As Much as the Water: How Steamboats Shaped Arkansas
An Educational Symposium
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Arkansas Studies Institute building
Little Rock, Arkansas
The following sessions are designed for educators, scholars, enthusiasts, high school and college students, and the general public. This is a free event. Space is limited.
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM: The Life and Times of Frederick T. Anderson: Arkansas Steamboat Artist
Presenter(s):
- Kaye Lundgren, UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
- Lenore Shoults, Ph.D., Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas
- Jeanne-Marie Meyer, M.A., UA Little Rock Department of Art, Adjunct Professor
10:10 AM-10:20 AM: Break
10:20 AM-11:20 AM: Into the Water: The Sinking and Recovery of Sultana
Presenter(s):
- Leslie “Skip” Stewart-Abernathy, Ph.D., Arkansas Archaeological Survey
- Lindsay Scott, Underwater Archaeologist
11:20 AM.-11:30 AM: Break
11:30 AM-12:30 PM: Remember the Sultana
Presenter(s):
- Mike Marshall, Documentary Film Producer, Remember the Sultana
- Louis Intres, Arkansas State University
- Gene Salecker, historical consultant, Sultana Disaster Museum
12:30 PM-1:50 PM: Break/Lunch
1:50 PM-2:50 PM: Navigating Arkansas Waterways: The Evolution of Maritime Policy and Technology
Presenter(s):
- Kaye Lundgren, UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
- Allison Hiblong, Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
- Victor F. “Vic” Snyder, M.D., Corporate Medical Director for External Affairs, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and former U.S. Congressman for Arkansas’s Second District
2:50 PM-3 PM: Break
3 PM-4 PM: Along the River: The Various Transportation Roles of Steamboats
Presenter(s):
- Carl Moneyhon, Ph.D., UA Little Rock Department of History
- Erin Fehr, Sequoyah National Research Center
- Tom Richeson, UA Little Rock Music Department
4 PM-4:10 PM: Break
4:10 PM-4:50 PM: Modernizing History: Developing and Publishing a Virtual Exhibit for the Modern Student
Presenter(s):
- Shannon Lausch, UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
- Stanley James, Teacher, eSTEM Public Charter School