Fort Smith Museum of History

In late April, the Fort Smith Museum of History, the Darby House and the City of Fort Smith honor the legacy of Fort Smith native General William O. Darby with the Darby Challenge 5K, 10K or half marathon.

Josh speaks with Caroline Speir, from the Fort Smith Museum of History, about their upcoming Summer 2024 events.

What Blues is to eastern Arkansas, Western Swing is to Western Arkansas. The unique American music style will be the star of a multifaceted public kickoff event for the upcoming Fort Smith International Film Festival with a special evening featuring the Arkansas premier of the documentary, “The Birth and History of Western Swing” followed by a dance featuring Western Swing RULES this evening beginning 5pm at the Fort Smith Museum of History. Pete speaks with Caroline Speir, Executive Director of FSMH, about tonight's event.

Hannibal B. Johnson has researched and written about 20th-century racial massacres like those that took place in Tulsa and Elaine, Arkansas. He will deliver the talk "Understanding Racial Massacres in Arkansas and Oklahoma: Elaine, Catcher, and Tulsa" Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Fort Smith Museum of History.

The Fort Smith Museum of History is hosting a fundraising event that requires nothing more than a contribution. The pandemic closed the museum for months,…

An exhibit that includes more than 30 blacklight posters from the 1960s and 70s goes up at the Fort Smith Museum of History today. The images belong to a…

Fort Smith's 200 years of history are on display in the Capitol rotunda in Little Rock through the summer. The images and artifacts were curated by the…

Last month, a gold, lizard stick pin that once belonged to Judge Isaac Parker was stolen from the Fort Smith Museum of History. It has since been…

Fort Smith's music history is rich and the Fort Smith Museum of History is celebrating much of it with a new exhibit.

Our Thursday archive this week celebrates International Museum Day (yesterday, May 18) and the Fort Smith Museum of History. Our story from 2000 was…