From the March 14, 2021 Sentinel-Record "National U.S.D. 1812 History Award recipient announced."
The National Society United States Daughters of 1812 recently acknowledged the work of Sheila Beatty-Krout for historical preservation, presenting her with a certificate and pin.
Her accomplishments include furthering research on the Orphan Trail Heritage era where she is currently researching the Orphan Train Riders who were placed in Arkansas.
She also researched and identified 634 patriots of the War of 1812 whose names were later added to the historic War of 1812 Memorial Fountain at the state Capitol. She has also marked the graves of 43 Arkansas War of 1812 veterans, written four historical books, reconstructed the history of the state society since its founding in 1906, published over 230 historical articles in the state U.S.D. newsletter and has written over 700 newspaper articles which have brought awareness to the War of 1812 and the U.S.D. 1812.
In otherwords, a historians historian.
Congratulations Sheila Beatty-Krout. --Brock-Perry
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