Cane Hill Museum Offers Free Traveling Exhibit

Historic Cane Hill Museum will display a free traveling exhibit this week that tells the story of Arkansas’ role during World War I at home and on the battlefields.

The Great War: Arkansas in World War I will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wed., Aug. 23-27. The Museum is located at 14335 Highway 45 in Cane Hill.

The traveling exhibit will consist of 12 panels that showcase images from the Arkansas State Archives’ holdings, including original documents, photographs, posters, maps and historical objects. These holdings will give visitors a first-hand look at the lives of Arkansans during the war.

The exhibit covers the chronology of the war as well as various facets of the conflict, such as training troops in Arkansas, actions overseas, the Home Front, healthcare and Arkansas heroes.

“I’m very pleased that the Historic Cane Hill Museum is sharing The Great War: Arkansas in World War I with their visitors and community,” stated Dr. Lisa Speer, state historian and the Arkansas State Archives’ Director.

She continued, “This exhibit, created to commemorate the centennial anniversary of America’s entry into World War I, powerfully memorializes the impact this first modern, global war had on the 65 million who were mobilized, including the 70,000 soldiers from Arkansas.”

This exhibit is funded in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council, the Department of Arkansas Heritage and the National Endowment for the Humanities.