16th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium is July 23 at Historic Washington State Park

The 16th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium will take place on Saturday, July 23, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Historic Washington State Park. The conference theme is “Communities That Bind Us Together” and topics will focus on the impact of different communities and their formations in the Great Bend Region of the Red River. The project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

An all-day Friday and Saturday workshop for teachers on resources related to the theme in the Red River Region will take place on July 22-23 beginning at 9 a.m. Lunch is included both days. A total of 12 credit hours will be available for teachers to earn by attending both days of the workshop and symposium. Cost for attending the workshop is $40. Workshop presenters will include staff from Historic Washington State Park, Arkansas State Archives, and the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Sessions will incorporate community history topics into curriculum standards for the classroom.

Cost for attendance to the symposium is $30, which includes an evening meal. A discount price of $60 will be offered to teachers who wish to attend both the workshop and symposium. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. at the 1874 Hempstead County Courthouse Visitor Center at Historic Washington State Park. Registration must be made by July 21st.  Contact the park at 983-2684 to register.