Join Saline County History & Heritage Society for the October program on the History of Old Fashioned Day, a 50 year old craft fair and fall festival held in downtown Benton and benefiting senior citizens. READ MORE BELOW WHAT Dustin Parsons and his mother, Sherry have dedicated themselves to ensuring this event continues for many […]
Learn about the Arkansas Quilt Trail at the History Society Aug 8th
Saline County History and Heritage Society presents “Stitches in Time – Discovering Arkansas’ Quilt Trail,” by Debby Susky, Saline County Quilt Trail Coordinator. READ MORE BELOW The event is Thursday, August 8th. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. but come early to get a good parking spot, a good seat and good conversation. The public […]
Find all the local quilt block art installations and join the Saline County Quilt Trail with your own
Have you ever been traveling and seen a barn with a painted square quilt block on the side or end of the barn? How stunning the barn looked in the landscape! This is reminiscent of the barn stars and “hex” stars on barns and other structures in southeast Pennsylvania, started centuries ago by Amish […]
Saline County Historical Summit at Courthouse Gazebo July 8th
Come to the Historical Summit meeting July 8 at 9:00 a.m. at the gazebo in front of the Saline County Courthouse. The special guest is Sarah Nelson, who lived in the house in 1849. Thanks to local actress Cassie Lovell for helping us make this happen. The Saline County Preservation group will host this Historical […]
Yard Sale Fundraiser Set for April 22nd for Historic Home in Benton
The members of Saline County Preservation Inc. will have yard sale on April 22 from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to support all of our projects. Jenny Carlisle is one of the event organizers from the group. She says, “We are the ones refurbishing the historical markers around town, and also the clock in front […]
The Saline County History & Heritage Society Meets Oct 20th
Sheriff’s Office Finds Info on 19th Century Fallen Deputy and Family
UPDATE SEP 22, 2015, 9:14PM: Lt. Ron Parsons contacted MySaline to let us know what he found out about the fallen Deputy of 1847. The Saline County Sheriff Deputy killed in 1847 has been traced down and found to be Gilbert Byrd Burchfield. He was approximately age 34-35 years old at the time of his […]