Wiliam Hardage 

C.I.G. / Park Interpreter

White Oak State Park 

Hometown

Royal, Arkansas, outside of Hot Springs, AR

Education

2009 Bachelor of Science in Parks and Recreation/ History

2004 High School Diploma Lake Hamilton School

Living Historian

I would say the reason I started doing living historian impressions has to go back to 1995 at the Civil War Reenactment at Poison Springs State Park. After that reenactment, I could not wait to start Civil War Reenacting. So, we joined the 9th Arkansas in 1996 and have a been a member ever since. I became captain in Jan 2004. During this time my passion for other impressions grew. I started reenacting WWII, WWI, French and Indian War, and The American Revolution. I started the first German and British WWII unit in Arkansas. I created the first British, French and Indian War and Revolution unit. I also created the Southern WWII Reenacting Association.

Impressions

Civil War Soldier

42nd Regiment of Foote (British Highlander)

6. Kompanie Grossdeutchland (German WWII)

1st Batl. Coy. D Royal Ulster Rifles  (British WWII)

French Marine    1690-1763

Militia from 1700-1840s

Organizations I belong too!

SWWIIRA (president and Founder)

6.KP. GD/ 1st Batl. Coy. D. RUR (Commander/Founder)

9th Ark/ 1st Ark

Early Arkansas Reenacting Assoc.

42nd Regiment of Foote (Commander/Co-Founder) 

Park Interpreter

White Oak Lake State Park

563 Highway 387

Bluff City , AR 71722

(870) 685-2748

william.hardage@arkansas.gov

www.arkansasstateparks.com

http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/whiteoaklake//whiteoaklake/.com