The 26th annual Cotton & Rural History Conference is scheduled for October 29, 2022 from 10am-1:30pm at the Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas.
Those unable to attend in person may attend the Keynote at 12:30pm CST in Zoom at: https://bit.ly/CottonConf 

Blake Perkins, Associate Professor of History and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academics at Arkansas State University-Beebe, is this year’s keynote speaker.  Dr. Perkins is a scholar of rural history who will present on his work Hillbilly Hellraisers: Federal Power and Populist Defiance in the Ozarks, (Illinois, 2017). Additionally, two panels of historians will present their recent research.

Registration is free. A catered barbecue lunch will be available for $12. Please RSVP by October 25 to reserve a lunch by contacting the museum  (903) 450-4502 or [email protected]. Attendees may either pre-pay or pay for lunch on site the day of the conference. 

9am Registration opens
10am Eyewitness Panel
11am Historian Panel
12noon BBQ Lunch
12:30 Keynote Address

The Museum is located at 600 I-30 Frontage Rd #4309, Greenville, TX 75402. More info can be found at: https://cottonmuseum.com/?sfw=pass1662675331

We'd like to thank the Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum and Texas A&M University Commerce for sponsoring the conference.