Boone County Heritage Museum — Attraction in Harrison

I found this museum accidentally while in Harrison doing ancestry research. I was getting gas and looked up and there it was a block away. I had the pleasure of speaking with all of the research assistants while I was there and they were so helpful. I had a stumbling block in my research that I couldn't get around and they solved the problem. It had to do with the last name of Pillow, which had been spelled on various censuses as Pillow/Pillar/Piller/Pilla. One lady said, "Honey, if the census taker is at the door and he asked your gr-gr-grandma what her last name was, she probably replied with the typical Arkansas accent and said Piller, meaning Pillow." They helped me unravel my tangled mess of ancestors that day, drew out a map to my gr-gr-grands gravesite in Hilltop, copied records for me, made notes -- it was wonderful! I paid $2 to get in, which was really for the railroad museum but it was the best money I have ever spent. I've gone back for two more visits and get new information every time. Plan to spend a whole day and find your key that unlocks the door to...

We had a blast! They have a great railroad display. We moved here a couple of years ago and it was great fun to fill in some of the blanks we had regarding the area. They had a display about a criminal who played himself in a movie and they had the bullet that, I believe was used to shoot him. There was a room full of medical displays and there was an old house set up and some horse equipment that included a full body fly protector!The school room was not organized. This was disappointing because it looked like they had a lot of items that could have been interesting. The third floor was blocked.

I think some of the clutter was due to a railroad presentation that was offered. Unfortunately, we missed it as the way it was advertised we thought it would be ongoing during the day. We did get in free and the staff was friendly and knowledgeable. Loads of...

Boone County Arkansas Heritage Museum We searched many historical records here looking for my great grandfather and family members records of lifetime here in Arkansas. I did check out the museum which was very informative. There were many wonderful items here that would be hard to find and their history is preserved here in the museum. The only bad thing I noticed was no elevator which I do understand, just makes it impossible for copd/Asthma patient. I have no complaints I enjoyed our time here and the helpful volunteer on duty he was extremely nice and helpful with everything. There was some construction going on but it did not interfere with our visit. Appreciative, Ruth and Beth...