Division of Arkansas Heritage

Division of Arkansas Heritage
Great Seal of Arkansas
Great Seal of Arkansas
Division overview
Formed1975 (49 years ago) (1975)
JurisdictionGovernment of Arkansas
Headquarters1100 North Street
Little Rock, AR 72201-1223
34°45′7.23″N 92°16′55.37″W / 34.7520083°N 92.2820472°W / 34.7520083; -92.2820472
Division executive
  • Director, Marty Ryall[1]
Parent departmentArkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
Child agencies
Websitearkansasheritage.com

The Division of Arkansas Heritage (DAH) is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism of the U.S. State of Arkansas responsible for preserving, promoting, and protecting Arkansas's natural and cultural history and heritage.[2] It was known as the Department of Arkansas Heritage until it was merged with the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism (ADPT) on July 1, 2019, becoming a division of ADPT's successor, the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism.[3]

The division is headquartered in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas along the banks of the Arkansas River. Its headquarters is about 34,000 square feet at 1100 North St. in Little Rock and includes offices, a materials and collections storage facility, a fleet-management physical plant, an herbarium, a library, and multiple meeting spaces available for public use.[4]

The Division of Arkansas Heritage promotes Arkansas Heritage Month each May to promote Arkansas history and tourism. It began as Heritage Week in 1982 and expanded into a month-long program in 1998. Each year, DAH selects one of its various agencies to highlight during the month of May.[5] Local entities can apply for and receive grants in order to create specific Heritage Month events, focused on the year's theme.[6] In the past, Arkansas Heritage Month events have included historical biking tours, special exhibits in local museums or libraries, or history fairs with reenactments and historic activities.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Staff". Division of Arkansas Heritage. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "State Directory". Arkansas.gov. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  3. ^ McClain, Andrew (December 27, 2019). "Act 910 of 2019". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Little Rock, Arkansas: Central Arkansas Library System. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Department of Arkansas Heritage Puts Down Roots Near River". Arkansas Business. September 15, 2014. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Caple, Katelynn (March 31, 2020). "Arkansas Heritage Month". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Arkansas Heritage Month grants available". Harrison Daily. October 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "Activities Listed to observe Arkansas Heritage Month". 501 Life Magazine. May 15, 2017. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "State Commemorates Involvement in WWI During Arkansas Heritage Month". Little Rock Soiree. May 1, 2017. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2021.