OLLI at University of Arkansas | Exploring Arkansas's People and Places

Exploring Arkansas's People and Places

Lecture (1 session) | This program has been canceled

Location: 4500 S. School Fayetteville, AR 72701 United States

Room: Open classroom

Level: Open to Members and Non-Members

Date: Friday, March 13, 2020-Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM on Fri

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Tuition $50.00

Member Tuition $35.00

Exploring Arkansas's People and Places

Lecture (1 session) | This program has been canceled

Program Description

Take a tour of Arkansas History! Using a wide variety of historical photographs, Tom Dillard, historian and retired archivist, will lead the class in a visual tour of Arkansas places--and in the process learn about the people who built the state. Among the people discussed will be the standard political and government leaders, but others who will be studied are artists, athletes, business innovators, writers, and entertainers to name a few.

Instructor

Tom Dillard

Tom Dillard is a historian specializing in Arkansas history and culture, and was the founder of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. For 13 years he has written a weekly column on Arkansas history for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He is a retired archivist living near Malvern, Ark.