Dr. Bob Crossman has lived within a few hundred feet of Butterfield's Overland Mail Co. stage route across Arkansas most of his adult life in Russellville, Morrilton, Brightwater, North Little Rock, Pottsville, and since 1988 in Conway. After graduating from Russellville High School, Bob received a B.A. from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and received graduate and post-graduate degrees from SMU in Dallas, Texas.He and his wife Marcia live in Conway, Arkansas near their two sons and five grandchildren.His postal history published articles include: "I Lived on The butterfield Mail roiute for Decades and didn't Know It" The American Philatelist, Jan. 2023, and "Walter Arndt Elected Postmaster General of McDonald Territory" The American Philatelist, Dec. 2008He has also authored several articles including: "Fort Smith's Connection to the Butterfield's Overland Mail Co.: Stations Between Memphis and Fort Smith" in the Fort Smith Historical Society Journal, Fall 2021, p. 25-43; "The Butterfield Overland Mail Company: Faulkner County Connection" in the Faulkner County Facts & Fiddlings, Fall 2021, p. 24-32; and "Dardanelle's Connection to Butterfield's Overland Mail Co." in the Yell County Historical Society Journal, Fall 2021.