67th Annual Conference 2008 Evaluation Form, Eureka Springs

The Arkansas Historical Association Board of Trustees asks that you complete this form and submit it at the
bottom of the form when you have completed.  This will help us know how to better serve you at future conferences.
Thank you for your time and consideration. Please Submit at the bottom of the Form.

Attendance:  Which past Arkansas Historical Association conferences have you attended?


                           
                        
2005 Arkadelphia         2000 Springdale         1995 Eureka Springs  1990 Hot Springs
2004 Fort Smith            1999 Pine Bluff          1994 Helena               1989 Hope
2003 Monticello           1998 Batesville          1993 Fort Smith

Do you plan to attend in the future?                   yes                     no
If your answer is no, why not?

In the following section, please indicate which program sessions you attended, and indicate on a scale of 1-5 how informative
and useful you found each presentation. (Let 5=most informative and useful; let 1=least so.)

                                                                                                                                               Usefulness & Importance
Session I                                                                                                                            (1) not very ... quite useful (5)
"Old Mike:  The Mystery Man in Prescott," David Sesser                                                               

"Diving for Answers: The 1937 Search for the White River Monster," Robert D. Craig                 

"Lay Off Bob: Robin Burns and the Arkansas Image," Brooks Blevins                                            

           

Session II
"Inventing Herself: Cora Anne Stroud Jenkins and the Presto Space Age Diaper, " Diane Worrell
                                                                                                                                                         
"How Forrestina Campbell Became White River Red," Susan Young                                             

"Visions of Wealth: Kruse's Gold Mine," Gaye Bland                                                                     

Luncheon - Ernest Dumas                                                                                                              

Session III
"Unusual Arkansas Laws-Fact or Fantasy?" Lorraine Lorne                                                          

"A Century of Arkansas Hats," John G. Ragsdale                                                                               

"Beauty Queens in Bass Boats: Mardi Gras in Arkansas," Courtney Moore Clements                    

"An Eccentric Fourth of July," Josh Williams                                                                                 

Session IV
Highlighting Arkansas Archives: Odd Manuscript Collections in Arkansas Archives                     

Awards Banquet                                                                                                                             
Session V
"Long Overdue: Ted Richmond's Wilderness Library," Willow Hancock                                    

"Fred Darragh Jr.: A Maverick Among Arkansas Businessment," Sara E. Simers                        

"Arkansas Oddities of Walter J. Lemke," Ellen Compton                                                              

"'I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier': Conscientious Objectors in Cleburne County During World War II," Cissy Dowdy
                                                                                                                                                       

Session VI
"Miss Sophia Sawyer: Fayetteville's Yankee Spinster Schoolmarm," Teri L. Castelow               

"The Hawk Flies Again! The Life and Strange Adventures of Ronnie Hawkins," Jeff Lewellen
                                                                                                                                                       

"Arkansas, The Land of (Literary) Eccentricity: A Look at Some Arkansas Authors, Past and Present," Ethel C. Simpson
                                                                                                                                                       

"The Lubricant that Allowed America to Move West: the Role of Distilled Spirits in the Trans-Mississippi Region
During the Early Nineteenth Century," Chris Branam                                                                    

Luncheon - Allyn Lord                                                                                                                 

Comments or suggestions about the program as a whole, or individual elements of it:

Other Matters

Was the advance information provided to you about the meeting adequate in terms of lead time? Please comment:

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How would you evaluate the responsiveness of AHA representatives to questions or concerns you had about
accommodations, meals, program issues, awards, or any other matter? Please comment:

In general, how would you compare this annual conference and its program with other AHA conferences you have attended? Please comment:

Future Conferences:
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