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By Victoria Chandler Throughout Arkansas’s history, fewer drinks have remained as popular and prominent as eggnog. In the late 1800s, as December drew near, the saloons and bars across Little ... Read More

By Kathryn Bryles Prior to La Salle’s voyage down the Mississippi River and into Texas, the interior of North America was a vast blank space on European-made maps. Cartographers used  ... Read More

“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” –Mark Twain Myths about the history of quilting persist because they make great stories, and we want to believe them because they  ... Read More

For the second dinner in our 2019 History is Served: Arkansas Foodways Dinner Series, Jonathan Arrington and Jack Sundell of The Root Café presented a meal that was inspired by Arkansas’s ric ... Read More

Historic Arkansas Museum is pleased to announce the opening of “Stitched Together: A Treasury of Arkansas Quilts” on Friday, July 12. The new exhibit, which is free to view, will be house ... Read More

Smoked, brined, fried & stewed, Little Rock chef Scott Rains, of Table 28, cooked catfish four ways for Historic Arkansas Museum’s History is Served dinner on April 18.th The meal cele ... Read More

The Historic Arkansas Museum’s "History is Served: Arkansas Foodways Dinner Series" is back tonight! These dinners explore a particular cuisine, ingredient, or cultures that make up Arkansas  ... Read More

The “History is Served: Arkansas Foodways Dinner Series” makes its return on Thursday with this year’s dinners focusing on ingredients that are integral to Arkansas’s food culture. In recogn ... Read More

Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM) will again host the “History is Served: Arkansas Foodways Dinner Series” in 2019. The program, which is in its second year, explores Arkansas’s food heritage ... Read More

Tureen, Maker unknown, Glazed porcelain, c. 1790, China , Accession: 2006.45.1 , Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Howard Stebbins, III. Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM) will unveil its ... Read More