by - April 25, 2016 4:38 pm
Alphonso Trent, Fort Smith native and a well-known jazz musician, will be the subject of a new locally-produced documentary set to debut at the Fort Smith Museum of History on…
by - April 13, 2015 2:16 pm
The Fort Smith Museum of History has scheduled a wide range of activities in May – to include bull riding, historic development of downtown Fort Smith, and cowboy poetry –…
by - February 15, 2015 6:35 pm
The Fort Smith Museum of History continued its tradition of hosting "The Best Party in Town" on Friday (Feb. 13) night with its annual Mardi Gras bash. Four hundred guests…
by - March 1, 2014 4:32 pm
The Fort Smith Museum of History hosted its’ annual “Mardi Gras – Best Party in Town!” on Friday (Feb. 28) at Immaculate Conception Church’s Parish Hall bringing the feel of…
by - February 9, 2014 10:56 am
Ice and snow on the roads did not deter an estimated 30 guests – including a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient – and history lovers from coming to the birthday…
by - July 13, 2013 5:47 pm
The about 60 guests at the Fort Smith Museum of History received a brief overview of bordello financing around the turn of the 20th century. There was $600 for the…
by - February 9, 2013 11:05 am
The Fort Smith Museum of History held their largest annual fundraiser, Mardi Gras on Friday (Feb. 8), at the Immaculate Conception Parish Hall bringing a feel of New Orleans to…
by - October 13, 2012 11:41 pm
Despite the threat of stormy weather in the afternoon, hundreds of guests came out to help celebrate the 174th birthday of Judge Isaac Parker at the Fort Smith Museum of…
by - September 29, 2012 5:57 pm
The year is 1929 in Stone County, Ark. A gruesome murder case that began in the spring drags on. Local and national media are drawn to the mystery that is…
by - September 3, 2012 7:14 pm
FORT SMITH — The weekend’s hot and steamy weather made it all the more appropriate for hundreds of who attended the Fort Smith Museum of History’s fifth annual ice cream social,…
by - August 17, 2012 2:33 am
FORT SMITH — An opening reception for an exhibit titled On the Air — Fifty Years of Broadcasting Exhibit in Fort Smith, 1922-1972 was more than just an exhibit at the…
by - July 17, 2012 11:31 pm
FORT SMITH — During the sesquicentennial of a war that changed the social, economic and political nature of Arkansas forever, it is important to reflect on the reasons for the war….
by - May 1, 2012 9:17 am
The Fort Smith Museum of History will announce a Capital Campaign Kickoff on May 2, 2012, to raise $1 million to “dramatically transform the Museum’s architectural appeal while reorganizing and…
by - April 21, 2012 2:52 pm
FORT SMITH — For those not familiar with bourbon, it’s an American whiskey made from three different grains — corn, rye and malted barley — and sometimes wheat. Compared with other…
