Buffalo National River Oral History
Interviews
Lauren Ray interviews Karen Clark Fancher of Compton, AR, about her family roots in the Buffalo River area of Newton County.
Kevin Middleton interviews Jerry Lynn Havens about her life in Newton County near the Buffalo River
Terrie Martindale interviews Ginger Milan about public land stewardship and her involvement with the Buffalo National River Partners.
Linsey Hughes interviews Kevin Middleton about his earliest and fondest memories of the Buffalo River and surrounding area
Jennifer Richardson Jones interviews her mother, Helen Younger Martin, about growing up in Gilbert, Arkansas, about a mile from the Buffalo River.
Retired Searcy County (Arkansas) Judge Duford Taylor discusses his memories of the early days of Buffalo National River
In this interview, Jennifer Richardson Jones interviews Michael Debuys about living next to Grinders Ferry at Buffalo National River.
Lauren Ray talks to Alyssa Smith about her experience as a student and HBCUI intern at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site; a backpacking trip in the Ponca Wilderness of Buffalo National River; and giving back to her...
- Arkansas
- Backpacking
- Black History Month
- Buffalo National River
- Buffalo National River
- Buffalo River Trail
- Camping
- Desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Harrison
- Hiking
- Little Rock
- Little Rock Central High School
- Little Rock Central High School
- Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
- Little Rock, AR
Lauren Ray interviews Rick Milburn of Harrison, AR, about his favorite memories of paddling the Buffalo River and passing on this passion to his family
Lauren Ray interviews Stewart Noland about his paddling trips on the Buffalo River and its tributaries, including the first known descent of Upper Richland Creek.
Lauren Ray talks to Aaron Jones about his lifelong love for the Buffalo River and whitewater paddling
Lauren Ray interviews sisters Jenny (Barnes) Butler and Justine (Barnes) France about their experience growing up on the Buffalo River
Lauren Ray interviews Nathan Windel, a local science educator, about the importance of place-based learning opportunities at the Buffalo. This interview was conducted during an oral history workshop at the Newton County Library.
Lauren Ray speaks with Gordon Kumpuris, a whitewater boater from Little Rock, about a harrowing run on the East Fork of the Little Buffalo River in March of 2014.
In this interview we hear from Kevin Cheri, Buffalo National River's first African-American employee and retired superintendent, about his experience rising up in the National Park Service
Jerry Cousins recounts stories of Camp Orr Boy Scout Camp in the 1950s
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