22nd North Arkansas Ancestor Fair
Civil War Sesquicentennial
Marshall, Arkansas - June 3-4, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
SESSION I: Genealogical Help. VFW Museum, Marshall - $7.50
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a. m.: Finding Confederate Ancestors
Russell P. Baker, Arkansas History Commission, Retired
11:00 a.m - 12:00 noon: Finding Union Ancestors
Russell P. Baker, Arkansas History Commission, Retired
(DNA surprise for some Searcy/Newton County families)
12:00 noon - 1 p.m.: Lunch break
(There are a number of places in Marshall where you can have lunch)
SESSION II: Background for Civil War North Arkansas. VFW Museum, Marshall - $7.50
1:00 - 2:00 p. m.: Searcy County & North Arkansas January to October 1861: Recruiting for Dixie
James Johnston
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: North Arkansas Peace Society and the Chain Gang: November 1861 to April 1862
James Johnston
(Attend Session I and II for $10)
There will be no cost for the 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. session
Chain Gang Seminar: Telling Your Chain Gang Stories
MIXER DINNER: 6:30 p.m. - ?
Sunset Restaurant, Hwy. 65S, Marshall.
$13 at the door.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
ANCESTOR FAIR: Civic Center, Zack Road, Marshall
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.: Providers set up
9:00 a. m. - 3:00 p.m.: ANCESTOR FAIR (Free)
Doors open for Genealogy Swap Meet
No pre-registration required, sign in for your table when you set up |