Gravette Historical Museum

06/16/2026

06/15/2026

Happy 190th birthday Arkansas! 🎉

On June 15th, 1836 Arkansas was admitted as
the 25th state in the Union!

We are open Mondays and Fridays from 9-4 and Saturdays from 8-12. Stop in and see us!

06/12/2026

Don’t forget to stop by tomorrow after the Gravette Public Library Reading Kick Off and grab your surprise!

We will have altered hours tomorrow from 11-2, so stop in and see our progress on our annex remodel and Unearth some local history!

We are open today from 9-4!

06/11/2026

Join us Saturday, June 13, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Gravette Civic Center for this year's Summer Reading Registration Kick-Off!

Hot dog meals will be available for purchase (while supplies last) from the Friends of the Gravette Public Library. Find a new book at the Once Upon a Time Books Book Fair! Vision screenings will be provided by the Gravette Lions Club. Stop by the Gravette Historical Museum and pick up a dino cookie (while supplies last)!

Swing by and get your summer reading goodies! If you cannot make it to Kick-Off, you can always register at the Gravette Public Library during regular business hours.

Please note that the library will be closed during Summer Reading Registration Kick-Off on Saturday, June 13.

06/08/2026

After you stop by the Gravette Public Library
reading kickoff Saturday, bring the kiddos by the
Gravette Historical Museum for a surprise!

We will have altered hours Saturday 6/13/26 from 10-2, and look forward to seeing you!

06/08/2026

Today is reminding us of the big flood Gravette experienced on June 17th, 1990.

Without the foresight of Dodie and Louise Evans, who owned and operated the Gravette News Herald for over thirty years, we wouldn’t have photos like these.

Some of these houses are gone now, and all that’s left is the memories.

Stay safe out there!

We are open Mondays and Fridays from 9-4 and Saturdays 8-12. Stop in and see us!

06/06/2026

Honoring all those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom today on this rainy anniversary of D~Day.

And to our hometown D-Day soldier, Private Roger Dean Andrews, who was finally brought home and laid to rest last year.

We honor your great sacrifice and will always remember 🙏🇺🇸.

A World War II soldier from Gravette who was killed during the D-Day invasion in Normandy will be buried next month, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday.

06/06/2026

An amazing discovery!!!

Gravette’s famous WWI War Bird Ace, Capt. Field E. Kindley, is featured in the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution!

Pictured is the famous photo of Captain Field Kindley with his Flying Mascot Fokker, and a display of an authentic Sopwith Camel Plane like the one Capt. Kindley flew in WWI.

Thank you to friends of Gravette residents for sharing their vacation photos with us! We are so proud and honored to know that people from all over the world will learn of Capt. Kindley’s life, his valor, and his bravery in serving our country!

In the words of Gravette Historical Museum Commissioner Bob Kelley, “I am happy to see that a Gravette boy made it to the big show!”

The Gravette Historical Museum is dedicated to teaching, preserving, and honoring Capt. Field E. Kindley’s legacy!

We are open Mondays and Fridays from 9-4 and Saturdays from 8-12. Stop in and explore more about Capt. Kindley and tour the Historic Kindley House!

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06/05/2026

Mark your calendars for Gravette Day 2026
on Saturday, August 8th!
Come join us at the Gravette Historical Museum from 7:30-1:00 for our
‘Outdoor Cooking Through The Decades’!
Bring your appetite and sample outdoor cooking from the 1800’s- to the present!
More details will be given as we get closer to Gravette Day!

We are open Mondays and Fridays from 9-4 and Saturdays from 8-12. Stop in and see us!