Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
Conway Station, as it was originally called, was established along the railroad that still runs through downtown. Building a railroad was very expensive and it took great effort to complete it. This is the first of three Continue reading
Abby Burnett, author of “Gone to the Grave,” will speak at the annual meeting of the Faulkner County Historical Society on Thursday, September 28 at 6:30 pm in Courtroom “A” of the Faulkner County Courthouse at 801 Locust St. in Conway. (Park in the back and enter the back door. Take the elevator to the second floor.)
Abby will talk about death and burial customs in the Arkansas Ozarks. She has also been on AETN’s “Silent Storytellers” documentary.
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
Jim Miller grew up on a farm south of Conway, graduating Conway High School in 1952. He then married Patsy Lane, whose father was a well-known Conway barber. After eight years in the Air Force, the Millers returned to Conway in 1960.
Miller purchased the old Kuykendall Swimming Pool from Continue reading
The new installation of the Springfield Bridge will be dedicated at Lake Beavorfork on Saturday, September 23 at 10:00 AM. Please park in the parking lot near the swimming area.
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
The Boy Scouts organization has been active in Faulkner County for nearly 100 years. J. W. James, who owned and operated the James Business College on the second floor of the George W. Donaghey Building at the southwest corner of Parkway and Caldwell streets, organized the first troop in Continue reading