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Fort Smith Museum of History News


Black History Month Reflection: Daisy Gaston Bates Day in Fort Smith's Washington Cemetery
February 16, 2026 -- Washington Cemetery -- Fort Smith, AR Six inches of snow stood there just three weeks before, but on the third Monday in February - Daisy Gaston Bates Day in Arkansas - the weather at Fort Smith's Washington Cemetery was 70° with a cool breeze and bright sunshine all day. We sometimes venture beyond our building downtown to see how folks in our region - Arkansas's Sebastian, Crawford, and Franklin Counties and Oklahoma's Sequoyah and Le Flore counties
Feb 28


Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday Fort Smith!
Merry Christmas Fort Smith! December 24th and December 25th are two of the most distinctive days in the history of Fort Smith. Laid out...
Dec 25, 2024


Celebrating 40 Years of "Gemellaggio"!
The Fort Smith Museum of History was immensely honored to act as the hosting organization on behalf of the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas...
Sep 29, 2024
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