Kyle Clem and Liz Robbins of the Historical Society.
The Garland County Historical Society announces a call for Total Solar Eclipse photo taken by both residents and visitors. “There will be plenty of photos of the actual eclipse, but what we want are shots of people watching it at parties and events throughout the County, along with traffic jams, lines at the gas pumps, and other unusual eclipse happenings,” said Liz Robbins, Executive Director.
Residents and visitors are asked to send eclipse photos (as attachments) to the Garland County Historical Society at historicalsocietyeclipse@gmail.com. In the emails please include the locations of the photos, date, any people’s names, or other identifiers.
“The April 8, 2024, solar eclipse is the third time Arkansas will have been in the path of totality. The other two were in 1834 and 1918,” said Kyle Clem, Society board member. “This year our community has the ability to capture a photographic record of the event and save it at the society’s archives. We want to preserve this exciting historical event for future generations, especially for those who will see the next Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2045.”
In addition to photographs, the Historical Society encourages the submission of any stories or narratives of people’s experiences during this event. For more information, call the Historical Society at 501-321-2159. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 328 Quapaw, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
