HISTORICAL MUSEUM NEWS
Book signing
Linda Pumphrey, the Bella Vista author of “Mountain Mist Historical Quilts,” will be at the museum for a book signing on the afternoon of Feb. 24 with a special presentation at 2 p.m. All quilters are invited to attend.
Questers meeting
The Butterfield Trails Chapter of Questers will hold a monthly meeting at the museum at 1 p.m. Feb. 26. Frank Taylor will present a program on the Mountain Meadow Massacre. The massacre on a wagon train of settlers, mostly from four northwestern counties in Arkansas (Marion, Crawford, Carroll and Johnson), who left Arkansas in April 1857 bound for California, occurred in Utah in September 1857. Taylor is a descendant of one of the survivors of the massacre. The meeting and program are open to anyone interested in learning more about this historic event or about Questers. For more information, contact the chapter president, Connie Fetters, at 479-640-3519.
Annual meeting
Laura Jennings of the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park will be the featured speaker on the Trail of Tears at the Bella Vista Historical Society’s annual meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4. The meeting is open to the public and refreshments will be served. Election of officers for the following 12 months will also be held.
History Club
The History Club will meet at 7 p.m. on March 8 and feature speaker Jeanne Stokebrand, past international president of Questers, on the World War II Japanese relocation camps in Arkansas. The History Club has no dues, no officers, and all are welcome.
Rotating exhibit
The Woodcarvers Club of Bella Vista is featured in the January and February rotating exhibit at the museum. Woodcarver members specialize in a variety of different arts and crafts using wood as the basis of their work. The club display includes full- and partial-relief carvings, wood burning and intarsia, a 1,000-year-old art form still popular today. Several members, including Jean Visnich, Betty Cermak, Tom Diepenbrock, John Brach and Kevin Attleson, have shared their work and provided information about the medium they use.
Museum Gift Shop
Jigsaw puzzles, featuring Bella Vista scenes, including photoraphs of Lakes Ann and Loch Lomond are available at the museum’s gift shop. The gift shop also features a variety of other items, including magnets, mugs, T-shirts, postcards, books and more. Keep the shop in mind when looking for those special gifts for Valentine’s Day, birthdays, anniversaries, or other gift-giving occasions.
Hours of operation
The Historical Museum is open 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays through Sundays, except during inclement weather. More information on the Museum is available at www. bellavistamuseum.org or by calling 479-855-2335.