Arkansas History

Randy Dixon with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss an infamous murder-suicide that occurred in Arkansas' capital city in 1987.

Randy Dixon with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to revisit historic interviews, recorded by Jim Pitcock, that detail Arkansan activity in wartime Vietnam before the fall of Saigon.

This week marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. On today's show, we'll hear about refugees from the Vietnam War who made their way to the U.S. through Fort Chaffee. And while the war in Vietnam was half a world away, the impact was felt locally, as we hear in archival recordings of war protests from the Pryor Center.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, they learn about "Hidden Hermannsburg" celebrating the historical German settlement in western Washington County.

The Washington County Historical Society is releasing an updated version of the Annotated Bibliography on Black Settlers of Washington County, Arkansas. The new version lists more than 100 pieces of research, including print, audio and video, documenting the county's Black settlers.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, we hear about the roots of a community day put on by the Shiloh Museum and how it's being updated for 2025.

On today's Ozarks at Large, wildfire risk is high across Arkansas this Spring - we hear from the Arkansas Forestry Division about the causes of and how to prevent forest fires. Plus, a day-camp for high school students explores medical careers and a festival in Springdale brings the Marshall Islands to the Ozarks.

On today's Ozarks at Large, wildfire risk is high across Arkansas this Spring - we hear from the Arkansas Forestry Division about the causes of and how to prevent forest fires. Plus, a day-camp for high school students explores medical careers and a festival in Springdale brings the Marshall Islands to the Ozarks.

A supreme court lawsuit, a new air force base and government spending cuts. We go back to the winter of 1970 in today's Pryor Center Archives.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.