HISTORICAL MUSEUM NEWS

Bella Vista Civil War Roundtable

The next Bella Vista Civil War Roundtable will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, featuring Susan Young speaking on “Sorrow, Trouble and Worry: Stories from the Ozark home front during the Civil War.” Young is the outreach coordinator at the Shiloh Museum in Springdale, a position she has held since 1994. She is a lifelong resident of Fayetteville and a fifth-generation Ozarker. The public is welcome and admission is free.

Thank you

The museum has greatly benefited over the past six years from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office Work Detail Program, where they send out crews to do a variety of tasks for nonprofit organizations and government entities. We schedule these crews two or three times per year, which results in significant labor cost savings for the museum, and at the same time gives the crew members a chance to learn job skills and help pay their debt to society. We thank the Sheriff’s Office for continuing this program.

Tours and programs available

Private tours of the museum and programs about the history of Bella Vista are available outside of normal open hours for church groups, students, civic clubs, businesses, etc. To arrange for an event, please leave a message at the museum, 479-855-2335, or call Xyta Lucas at 479-876-6118.

Hours of operation

The Historical Museum is located at at 1885 Bella Vista Way, at the corner of U.S. 71 and Kingsland Road, next door to the American Legion, and is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Phone number: 479-855-2335. Website: www.bellavistamuseum. org.