Saline County historian Steve Perdue will present photos from the history of Bryant, Arkansas, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 12th at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library at 201 Prickett Road.
Elmore to Present Program on “How to Do an Oral History” Feb 23 in Benton
Come to a workshop for “How to do an Oral History.” This event will be held at 10 a.m on Saturday February 23, at the Saline County Library at 1800 Smithers Dr. in Benton. This program is intended for ages 18 and older. Do you know someone with a story to tell? Come learn from […]
Cemetery Going to Ruins, Headstones Desecrated, City of Benton and Volunteers Step Up
There’s a group on Facebook dedicated to Saline County history and it’s chock-full of photos and memories, but occasionally, there is a standout story. The story below is one of those. The group is Saline County History and Memories and the person who posted is Dennis Kent, Ph.D. He comes from many generations of Saline County relatives. […]
Preservation Organization to Host 2nd Annual Historical Summit July 7th in Benton
Saline County Preservation, Inc. (SCP) invites the public to gather with other Saline County folks who love preserving history, for the 2nd Annual Historical Summit. It’s Saturday, July 7th at 9:00 a.m. at the Saline County Courthouse. In this event, participants get five minutes at the microphone to tell about your family or organization and […]
Gann Museum in downtown Benton to reveal new WWII exhibit Wednesday night
The Gann Museum of Saline County will premiere their new exhibit on Wednesday, June 6th from 6 – 8 p.m. at 218 South Market St. in historic downtown Benton. The exhibit consists of World War II items, featuring uniforms, weapons, photographs, postcards and many more artifacts pertaining to the war. See more about the museum at www.gannmuseum.com.
Pecan Tree and Repent Sign Gone, New Business Not Coming
Update 04/10/18: This is a drive-by update, but if you haven’t noticed, it appears that put Express Oil Change will not be “coming soon” to Military Road in Benton as the sign said in January. The sign for this business is gone and a “for sale” sign is up instead. See below for previous details: […]
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 […]
Gann Museum Set to Open Again in Downtown Benton on March 21
The Gann Museum in downtown Benton is scheduled to reopen after nearly a year of being closed. It’s slated to reopen on Tuesday, March 21. The structure itself, circa 1893, has a great history – the only known building to be made out of bauxite blocks, it used to be the office of Dr. Dewell Gann, Sr. […]
The History of the “Saline County Jail Space” Sign
MySaline asked readers on Nov. 29, 2016, to help answer some questions about the sign pictured above. See the answers we got below. On November 22, 2007, MySaline reader Renee Taggart posted a picture of a road sign to the website. She was tickled at the boldness of the sign – seemingly saying that criminals […]
The Saline County History & Heritage Society Meets Oct 20th
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