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SAVE THE DATE!Strength of Diamonds: Preserving History's Facets, Skills, and Occupations for the Modern Era
The 2025 Annual Meeting & Conference of the Association of Living History, Farm & Agriculture Museums will be held in Little Rock, AR June 20-24. 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 how to preserve all facets of history, skills, and occupations for the modern era and future generations.
Any conference related questions can be directed to [email protected]
The Workshop & Session Call for Proposals is currently available at https://alhfam.org/2025-Annual-Conference
Planning is ongoing, but below here is a current draft of the conference schedule.
Friday, June 20 (Additional Cost)
• Breakfast (included with conference hotel)
• All Day Pre-Conference Experiences (lunch included)
o Blues & BBQ Tour
o Digging for Diamonds
o Taking the Waters in Hot Springs
o Fort Smith Frontier Tour
o Explore the Ozarks Tour
o Ancient Arkansas Tour
o Rice Country Tour
o King Cotton and the Great Depression Tour
o Arkansas River Valley Vistas Tour
o 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
o Site Visit (lunch included)
o Mini-Workshops
o Plowing Competition
o Town Ball
• Field Trip to Hot Springs National Park
o Explore Bathhouse Row
o Presidential Banquet (dinner included)
o 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 (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 & Costume Parade 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/en/hotels/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.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Little Rock, 611 La Harpe Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72201, United States,Little Rock, Arkansas
