/news-archive/tag/history-institute/ ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝ Little Rock Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:35:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/04/01/kirk-winthrop-rockefeller/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:35:56 +0000 /news/?p=81259 ... Kirk to Discuss New Winthrop Rockefeller Book During Evenings with History Lecture Series on April 5]]> Kirk’s book examines Rockefeller’s hitherto unexplored life in New York and his decision to move to Arkansas in 1953. In doing so, Kirk casts a powerful new light on the former governor’s relationship with the Natural State. The event will take place Tuesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. online and in person at the Historic Arkansas Museum in downtown Little Rock. To attend via Zoom, register . Registration is not necessary for those attending in person. Please note that only those who are fully vaccinated and boosted are invited to attend in person. Masks are also required, and refreshments will not be provided. For more information about the Evenings with History Lecture Series, visit the History Institute’s website. Dr. Michael Heil is also available at mwheil@ualr.edu for any questions.]]> /news-archive/2022/01/27/history-alive-virtual-session/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:56:53 +0000 /news/?p=80927 ... ĚÇĐÄVlog´«Ă˝ Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture to host History Alive: Virtually! Session on Feb. 1]]> “History Alive: Virtually!,” is a digital humanities project created for Arkansas educators and students focused on using archival documents in the social studies classrooms. Free registration for this event is linked . A Zoom link will be provided upon registration. The Center for Arkansas History and Culture will have four presenters: Deborah Baldwin, Cody Besett, Marta Cieslak, and Elise Tanner. The session will talk about how the project came to be amidst the pandemic, in response to recent issues Arkansas teachers and kids are facing; how to use the resources we acquired and generated in the classroom; and how anyone interested in Arkansas history ties to American and international history can benefit from “History Alive: Virtually!” For more information about the History Institute and its Evenings with History lecture series, visit us at /history/history-institute. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Michael Heil at mwheil@ualr.edu.]]>