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The University of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP – Fort Smith, will host a traveling exhibit titled Territorial Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP: The Wild Western Frontier, Sept. 4-25 at the Boreham Library. The exhibition, which tells the story of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP Territory, will be open for viewing 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 

A grand opening for the exhibit will be held Thursday, Sept. 5 from 4-6 p.m. in the Boreham Library room 122, with refreshments, discussions and a performance by the Squirrel Brain Gravy band. At the grand opening, remarks will be delivered by UAFS Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley, and a talk titled, "Indian Territory and the East-West Axis of Slave Escapes in Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP," will be led by Dr. Charles Bolton, professor emeritus at the University of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP at Little Rock.

The traveling exhibit consists of 15 panels that explore the history of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP Territory though the collections of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP State Archives, the Northeast Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP Regional Archives in Powhatan and the Southwest Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP Regional Archives in Washington. 

"I am very pleased that the University of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP – Fort Smith is sharing Territorial Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP: The Wild Western Frontier with their visitors and community," stated Dr. Wendy Richter, the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP State 'Archives' Director. "Created to commemorate the Bicentennial of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP Territory, this exhibit allows us to bring the incredible Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP Territory resources of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP State Archives to local communities throughout the state."

Each Wednesday, the Boreham Library will host brown bag lunches, from 11:30-1 p.m. in room 122. Wednesday, Sept. 11 will feature Catherine Forman-Gray, Cherokee Nation History, and Preservation Officer speaking on Cherokee Old Settlers in Early Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP; Wednesday, Sept. 18 will feature Billy Higgins, UAFS associate professor of history, speaking on Free Black Communities in antebellum Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP; and Wednesday, Sept. 25 will feature Tom Wing, UAFS assistant professor and director of the Drennen-Scott Home speaking on John Drennen and the Making of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP.

For more information about the exhibit at the University of Ï㽶ÊÓƵAPP – Fort Smith, call: 479-788-7200, email: library@uafs.edu.