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Artifact of the Week — September 28, 2023
Kitchen Stove Old Independence Regional Museum recently hosted the Daughters of the American Revolution at the museum in honor of Constitution Day on September 17. One of the DAR members, Ms. Deanna Brown, was reminiscing about her family home and mentioned a stove. Because we are looking for kitchen appliances from the 1940s or before, … Continue reading
Patron of the Week — February 2, 2023
Ida Katherine “Kate” Dunkin Cooke This week marked a sad moment for Old Independence Regional Museum. One of our founding members, Ms. Kate Cooke, passed on January 29, 2023. Kate graduated from Little Rock Central High School, Ward-Belmont College, and the University of Tulsa, where she was a Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority sister. In college … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — April 14, 2022
Wright Receives Lifetime Achievement Award The Arkansas Museum Association (AMA) and The Old Independence Regional Museum (OIRM), have announced that Twyla Gill Wright was honored as the 2022 Peg Newton Smith Lifetime Achievement recipient. Established in 2003, the Peg Newton Smith Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes significant and ongoing contributions to the preservation of Arkansas heritage … Continue reading
