Arkansas Historic Preservation Program announces History Tour
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) announces their 2022 Sandwiching in History Tour schedule. This is the 25th anniversary of the program, part of the education and outreach efforts of the AHPP. Tours will be virtual and run at noon, typically on the first Friday of each month, on the AHPP’S social media channels. You can get a full list of their channels by visiting Arkansaspreservation.com.
Virtual tours have proven popular as they can be viewed more widely and for a longer amount of time. The group estimates that between live tours, Walks Through History programs and virtual tours, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, they have amassed more than 500 tours.
The 2022 lineup includes:
Jan. 7 – Saline County Courthouse, Benton
Feb. 4 – Hinderliter House, Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock
March 4 – Engelberger House, North Little Rock
April 1 – La Petite Roche (The “Little Rock”), Little Rock
May 6 – Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District at Lake Sylvia Recreation Area, Perryville
June 3 – Huddleston Store and Mckinzie Store (Lum and Abner Jot ‘Em Down Store), Pine Ridge
July 8 – Orval E. Faubus House, Huntsville
Aug. 5 – Fraternal Section, Oakland & Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock
Sept. 9 – Historic Downtown Conway
Oct. 7 – Petit Jean State Park Civilian Conservation Corps Structures, Morrilton
Nov. 4 – Historic Climber Motor Car Factory, Unit A, Little Rock
Dec. 2 – Camp Robinson World War II German Prisoner of War Camp, North Little Rock
For more information about the Sandwiching in History Tour program, contact Ashley Sides, preservation outreach coordinator, at ashley. sides@ arkansas. gov or 501-324-9789.
Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
AHPP is an agency of Arkansas Heritage responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources. Arkansas Heritage
Arkansas Heritage was created in 1975. There are eight agencies with unique heritage focuses under the umbrella of this division: Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Historic Arkansas Museum and the Arkansas State Archives. Arkansas Heritage is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. Jimmy Bryant serves as director of the division while Stacy Hurst is the secretary of the department.