Eureka Springs Historical Museum

06/15/2026

It’s Mystery 🔎Monday

Can you identify this object found in our museum’s collection?
This is a close up photo of one of the unique pieces we have on display, we’ll reveal the mystery next Monday!

Let us know in the comments if you know what this is!

06/15/2026

Mystery 🔎Monday is revealed, it’s an aluminum collapsible travel cup. In the early days when people were flocking to Eureka Springs to “take the waters” local advertisements claimed all you needed to enjoy the town was a tin cup and a walking stick!

06/13/2026

The fridge in the gift 💝 shop of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum is stocked with ice 🧊 cold drinks! Stop in for a post parade 🌈 refreshment!

06/12/2026

Here is a pretty amazing photo of the Eureka Springs Post Office under early construction in 1917. It was built at the ravine where Sweet Spring was originally located, and baptisms were once held. The building was completed and dedicated on March 23, 1918.

Prior to the post office designation, this location had been earmarked for the new Carnegie Public Library, but after spending considerable funds trying to prepare the site, it was deemed unusable and a parcel of land farther up Spring Street was donated by Richard Kerens for the library.

06/10/2026

We're humbled to be participating in the very first Louis and Elsie Freund Day in Eureka Springs. This officially kicks off a month of celebration honoring these amazing legacy artists. Commencing on July 6, we'll be hosting special exhibits and programming alongside our friends at Museum of Eureka Springs Art, Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library, The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow, Main Street Eureka Springs, Eureka Springs School of the Arts, and Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 👀

06/09/2026

The Eureka Springs Historical Museum is in need of some additional volunteers! If you are a "people person" who loves the history of Eureka Springs, and believe in our mission to preserve and share that history, we'd love for you to fill out an application. Thanks! 🤩

Eureka Springs Historical Museum

06/08/2026

We wanted to thank Genevieve Bowman, 1948 square dance champion for kicking off the dance on Saturday 💃

06/08/2026

Mystery 🔎Monday is revealed! These metal can were used in rural farming communities across the country for shipping milk, but in the city of Eureka Springs companies like Ozarks Water used them to ship the natural spring water to areas near and far.

06/08/2026

Congratulations to Jill Collins , our winning marathon dancer! Thanks to all who attended, and a very special thanks to Crystal Waters , Mike Reed, and Kent Turner for sponsoring the marathon and costume contests throughout the evening. It was a fun and enchanting night of dancing and slideshows of images from our past.