Rangers will also bring to light information on the condemned individual for that day s anniversary date, discussing the crime, court case, execution and other information relevant to the case. Park personnel will provide a balanced view of frontier justice, the federal court process and crime and punishment during these turbulent years. Anniversary dates of executions are the only times nooses are hung from the gallows. The number of nooses each day matches the number hung that day. The gallows program is not a reenactment of the punishment.
Admission is free.
The conference was originally scheduled to be held at the Inn of the Ozarks Conference Center. Unfortunately, a fire at the conference center on Feb. 21 destroyed the building. The facility is expected to be unavailable for 12 months. The convention center was located adjacent to The Inn of the Ozarks. The hotel and restaurant were not damaged by the fire, so its rooms are intact.