22nd North Arkansas Ancestor Fair, June 3, 2011 - June 4, 2011

22nd North Arkansas Ancestor Fair, June 3, 2011 - June 4, 2011
CONTACT:
Searcy County Historical Society
2333 N. East Oaks Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Ph: (479) 442-3691
http://www.ancestorfair.us/
shirleysdream@windstream.net

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 AncestorsRussell 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 - 1 p.m.: Lunch break

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

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: Cost and site to be announced

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