In the lead-up to our First Ladies' Lunch on October 6 we're featuring gowns from our historic collection. Today’s Arkansas First Lady gown takes us back to the Roaring Twenties! ... Read More
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Three Questions with Dr. Elliott West
Our seminar on “Legacy of Arkansas’s Civil War” is fast approaching on Saturday, October 10. The deadline for tickets is October 6, so register now. Today we’re joined by Dr. Elliott W ... Read More
Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch, "How Free is Free?"
We’re already excited about Saturday, October 10, when we will co-host the “Legacy of Arkansas’s Civil War” seminar with the Arkansas Sesquicentennial Commission. Today we welcome Dr. ... Read More
Arkansas First Lady Margaret Frierson Cherry, 1953-1955
Margaret Cherry became First Lady of Arkansas in 1953 when her husband Francis Adams Cherry was elected Governor of Arkansas. Margaret, who graduated from high school in Jonesboro, met futur ... Read More
Catching up with Lydia Leatherwood of the Plantation Agriculture Museum
This Thursday our Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series continues with park interpreter Lydia Leatherwood of the Plantation Agriculture Museum in Scott, Arkansas. The museum highlights the history ... Read More
LAST CHANCE for First Ladies' Lunch!
Today is the LAST DAY to buy tickets to the First Ladies’ Lunch on Tuesday, October 6! To get your tickets and help to preserve the Old State House’s collection of gowns, please co ... Read More
First Ladies Share Stories
Arkansas first ladies join forces to save exhibit of historic gowns,share stories behind their inaugural looks Tuesday last day to buy tickets for restoration fundraiser ... Read More
Arkansas First Lady "Maggie" Jones, 1897-1901
It’s back to the nineteenth century with this gown, worn by Margaret “Maggie” Parkin Hadley Jones at the inauguration of her husband Governor Daniel Webster Jones in 1897. Maggie ... Read More
Arkansas First Lady "Billie" Robinson, 1913
On this day in 1912, Ewilda Gertrude Miller Robinson became First-Lady-Elect of Arkansas. Her husband Joseph “Joe” T. Robinson won the Arkansas governor’s election, launching one of the most ... Read More
Arkansas First Lady Lucille Laney, 1945-1949
In the lead-up to the First Ladies’ Lunch on Tuesday, October 6, we will feature each of the dresses on our blog at oldstatehouse.com. To buy tickets to the First Ladies’ lunch and help to preserv ... Read More
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