History Institute
You have a unique opportunity to share in the excitement of historical discovery through the twentieth annual Evenings with History series.
The Evenings with History series, sponsored by the University History Institute, presents UALR faculty members sharing their current historical research. Although the presentations are aimed at a general audience, each offers insight into the real workings of historical scholarship. The nationally-recognized series covers a variety of times, areas, and subjects. Many of the presentations illuminate current affairs. The format also allows for questions and discussion.
This year you can learn about role of enslaved people in the Civil War, scandals of the Grant Administration, Christmas in Spanish missions of the 18th century, Marie-Antoinette’s diamonds, Black September 1970, and see and hear about a wonder collection of Native American art.
The six sessions of the 2007-08 Evenings with History series will be on the first Tuesday of October, November and December of 2007 and February, March, and April of 2008. This year’s sessions will be held at the Ottenheimer Auditorium in the Historic Arkansas Museum at 200 E. Third Street in Little Rock. Historic Arkansas’s downtown location and the museum’s adjacent parking lot at Third and Cumberland make the sessions convenient and pleasant to attend. Refreshments and an informal atmosphere encourage the interchange of ideas. Refreshments are served at 7:00 p.m., and the talk begins at 7:30 p.m.
Come experience the joy of history in a truly historic setting!