Welcome to the Benton County Historical Society Bentonville, AR
A Society Preserving Yesterday for Tomorrow!
Open Tuesday - Friday 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Closed Sunday, Monday, & Saturday
Tuesday - October 10, 2023
Annual Bean Supper - Purchase Tickets Now!
$10.00
Come and join us for our Annual Bean Supper with Cornbread and mouth watering cobbler for dessert! The Bean Supper starts at 4:00 PM at the Benton County Historical Society Office at 306 NW 2nd St. in Bentonville, AR.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here or at the BCHS office.
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General information
BCHS Quarterly Meetings
Quarterly Meetings are open to the public (at no cost) and are held four times a year and feature a guest speaker. These meetings are scheduled on the second Sunday of March, June, September, and December and held at the Society headquarters, 306 NW 2nd Street, Bentonville, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m unless otherwise noted. Guests are always welcome. Please call 479-273-3561 for additional information. News releases to the local media will remind everyone of forthcoming meetings and announce programs and speakers.
Our next Quarterly meeting is scheculed for Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 2:30.
Annual Bean Supper
Every year in October we have our Annual Bean Supper Fundraiser! $10 per dinner including the homemade cobbler. The Bean Supper starts at 4:00 PM at the Benton County Historical Society Office at 306 NW 2nd St. in Bentonville, AR and ends around 7:00. If you can’t stay, grab a to-go bag. We appreciate all of your support!
The Benton County Pioneer magazine
To make Benton County history available to its members and others who may be interested, now and in years to come, the Society publishes The Benton County Pioneer, a quarterly magazine now in its 67th year.
Within its pages, readers will find a cache of stories, photos, and accounts of earlier Benton County, genealogical information, and reports of current efforts affecting historic preservation. When you purchase a membership, you will receive The Benton County Pioneer magazine (published quarterly) as part of your membership.
The Benton County Pioneer magazine Back Issues
Back issues of The Benton County Pioneer, are offered for sale at the headquarters. Price: $5.00 each postpaid, or $1 per copied page.
Special enlarged 99-page "Civil War Centennial Issue" (Vol. 7, No. 3, of 1962) can be purchased from our headquarters, $12.00 postpaid.
Research Records and Materials
Research records and materials of the Society include all issues of the Benton County Pioneer, early Benton County Marriage, Chattel, Land and Personal Tax Records, cemetery records, and books and publications of local family histories. These records are available to members and the public in the historical archives.
Historical Markers Program
The Society has also taken responsibility for maintaining historical markers and monuments which members helped to erect throughout Benton County. The markers permanently identify the locations of Civil War events, and other historic sites.
To help keep memories alive, BCHS offers a Self-drive Tour Guide to ten skirmish and camp sites throughout the county. (11 x 17 six-fold with jumbo maps, driving instructions and full texts, $2.00 ppd.)