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Crowd gathers under the big top for Restoration Symposium Claudia Shannon, Restoration Team director, speaks during the Restoration Symposium Charles Witsell, project architect, discusses the Lakeport restoration Restoration Symposium attracted university faculty and staff, heritage professionals, Johnson reunion participants, community members, and others From left, ASU Chancellor Robert Potts, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Glen Jones, and Irene Potts Director of Arkansas Heritage Cathie Matthews (center), with officials of ASU Heritage Studies Ph.D. program Lakeport descendants of those who owned the land and those who worked the land Arkansas State University courtesy shuttle Guests arriving via courtesy shuttle View from the second floor balcony of the Lakeport house Volunteers from ASU's Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center at Piggott assisting with Lakeport opening day mementos Friends of Lakeport setting up beverage table and luncheon Enjoying Plantation Luncheon set up on Lakeport's grounds Viewing a cleaned section of the original floorcloth in the Lakeport house Guests from the Department of Arkansas Heritage touring the house
Crowd gathers under the big top for Restoration Symposium
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Lakeport Plantation Grand Opening Day
activities on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007,
included a symposium featuring
presentations by Restoration Team
members. A Plantation Luncheon and
tours of the house also were available prior
to the official Grand Opening ceremony.
(Photos courtesy of Diana Sanders and
Skip Stewart-Abernathy) |
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