Each month the Old State House Museum hosts a lunch time lecture programs with distinguished Arkansans and historians on various topics. Visitors are encouraged to bring their lunch. Most Brown Bags are held in the Supreme Court Chamber in the East Wing of the building.
Go to our
Events Calendar for future Brown Bag Lunch Lecture dates and topics. You can also sign up to receive our emails and/or Like the Old State House Museum on Facebook.
Most of our Brown Bag Lunch Lectures are recorded and podcasted. Click on the links below to go to the Podcast for the lecture.
Past topics and speakers have included
- Tom DeBlack spoke on the topic of Arkansas statehood.
- Mark Christ lectured about the Spence Brothers and their role in the Civil War.
- Kathy Cande discussed the archeology at the Rice House and Looney Tavern, Randolph County, Arkansas.
- Stephen Koch shared his knowledge of Arkansas’s rhythm and blues legacy.
- Blake Wintory talked about William H. Furbush, African American Reconstruction-era legislator.
For a full list of Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Podcasts, click here.