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Upcoming talks and signings
June 12 at 6PM. At the Eddie Mae Herron Center/Museum in Pocahontas. June 21 (11 to 1). At the Logan County Library in Booneville. September 11 at 6PM. At the Wingate Center at the University of Central Arkansas with Vaughn Scribner. September 21st from 1-3. At Pearl’s Books in Fayetteville with Vaughn Scribner. October 26th…
Today in Arkansas Wildlife History: May 6 1828 Frederick Notrebe
Frederick Notrebe was a French veteran who had resided in Arkansas Post since 1810. Notrebe was a thriving trader, planter, and land speculator with connections to Little Rock and New Orleans. He was the man to see in Arkansas Post if you wanted to sell your hides and/or trade for supplies. A few years later,…
Today in Arkansas Wildlife History
Arkansas Democrat, April 14, 1898 Mr. W. W. Ellis, writing to a St. Louis Newspaper, The Globe-Democrat, is angry about the non-resident hunting licenses in Arkansas. There is also an editorial response at the end of the article that is a little tough to understand, but it is there. The editor says that he is…
Early Arkansas Hunters: Benton County
This is an image of Blacksmith John Wesley Oakes (April 4, 1858-January 5, 1933) in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, with his dog Brownie and a nice pump shotgun around 1930. Image source: Ancestry. Information Course: US Census
Early Arkansas Hunters: Washington County 1920s?
John Calvin English (February 13, 1881-1932) with his hunting dogs Red and Blue. He has a nice pump shotgun. According to the listing, this picture was taken around 1928 in Washington County, Arkansas. He was born in Washington County in the Cove Creek Township. But I think the photograph was taken in Oklahoma. He moved…
Early Arkansas Hunters: Little Boy, Big Gun
One of my favorite pictures is of Jewel Columbus George (February 17, 1911-December 10, 1996) from near Centerville in Yell County around 1915. Young Jewel is wearing overalls with a tie. He has a toy “hunting dog,” his hunting “horse,” and a BIG gun. His obituary read “Lived in Bakersfield for the past 48 years.…
Early Arkansas Hunter: Faulkner County 1920s
Jesse Martin was born in Heltonville, Indiana (August 13, 1890-March 19, 1969), but by 1910, he was living in Wilson, Arkansas, in Faulkner County, with his wife, Mary Hester. In 1920, he was still farming and had six children. He is pictured here with two hunting dogs and a pump shotgun in Faulkner County sometime…
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