Settler's Cabin
While the Settler's Cabin, moved to the museum grounds in March of this year, has been fully furnished, we are still anticipating expenses for future events, for equipment storage, and for additional fencing. Therefore, we have extended the deadline to Dec. 31 for anyone donating $100 or more to get his or her name added to a plaque that will be mounted inside the cabin in 2020. If you would like your name added to that plaque, please drop off your donation at the museum, or mail it to us at 1885 Bella Vista Way, Bella Vista AR 72714. Thank you.
Christmas Sale in the Museum Gift Shop
Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1 to 5 p.m., come in and support the museum by shopping in our gift shop. A number of items will be specially priced on sale that afternoon for the holidays. Jill Werner will also be giving away a jar of her famous homemade jam for every $5 donated to the museum.
Fisher-Price Toys
A temporary exhibit through the end of January features Fisher-Price toys on loan from Bella Vista resident, Bruce Fox. He retired from Fisher-Price after 31 years of service for which he won multiple sales awards. Bruce and his wife Becky moved to Bella Vista in 2009. He was the company's historian and co-authored two books on the history of Fisher-Price. He will be doing a special presentation about his toys at our museum at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, and will have his books available for sale that day. Admission is free. Please join us!
Hours of operation
The Historical Museum is located 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. The phone number is 479-855-2335. The website is bellavistamuseum.org.
Community on 12/11/2019