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.