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April 29, 2008 |
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Last night I had the pleasure of attending a
presentation by "Miss Ellie", aka Ellen DiMaggio at the Heritage
Seeker's Club meeting in North Little Rock. She is a living
historian who specializes in reenacting a Woman's role during the
Civil War.
A few links for you...
Speaking of Ladies.... - contains a list of Miss
Ellie's programs & presentation engagements
Miss Ellie's Emporium - these photographs do not do
justice to her dress creations. If you are looking for period
dress for reenactments or just because, this is the place to go.
Also, she has compiled a
list of Civil War Veterans from Chicot County with a little info on
each one.
Confederate Veterans of Chicot County. |
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April 28, 2008 |
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April 24, 2008 |
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Added the
Easter Island Head in DeQueen, Sevier County, Arkansas
constructed by Harold Mabry in 1959. |
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April 22, 2008 |
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Linda Hatcher sent in the
Bayou Meto Cemetery Newsletter with
information on the May 4, 2008 Cemetery Decoration Day.
(Thanks Linda!)
Added the
Chain Art found along Highway 71 between Mena
& DeQueen. If you know more about it or the artist
drop me a line at
ArkansasTies@ArkansasTies.com.
All of this is made out of
2" chain. |
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April 18, 2008 |
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Added photographs of our trip down to
Cossato
Falls in Howard County. One |
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April 17, 2008 |
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Editor's podium today.....Have we really got
anywhere in the world of history on the internet... transcribing
and posting info only to find it gone tomorrow because someone died
or didn't pay the internet hosting bill?
Years ago, I resisted the flow of posting
on USGenWeb & other "free" portals by starting my own website and
actually paying for it. The site has evolved over the years
with me trying different things to design Arkansas Ties as
sustainable after my death so that there would be no loss of
information.
The internet being much like the offline
world, leads us to wonder...who is going to inherit your family
history stuff? Will they keep it, share it, or throw it out
with the trash? Will they even have the passwords or knowledge
to carry on where you left off?
While I don't have it at 100% yet (I would
like to eventually have all of the grave photographs online at the
click of a button), I do feel I have it to the point where the
advertising revenue (electronically deposited) is sufficient to
cover the expenses (electronically deducted) and the website
will keep rolling with or without me as long as the three
international companies I use do not go belly-up.
I see a lot of websites asking people to
contribute this or that, sometimes asking for hours and hours of
hard transcription work. The only websites I have ever seen
maintained after the death of a webmaster (except those with a
computer guru to inherit it) are those posted on the geocities
website or sucked in by Ancestry.com.
The point of me writing this is, once
again, with a new site, I have received email asking me to submit
info to a new website for Arkansas. This site has the potential to
be awesome but I find it registered to a design firm, which means if
the bill is not paid the website could be deleted. The site
also has no source of revenue so unless someone puts a large
amount of money in a trust for it, all of the user-submitted hard
work is in jeopardy of being lost.
I think most of us worry about our written
collections but shouldn't we also be worried about our digital
collections and asking these questions, now, BEFORE we lose it all?
I am open to discussion on the topic of
maintaining a sustainable website with little or no user
intervention, if at all
possible. Have ideas or thoughts on it? Drop me a line:
Pris - ArkansasTies@ArkansasTies.com |
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April 16, 2008 |
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We stopped at
Shady Lake Dam & Falls in Montgomery County
(right there on the line, correct me if I am wrong.. Very,
very, nice On the way there we saw
the
Notta Lotta Cattle Ranch in Howard County. ;)
A book I just ordered thanks to Wenzel
Clark is the "Arkansas Historical Markers" by the Daughters of the
American Revolution. They have a few of these left on sale
with tag, title, & license for $15.00
After reading this book, I
find I am seriously lacking a lot of markers that need to be
photographed. It not only includes photographs of the markers
but the stories behind them. You can order yours by sending a
check to:
Susan P. Veal
32 Estremdura Drive
Hot Springs Village, Ar. 71909
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April 15, 2008 |
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The following little ghost town of Columbus in
Hempstead County is for Judy, thanks for tipping me off to it.
In a few years it will be long gone.
Springtime in Arkansas. |
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April 14, 2008 |
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Added some more houses to the Old Washington,
Hempstead County group:
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April 9, 2008 |
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For a good chuckle, check out the
Old State House.
Added the following located at Mena, Polk
County, Arkansas.
Cook's Landing (Big Dam Bridge)
Little Rock, Arkansas |
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April 8, 2008 |
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Mr. Andy Jackson sent me just
the
best letter on El Dorado so I have to share it. If
you are from El Dorado or had ties there this is just the best
story. |
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April 7, 2008 |
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Added the
Wonder House at Queen Wilhelmina State Park in
Polk County & added a couple of new pictures to the
Wilhelmina Lodge.
Queen Wilhelmina State Park
this past weekend. |
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August 3, 2008 |
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Since it is still wet and dreary outside, here
is something to ponder over.
Arkansas Gazette - August 1839.
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March 31, 2008 |
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Added some pictures of the
White House Miniature on display at the
Clinton Library in Little Rock. It will be there
until July 3 and is well worth going to see. You could stand
in front of it for hours and still not see everything in it.
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March 26, 2008 |
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A month or so ago I applied for Megan
Smolenyak's
Honoring Your Ancestors Grant and
received a card and check from her this week. Thank you
Megan, very much...it is most appreciated. If you have a
history group or website that needs funds, check out her website.
On to normal things, I have added the
Arkansas
Gazette transcriptions for July 1839.
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March 25, 2008 |
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Finally finished and added the Pioneer
Cemetery in Hempstead County, Arkansas. There were 3
Revolutionary War Soldiers.
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March 20, 2008 |
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Added pictures of a recent tour to the
Clinton Library in Little Rock One |
Two It was much more
interesting than I thought it would be. |
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March 18, 2008 |
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March 13, 2008 |
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Added a virtual tour of
Marks' Mills Historic Battlefield Site
I don't know Edgar & Sue (Marks)
Colvin but they are to be commended. They have done a lot of
WORK making this a nice historic spot. Thank you! |
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March 10, 2008 |
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Added
Little things like this are
exactly why people dog on us here in Arkansas. ;) |
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March 6, 2008 |
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Added some more to Union County:
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March 5, 2008 |
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Added the following located in El Dorado:
Do you think Superman has
ever popped in or out of these telephone booths? |
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March 4, 2008 |
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Lots of snow in Arkansas today. I hope
everyone travels safely or better yet...just stay at home and enjoy
the day. Pat Anthony sent me some
photographs of her grandparent's,
Fred and Lena Wilson's store in Jacksonville.
Thanks Pat!
Added
Virginia Leddy's Civil War Website
- thousands of Civil War Links here.
Added the
Artwork located in downtown
El Dorado. Sadly the artist names were not listed on the
sculptures. |
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March 1, 2008 |
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I thought I would get a start on the new month
a day early. Added
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