Historian

2021 Presentation

1895 Hot Springs
Smallpox Epidemic

“In the spring of 1895, a smallpox epidemic broke out in the national health spa of Hot Springs, Arkansas; a nation-wide panic ensued. Visitors avoided or fled the spa city, and with them the life blood of Hot Springs’ economy. Several factors including immigrant issues, economic conditions, the anti-vaccinationist movement, labor unrest, politics, and a host of weather and fire related misfortunes influenced the local public health response to this epidemic.”

1895 Hot Springs Smallpox Epidemic

2021 Booklet Release

Wayward Girls/Hard Boiled Sisters of Arkansas

20 Pages | $5.00

“They lost their lives in the undercurrent of social reforms, advancements in medical technology, and dominance of courts in social and medical issues. Sadly, because society devalued them as human beings, many valuable young women of this era were simply lost.”

Wayward Girls/Hard Boiled Sisters of Arkansas

2021 Remote Presentation Schedule

November (date TBA later in year)

Zoom: Hosted by UAMS

Susan B. Anthony Presentation Schedule 2020

Remote Summer Presentation Schedule

July 25, 2020

Susan B. Anthony, the Woman Behind the Legion,
Live Stream on Facebook: Hosted by Garland County Library

August 17, 2020

National Health Care Community
Hot Springs, National Park, Arkansas, 1921-1936
Webcam: Hosted by Encyclopedia Arkansas

Spring Presentation Schedule

(Cancelled due to COVID-19)

March 17, 2020

National Park College Hot Springs, AR
Lynn Valetutti Lynn.Valetutti@np.edu
Tuesday, 1:00 pm

March 30, 2020

Garland Co. Library Hot Springs AR.
Paul Kagebein pkagebein@gclibrary.com
Monday, 1:00 pm

April 1, 2020

Arkansas State Univ Three Rivers Malvern, AR
amalone@coto.edu
Library/LRC Director 501-332-0208 Keith Great Room main building
12:15-1:00 p.m.