LITTLE ROCK — Historic Arkansas Museum will host its annual Frontier Fourth celebration on Saturday, July 4, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday, enjoy a piece of birthday cake and add your signature to a giant replication of the Declaration of Independence! There will be historic games and make-and-take activities, including fans, flags and patriotic buttons called cockades. Living Craft demonstrations on the historic grounds by costumed interpreters will bring the past to life and attendees can listen to music by Artists United as well as Starr Mitchell and George West.
Be sure to stay until the event’s culmination – a parade around the grounds while singing Yankee Doodle, a reading of the Declaration of Independence and historic toasts followed by a hearty “Huzzah!” by our guests. And as always, cool off with some ice-cold lemonade and watermelon!
The event is open to the public and free to attend.
Historic Arkansas Museum
Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM) is the agency of Arkansas Heritage responsible for protecting and preserving our state’s territorial past. HAM is located inside two historic city blocks in downtown Little Rock and includes the oldest building in the Capitol City and an 1850s farmstead. The museum also serves the state as its primary collector of Arkansas Made decorative, mechanical and fine arts. Historic Arkansas Museum is open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. You can reach the museum at 501-324-9351. HAM is located at 200 E. Third St., Little Rock.
Arkansas Heritage
Arkansas Heritage was created in 1975 and is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. There are eight agencies with unique heritage focuses under the umbrella of this division: Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Historic Arkansas Museum and the Arkansas State Archives.
Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism protects and promotes our state’s natural, cultural and historic assets, contributing to a thriving economy and high quality of life. It is made up of three divisions: Arkansas State Parks, Arkansas Heritage and Arkansas Tourism.
