The Department of Arkansas Heritage awarded grants to 33 small museums around Arkansas to support their endeavors, including exhibit development, archival storage, and operations, according to a press release.

 

To receive a grant, the organization had to be a non-profit museum or historical society, be open to the public at least nine days a year, have an annual budget of up to $250,000, and have at least one staff person. For more information on the grant process, go to arkansasheritage.com.

 

The organizations that received grants were:

  1. Ozark Foothills African-American History Museum, Twin Groves, $1,940
  2. Boone County Historical & Railroad Society, Harrison, $2,425
  3. Buffalo Island Museum, Monette, $2,425
  4. Calico Rock Museum & Visitor Center, Calico Rock, $2,425
  5. Cherokee Village Historical Society, Cherokee Village, $2,425
  6. Altus Heritage House Museum, Altus, $2,425
  7. Fairfield Bay Heritage Center, Fairfield Bay, $1,225
  8. MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, Little Rock, $2,425
  9. Cotton Plant Historical Museum, Cotton Plant, $2,230
  10. Cross County Historical Society, Wynne, $2,425
  11. Dermott Historical Museum, Dermott, $2,425
  12. Desha County Museum, Dumas, $1,850
  13. Delta Gateway Museum, Blytheville, $1475
  14. Eureka Springs Historical Museum, Eureka Springs, $2,425
  15. Faulkner County Museum, Conway, $1,820
  16. Randolph County Heritage Museum, Pocahontas, $2,425
  17. Fort Smith Heritage Foundation/Clayton House, Fort Smith, $2,425
  18. Greene County Historical and Genealogical Society, Paragould, $2,400
  19. Helena Museum of Phillips County, Helena, $2,425
  20. Hot Spring County Museum, Malvern, $2,425
  21. Hot Spring County Historical Society, Malvern, $2,425
  22. Howard County Historical Society, Nashville, $2,425
  23. Johnson County Historical Society & Heritage Center, Clarksville, $2,395
  24. Lonoke County Museum, Lonoke, $1,910
  25. Manila Depot Committee, Manila, $2,425
  26. Nevada County Depot & Museum, Prescott, $2,425
  27. Old Independence Regional Museum, Batesville, $1,980
  28. Rector Community Museum, Rector, $2,425
  29. Saunders Memorial Museum, Berryville, $2,425
  30. Siloam Springs Museum, Siloam Springs, $2,425
  31. Texarkana Museums System, Texarkana, $2425
  32. Wings of Honor Museum, Walnut Ridge, $2,425
  33. Washington County Historical Society, Fayetteville, $2,425