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Our Mission:
The Calico Rock Heritage Center is a bridge between our heritage and culture and
the unique experience of visitors.
The Museum:
The museum is being located in the Bluff City Bank Building on Historic Main Street
in Calico Rock, Arkansas. The museum will house collections and display exhibits
that range from pre-historic cutlure and artifacts of this area to about 1967 that are
historically and culturally significant to Calico Rock.
The museum is accepting donations of articles, artifacts, and collections for the
museum. For information about donating or lending items to the museum, contact
the museum staff at 870-297-4129.
Calico Rock Museum Foundation:
The Calico Rock Museum Foundation was chartered in June 2008 and is registered
with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c) 4 charitable, non-profit organization
and with the Arkansas Secretary of State. The foundation raises funds for the
museum, manages collections, and operates the museum. The artifacts in the
collection are owned by the City of Calico Rock, Arkansas. To learn more about
the museum, the following documents are available for public review:
Foundation By-Laws
Policies and Procedures
Our Vision and Direction
The board of trustees adopted the vision and focus for them museum in July 2009.
The trustees set forth three themes for the museum's exhibits and collections:
1) The Development of Calico Rock
2) Calico Rock as an Economic Center
3) Everyday Living in Calico Rock
We invite you to read the visioning statement which will give you detailed
information about how we tell the story of Calico Rock.
In Partnership with UALR Public History Program
The Calico Rock Museum is pleased to partner with the University of Arkansas at
Little Rock's Public History Graduate program. This partnership will blend the
resources of UALR's academic program, graduate students preparing for a career in
public history, and our community in developing a first-class museum.
Visit Our Sister Museum:
The Calico Rock Museum is pleased to be working with the Old Independence
Regional Museum in Batesville in the development of our museum and the
coordination of our services. They have an excellent facility, staff, and volunteers.
Visit them today:
The Calico Rock Heritage Center is a bridge between our heritage and culture and
the unique experience of visitors.
The Museum:
The museum is being located in the Bluff City Bank Building on Historic Main Street
in Calico Rock, Arkansas. The museum will house collections and display exhibits
that range from pre-historic cutlure and artifacts of this area to about 1967 that are
historically and culturally significant to Calico Rock.
The museum is accepting donations of articles, artifacts, and collections for the
museum. For information about donating or lending items to the museum, contact
the museum staff at 870-297-4129.
Calico Rock Museum Foundation:
The Calico Rock Museum Foundation was chartered in June 2008 and is registered
with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c) 4 charitable, non-profit organization
and with the Arkansas Secretary of State. The foundation raises funds for the
museum, manages collections, and operates the museum. The artifacts in the
collection are owned by the City of Calico Rock, Arkansas. To learn more about
the museum, the following documents are available for public review:
Foundation By-Laws
Policies and Procedures
Our Vision and Direction
The board of trustees adopted the vision and focus for them museum in July 2009.
The trustees set forth three themes for the museum's exhibits and collections:
1) The Development of Calico Rock
2) Calico Rock as an Economic Center
3) Everyday Living in Calico Rock
We invite you to read the visioning statement which will give you detailed
information about how we tell the story of Calico Rock.
In Partnership with UALR Public History Program
The Calico Rock Museum is pleased to partner with the University of Arkansas at
Little Rock's Public History Graduate program. This partnership will blend the
resources of UALR's academic program, graduate students preparing for a career in
public history, and our community in developing a first-class museum.
Visit Our Sister Museum:
The Calico Rock Museum is pleased to be working with the Old Independence
Regional Museum in Batesville in the development of our museum and the
coordination of our services. They have an excellent facility, staff, and volunteers.
Visit them today:
| Old Independence Regional Museum |
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The Calico Rock
Museum is a bridge
between our history and
culture and our visitors.
The museum focuses
solely on the history and
culture of the Calico
Rock area.
Visitors will experience
life in the ozarks, traveling
aboard a steamboat on
the White River, the
boom of the railroad,
crossing the ferry, and the
modernization that came
with the bridge across our
river.
Come see where our
history comes alive and
experience life on the
banks of the White River.
Museum is a bridge
between our history and
culture and our visitors.
The museum focuses
solely on the history and
culture of the Calico
Rock area.
Visitors will experience
life in the ozarks, traveling
aboard a steamboat on
the White River, the
boom of the railroad,
crossing the ferry, and the
modernization that came
with the bridge across our
river.
Come see where our
history comes alive and
experience life on the
banks of the White River.
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES Steven Mitchell Chair Term Expires: 2010 Rev. Wayne Wood Secretary Term Expires: 2012 Velda Dixon Treasurer. Term Expires: 2012 Hon. Ronnie Guthrie Trustee Mayor of Calico Rock Dean Hudson Trustee Term Expires: 2011 Gene Lockie Trustee Term Expires: 2010 Rev. Ed Matthews Trustee Term Expires: 2011 Ms. Barbara Fischer Trustee Term Expires: 2011 Mr. Reed M. Perryman Trustee Term Expires: 2012 |
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