1960s
At Farmers Day 1968, H.E. Satterfield of Beedeville took home one of the most exciting prizes, a new portable television. Farmers Day included demonstrations on how to use the latest electrical conveniences, whether in the household or the barn. ( Courtesy of Henry...
1960s
The Baguettes were an institution in Newport, singing often for civic groups and here at Farmers Day. Elaine Burton (left) and Eleanor Jowers (right) belt out a number, while Chris Cross accompanies them on the piano. Cross’s husband, Carl Cross, was the general...
1960s
Farmers Day continued as an institution in Newport throughout the 1960’s. The crowds were huge, and enthusiastic, but as racial tensions heightened throughout the country, the crowds at Farmers Day became increasingly segregated. (Courtesy of Farmers...
1960s
The Wilman’s family was one of the oldest families in Jackson County. Here, the youngest generation of the Wilmans men gather for Jabie Jackson’s wedding in 1965. Pictured are, from left to right, Dorsey Wilmans III, Stephen Graham, Rex Wilmans, Dorsey...
1960s
Civil War reenactors soon discovered the state park at Jacksonport as a favored site for their encampments. Jacksonport had been a center of military activity during the Civil War, with its prominent location at the head of deepwater steamboat activity on the White...
1960s
The 1960’s saw the creation of the Jackson County Historical Society, the restoration of the old Jacksonport Courthouse, and its conversion into a museum that was then taken over by the Arkansas State Parks system, and the creation of the steamboat museum, the...
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