Dr. Jamie Brandon, professor of archaeology at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and South Arkansas University (Magnolia), will answer these questions as he addresses the August 19 meeting of the South Sebastian County Historical Society. Dr. Brandon will discuss an archaeological project that investigated the early history of Fort Smith’s Sisters of Mercy. The Sisters were founders of St. Anne’s Academy, St. Edward’s Hospital and educators of generations of Catholic youth in Sebastian County.
The meeting will convene at 7 PM, Monday, August 19 at the Community Room of the Farmer's Bank, 71 West Center Street, Greenwood, AR. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call 479-996-6357.
