Editor's Note: As part of our new Weekend Wander series where we share content, stories and travel ideas to help you explore Arkansas, check out this blog written by our guest blogger UCA student Logan Sanders.

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Arkansas TV is taking part in the America250 commemoration with our local initiative, #ARVoicesAt250, a series of programs and initiatives that bring the story of the American Revolution and The Natural State into the present day.

#ARVoicesAt250 is sponsored in part by the Stella Boyle Smith Trust, whose support helps Arkansas TV share these stories, scholarship and civic conversations that connect our state to the American experience.

Editor's Note: As part of our new Weekend Wander series where we share content, stories and travel ideas to help you explore Arkansas, check out this blog post written by our guest blogger UCA graduate Maura Ussery.

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, readers have a unique opportunity to revisit the people, events and ideas that shaped the nation's founding. To accompany Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt’s documentary series “The American Revolution,” PBS Books has curated a reading list that explores the Revolutionary era through nonfiction, historical fiction and children's literature.

Hey families! Arkansas TV will continue its Read to Succeed initiative this June with several events around the state. Read to Succeed is an initiative to provide literacy resources and encourage family engagement through educational activities. June’s first event will be held Tuesday, June 2, in Jonesboro.

Events are scheduled for the following cities and dates in June:  

Arkansas TV and the Arkansas Center for the Book, a program of the Arkansas State Library, are inviting the public to free, hands-on Transcribe-a-Thons across the state throughout June, starting at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at the Hempstead County Library in Hope. Guests are encouraged to register at arkansastv.gov/events.

Editor's Note:  As part of our new Weekend Wander series where we share content, stories and travel ideas to help you explore Arkansas,  check out this blog written by our guest blogger UCA student Noah Dykes.