Carroll County Historical and Genealogical Society

Carroll County Historical and Genealogical Society Be a member for $25.00 a year (next year $35.00). With membership receive 4 Quarterly magazines a year and museum tours included.

Be sure and stop by our booth at tomorrow's Summer Bash at the Community Center. Hours are 4-8 pm.
05/27/2026

Be sure and stop by our booth at tomorrow's Summer Bash at the Community Center. Hours are 4-8 pm.

Tomorrow we honor our fallen veterans. At the Heritage Museum in Berryville, we would also like to better honor our vete...
05/25/2026

Tomorrow we honor our fallen veterans. At the Heritage Museum in Berryville, we would also like to better honor our veterans from the Korean and Vietnam wars. If you have material related to that, we'd love to hear from you.

The Heritage Museum in Berryville enjoyed the spot of a lifetime this week on a trip to Manila, the Philippines. Our Cor...
05/21/2026

The Heritage Museum in Berryville enjoyed the spot of a lifetime this week on a trip to Manila, the Philippines. Our Corregidor battle flag, donated by Judge Arthur Carter to the museum in 1976, made a return trip after 84 years to that storied site in Manila Bay. Director Fang Li is producing a documentary about Jonathan Wainwright, “The Forgotten General,” and the flag plays a part in that story. Set for release in the fall of 2027, the film traces the story of General Wainwright, the highest-ranking American officer after General Douglas MacArthur was ordered out by President Roosevelt, just ahead of the takeover of the area by the Imperial Japanese Army in the spring of 1942. “The Forgotten General,” about Wainwright’s experiences as a POW in the notorious Manchuria region, will also feature prominently the flag, now on permanent display at the Heritage Museum in Berryville. Carter survived the infamous Bataan Death March and 3.5 years as a POW at Mukden, China. The flag was hidden from captors, then returned home after the war.

We were able to trace the Death March and visit sites iconic to American military history. Initially a defeat for the Americans, their ferocious defense at bases Bataan and Corregidor for six months after Pearl Harbor slowed the Japanese advance and enabled our Navy and Air Corps to build strength to reverse Japan’s momentum. They bought critical time. In fact, the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, and the Battle of Midway began MacArthur’s return 2.5 years later, when the Allies ground-up Japan’s military efforts in the Pacific. You should know that Japan’s fanatical and barbaric fighting stance was no match for the Americans in the end. Our guys exhibited supernatural courage and fighting skill in defeating Japan.

Arthur Carter and Marvin Russell of Green Forest were two Carroll County boys that survived the indescribable hell of the Death March and confinement. We remember them especially—and all our fallen—this coming Monday.

You can read our report about this trip in the upcoming issue of the Historical Quarterly. Check out how to get it at ccheritagemuseum.com

If you missed out on a Rechecks burger May 1, we will be at the Luther Owens Memorial Park for a State Muzzle Shoot comp...
05/19/2026

If you missed out on a Rechecks burger May 1, we will be at the Luther Owens Memorial Park for a State Muzzle Shoot competition on June 27 at 11 am. Stop by, get a burger and check out the competition!
All proceeds go to the repair and maintenance of our historic buildings in Berryville.

05/09/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Heritage Museum is closed today.

05/09/2026

The Carroll County Historical Society will be closed Saturday May 9th we hope everybody has a great weekend and we will see you the following week.

Coming up!
05/08/2026

Coming up!

As part of our ongoing efforts to maintain our buildings, the Carroll County Historical Society is in the process of doi...
05/07/2026

As part of our ongoing efforts to maintain our buildings, the Carroll County Historical Society is in the process of doing significant work to our community building, located right next to the 1880 courthouse. Local handyman wizard Colton Miller is replacing the flooring, doing ceiling work, and installing a new back door. Many thanks to Society President Star Lee and our great board for spearheading this project. You can rent these facilities for your events! Just call 870-423-6312 for pricing, or email us at [email protected].

Thanks to the keen eye of Bryan L Wood, I can correct a mistake from this week. The portrait identified as Dr. A.L. Cart...
05/02/2026

Thanks to the keen eye of Bryan L Wood, I can correct a mistake from this week. The portrait identified as Dr. A.L. Carter is in fact Dr. John Fulton; I had the paintings reversed. That is now fixed and I apologize for the error. Dr. Carter is now on the left, Dr. John Fulton on the right. These portraits hung in the Berryville Drugstore for many years. We are grateful to have them in our collection.

TODAY'S THE DAY! We're busy prepping for today's "Rechecks Burgers" fundraiser on the Berryville Square, inside the Comm...
05/01/2026

TODAY'S THE DAY! We're busy prepping for today's "Rechecks Burgers" fundraiser on the Berryville Square, inside the Community Room next to the Heritage Museum. We kick things off in about 15 minutes (11 a.m.) and we're serving until we run out.

Order up your Rechecks Burgers just $7 each, and Rechecks Burger Baskets just $10 each. Better yet, take advantage of our special offer today: Buy 6 and get one free!

The Carroll County Historical Society is serving up this Berryville favorite to help repair and renovate our historic Community Room. Once we run out, we're out — and who knows when they'll be back? Come hungry. Eat happy. Save history. Your taste buds will thank you... and so will we!

When you look at kindly Dr. A.L. Carter's portrait, you see a man straight out of Hollywood's central casting. Our Carro...
05/01/2026

When you look at kindly Dr. A.L. Carter's portrait, you see a man straight out of Hollywood's central casting. Our Carroll County is looking ahead and growing, but at the same time, our beloved history is swirling around us all the time. Especially the three floors of the Heritage Museum on the Berryville square!

Dr. Carter graduated from medical school in 1921 and then practiced here for many years. He was known to give kids a buffalo nickel for ice cream at the Berryville Drug, after their visit to his office upstairs. It's as if our town is really the Bedford Falls of "It's a Wonderful Life." We are blessed for what we have, and for the lasting legacy of people like A.L. Carter.

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403 Public Square
Berryville, AR
72616

Opening Hours

Friday 10:30am - 3pm
Saturday 10:30am - 2pm

Telephone

(870) 423-6312

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