to attend; the cost for registration is $15, and includes lunch. Call 501.324.8641 to register before August 15.

The seminar will provide participants with a look at events in Arkansas in 1863 and also observe the 140th anniversary of the Little Rock Campaign. "Following the success of our first Civil War seminar last year, we have decided to make this an annual event," states Bill Gatewood, director of the Old State House Museum. "Since this year marks the 140th anniversary of the Union campaign to capture Little Rock, we wanted to explore some of the military, political, social and medical aspects of Arkansas in 1863."

The seminar will include addresses by authors and historians of the Civil War in Arkansas. Speakers include:
• Mark Christ, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program,
• Michael Dougan, Arkansas State University,
• Doug Larson, Prior Lake, Minnesota,
• Cynthia DeHaven Pitcock, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
• Bill J. Gurley, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
• Bobby Roberts, Central Arkansas Library System.

For further information, please contact Georganne Sisco in the Old State House education department at 501.324.9685.

THE OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM
The Old State House Museum hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Guided tours are available seven days a week; please call in advance for group tour reservations at 501.324.9865.

The Old State House Museum is a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and shares the goal of all six Department of Arkansas Heritage agencies, that of preserving and enhancing the heritage of the state of Arkansas. The agencies are Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Historic Arkansas Museum, and the Old State House Museum.

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