Hubert L. Ferguson was born April 30, 1925, in Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Arkansas.
Ferguson enlisted in the United States Army in 1945 and was stationed in Germany during World War II. After returning home to Arkansas, Ferguson attended Arkansas State Teachers College and joined the United States National Guard.
In 1949 Ferguson began working for the Conway Printing Company and the Log Cabin Democrat newspaper in Conway. He remained there until his retirement in 1980, when he moved to Boxley on the Buffalo National River.
Ferguson was one of the founding members of the Ozark Historical Society along with his wife, Mary Virginia. They were instrumental in the effort to designate the Buffalo River as a national river under the National Park Service and prevent damming on the river.
Ferguson passed away on February 4, 2023.
#1: Composite image of early photo of Hubert Ferguson and still frame from Pryor Center video interview
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#2: Hubert Ferguson (in wagon) with his sister, Eleanor, and brother, William Clarence "Dub" Jr., in Stuttgart, Arkansas, 1931
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#3: Hubert Ferguson (center) at age four surrounded by family, Stuttgart, Arkansas, 1931
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#4: Hubert Ferguson at age 15, Conway, Arkansas, 1940
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#5: Hubert Ferguson with his future mother-in-law, Virginia Warren Robins, in Conway, Arkansas, 1943
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#6: Hubert Ferguson with his future wife, Mary Virginia Robins on his way to the Army Induction Center, 1943
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#7: Hubert Ferguson (on shoulders) with unknown soldier at the United States Army training center; San Luis Obispo, California, 1944
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#8: Hubert Ferguson (right) with fellow serviceman, Arthur Bullrice; Hollywood, California, 1945
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#9: Hubert Ferguson (center) with his wife, Mary Virginia, and friend, Claude, at Arkansas State Teachers College; Conway, Arkansas, 1947
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#10: Hubert and Mary Virginia Ferguson, Washington, DC, 1947
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#11: Hubert Ferguson (right) with his father, William Clarence Ferguson, wife, Mary Virginia Ferguson, and mother, Olive Meadors Ferguson in Washington, DC, 1948
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#12: Hubert Ferguson, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1948
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#13: Hubert Ferguson (center) holding his son, John Warren, with his father, W. C. Ferguson (left), and grandfather, Steven Lee Ferguson; Monroe, Louisiana, 1949
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#14: Hubert Ferguson (left) and Mary Virginia Ferguson attend Baby of Arts Degree ceremony with their daughter, Francie, and son, William Lee; award presented by Hubert's father, Dr. W. C. Ferguson, dean of the faculty at Arkansas State Teachers College, 1954
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#15: Hubert Ferguson's children (left to right): John Warren, William Lee, and Francie, 1956
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#16: Hubert Ferguson at Conway Printing Company; Conway, Arkansas, 1960
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#17: Hubert Ferguson with his daughter, Francie, at Big Island, Desha County, Arkansas, 1963
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#18: Hubert Ferguson (2nd from right) at a plant opening; Conway, Arkansas, ca. early 1970s
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#19: Hubert and Mary Virginia Ferguson
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#20: Hubert and Mary Virginia Ferguson, at their farm in Springfield, Arkansas, 1971
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#21: Hubert Ferguson (left) with Doy Scroggins; Boxley, Arkansas, 1974
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#22: Hubert and Mary Virginia Ferguson on Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon, 1986
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#23: Hubert Ferguson, Panama, 1991
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#24: Hubert Ferguson, Boxley, Arkansas, 1992
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#25: Hubert Ferguson duck hunting with his grandson, Joshua Butler Ferguson
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#26: Hubert Ferguson (center) with his wife, Mary Virginia, and son, Bill, near Escalante, Utah, 1997
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#27: Hubert Ferguson, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, 2001
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#28: Family celebration of Hubert Ferguson's 90th birthday, Mayflower, Arkansas, 2015
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#29: Hubert Ferguson residence, Boxley, Arkansas
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#30: Hubert Ferguson residence, Boxley, Arkansas
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#31: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with Hubert Ferguson, Boxley, Arkansas, 2016
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#32: Behind-the-scenes photo from Pryor Center interview with Hubert Ferguson, Boxley, Arkansas, 2016
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#33: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Hubert Ferguson, Boxley, Arkansas, 2016
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#34: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Hubert Ferguson, Boxley, Arkansas, 2016
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#35: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Hubert Ferguson, Boxley, Arkansas, 2016
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#36: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Hubert Ferguson, Boxley, Arkansas, 2016
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