20 Jun Around The Corner with 5 News
5 News takes you into the History Museum https://youtu.be/YHcHgIZuXgU?si=m3NtIViOAFCEZmOe ...
06 Feb Veterans’ Agriculture Program
#Tigerbulletinminute Bentonville has always strived for the best education possible, even in hard times. They grew community gardens to feed underprivileged students, many teachers taught more than one class as well as donating their time to coaching sports. Wood shop, agriculture, home economics, mechanical drawing...
02 May Bentonville Together
On Saturday, April 29th, 2023, Downtown Bentonville, Inc. partnered with the City of Bentonville for a free, family-friendly event called Bentonville Together. Celebrating all the unique cultures that make up Bentonville. This is the second year that the Bentonville History Museum was able to participate...
31 Aug Bentonville History Museum Announces First Director
Bentonville History Museum Board of Directors is proud to welcome Rebekah Lopez as our first Bentonville History Museum Director. Rebekah joins us after working with the University of Arkansas, engaging programs within the Entrepreneurship ecosystem. She spent several years working in a non-profit, developing programs for...
22 Mar The Future of the Bentonville History Museum
Welcome back, or for those of you who are new here, welcome! This is the home of your very own Bentonville History Museum. Bentonville holds a rich history that locals and travelers alike uncover new information about each day and we are here to share...
25 Jun Gun Battle on the Streets of Bentonville
June 5th, 2018 marked the 125th anniversary of one of the most exciting robberies in Bentonville history, that of the People’s Bank on the southwest corner of the square. Bentonville in 1893 was a small town of 2000 citizens and nearly everyone was employed in the...
08 Mar The Bentonville Cannon Factory
If you are a native or even a southerner, you will be able to interpret the title of this article. Years ago when I was small I remember hearing relatives talk about working in the “Cannon Factory.” But there never really was a cannon factory...
21 Feb The Search for the Lost Stone & The Tragedies of 1918
The ground was layered with pine needles dried and brown from the continuous winds. There is always wind at the cemetery. Sometimes it is a gentle breeze that whispers past your ear, but other times it is a heavy hand, touching, pushing, stealing your attention. ...