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(VIRTUAL) The American Spa in 1921: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Hot Springs National Park

July 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Program livestreamed at facebook.com/garlandcountylibrary and youtube.com/garlandcolibrary

Celebrate the Hot Springs National Park Centennial by comparing life in Hot Springs in 1921 to 2021.

Tom Hill is the Curator at Hot Springs National Park, responsible for the care and preservation of the park’s extensive collection of historic artifacts, natural specimens, and archival materials. He was born and raised in Hot Springs and graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1976. He received an Associate degree from Garland County Community College in 1978, a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1980, a Bachelor of Science in History from Weber State University in 1995, and a Master of Science in Museum Studies from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 1999. He served as Curator at the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum in Rantoul, Illinois, for one and a half years and was Curator at Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill AFB, Utah, for almost ten years before joining the National Park Service and returning to Hot Springs in 2011.

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2021-07-21 18:00:00
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06:00 pm - 07:00 pm CDT
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