Ice Cream Social Set

FAYETTEVILLE — Washington County Historical Society’s Annual Ice Cream Social is set for Saturday, Aug. 16, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the historical Headquarters House, 118 West Dickson Street, across from the new Washington County Courthouse parking deck.

Tickets are $5 per person, with all proceeds going to the Washington County Historical Society and its annual projects.

For the past 65 years, the Washington County Historical Society has published a quarterly award winning historical publication, FLASHBACK. WCHS has also promoted Arkansas Statehood Day every June and helped to preserve and protect historically valuable properties in the county.

More than 75 donated cakes from cooks, chefs, politicians and historians will be served up with several flavors of Highland Dairy ice cream at the Ice Cream Social on Saturday.

Fayetteville attorney Vincent Chaddick is the chairman of this year’s Ice Cream Social. The committee is still soliciting homemade desserts for the event. If you want to donate a dessert contact Chaddick at vchaddick@bassettlawfirm.com

J.B. Hogan of Fayetteville is the current president of the Washington County Historical Society and encouraged the entire family to come and visit the Headquarters House and gardens maintain by the Washington County Master Gardeners’ group.

COURTESY PHOTO The summer issue of FLASHBACK, a Journal of the Washington County Historical Society, features stories about Prairie Grove’s Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Prairie Grove Cemetery both by Susan Parks-Spencer Ness and a history of the Farmington...