Save the dates!

The 2025 ALHFAM Annual Meeting and Conference

June 20 - 25, 2025 in Little Rock, Arkansas.


Strength of Diamonds: Preserving History's Facets, Skills, and Occupations for the Modern Era

Arkansas is home to the only diamond mine in the United States. Diamonds are formed when carbon is subjected to extremely high pressures and temperatures. While some objects may buckle under the kind of pressure it takes for a diamond to form, the carbon atoms come together to form the hardest naturally-occurring substance on earth. As historians, we are under pressure to preserve all facets of history, including the skills and occupations of our ancestors. As living historians and agriculturalists, we are uniquely qualified to pass these skills on to others. As we do this, we come together to form a community of skilled craftspeople that can be bonded like carbon atoms and have the strength of a diamond. Join us in Little Rock in June of 2025 to learn ways to preserve all facets of history, skills and occupations for the modern era and future generations.


Draft of Conference Schedule

Friday, June 20 (Additional Cost)

  • Breakfast (included with conference hotel)
  • All Day Pre-Conference Experiences (lunch included)
    • Blues & BBQ Tour
    • Digging for Diamonds
    • Taking the Waters in Hot Springs
    • Fort Smith Frontier Tour
    • Explore the Ozarks Tour
    • Ancient Arkansas Tour
    • Rice Country Tour
    • King Cotton and the Great Depression Tour
    • Arkansas River Valley Vistas Tour
    • Evolution of Plantation Agriculture Tour
    • Evening Trolley Party

 

Saturday, June 21 (Included in Conference Registration)

  • Breakfast (included with conference hotel)
  • Full and Half Day Workshops (lunch included)
  • Possible Site Visits to Historic Arkansas Museum, Old State House Museum, Clinton Presidential Library, Museum of Discovery, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, Central High National Historic Site, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Esse Purse Museum, MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, Jacksonville Museum of Military History, Plantation Agriculture Museum, Plum Bayou Archeological State Park
  • Salted, Smoked & Pickled Opening Reception at Historic Arkansas Museum (dinner included)
  • First-Timers Reception

 

Sunday, June 22 (Included in Conference Registration)

  • Breakfast (included with conference hotel)
  • Field Trip to Historic Washington State Park
    • Site Visit (lunch included)
    • Mini-Workshops
    • Plowing Competition
    • Town Ball
  • Field Trip to Hot Springs National Park
    • Explore Bathhouse Row
    • Presidential Banquet (dinner included)
    • 1920’s dancing and music (Prohibition-era costumes encouraged!)

 

Monday, June 23 (Included in Conference Registration)

  • Breakfast (included with conference hotel)
  • Concurrent Sessions
  • Vendor Area
  • Business Meeting (lunch included)
  • Regional Meetings and/or Professional Interest Group Meetings
  • ALHFAM Auction & Costume Parade (dinner included)

 

Tuesday, June 24 (Included in Conference Registration)

  • Breakfast (included with conference hotel)
  • Concurrent Sessions
  • Vendor Area
  • Keynote Speaker (lunch included)
  • Regional Meetings and/or Professional Interest Group Meetings
  • Closing Reception at the Old State House Museum (dinner included)

 

 

Hotel reservations can be made now using the link and instructions below; be aware that it defaults to June 18-25 with the link below, but you can edit those dates according to your needs:
https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=LITMBDT&groupCode=CDT90F&arrivaldate=2025-06-18&departuredate=2025-06-25&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

 

Step by Step Directions:
1. Go to https://www.hilton.com/.../litmbdt-doubletree-little-rock/
2. Enter arrival/departure dates
3. Click the "Special Rates" box
4. Enter "90F" in the Group Code box
5. Click the "Check Rooms & Rates" box. The group rate of $139.00 per night is available for Standard King and Double Queen rooms.
6. Guests can also call 1-800-HILTONS and reference the Assn of Living History room block to receive the discount.


ALHFAM

P.O. Box 308, Arlington, VT. 05250 - info@alhfam.org

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