Get Your Dig On At The ‘Archeology Fair’ October 22 In Texarkana

The Texarkana Museum Systems presents 'Archeology Fair 2022'  Saturday, October 22 at 10 AM at the Museum Of Regional History in Texarkana.

The Museum of Regional History is located at 219 North Stateline in TexarkanaHere is what the Texarkana Museum systems had to say about the event.

Join the Texarkana Museums System in celebrating Texas Archeology Month 2022 with a morning of fun activities at the Museum of Regional History. For the little ones, there will be an archeology “dig” box where they can discover fun “artifacts.” Older kids and adults can learn about how the Caddo, the first people to live in our area, made their extraordinary pottery.

This event will be from 10 am until 12 pm and admission is free. The first 70 people to register will get a pinch pot. To register for this event, please go to TexarkanaMuseums.org/events. Or to get more information you can call the Texarkana Museums System office at 903-793-4831.

The Museum of Regional History is just one of the many great places where you and your children can experience the great history of Texarkana. The Texarkana Museum systems also have the following places for you to check out.

Discovery Place Interactive Museum is a fun place to learn about the wonders of life. You can experience their sound wall and musical Tesla coils, and the Tinkering Studio. The Discovery Place Interactive Museum is located at 215 Pine Street in Texarkana.

The Ace of Clubs Home also known as the Draughon-Moore home was built in 1885 in the shape of a club from playing cards. The story and legend are that this home was built from the winnings in a poker game and that the winning hand had an ace of clubs in it.

Check out this video explaining basic Archeology.