Many of the oldest newspapers in Eureka Springs were lost to the fires of 1883, 1888, 1890 and 1893.

A collection of the issues that survived can be found in the Eureka Springs Historical Museum archives, although they are very brittle and the museum staff avoid handling them unless it is absolutely necessary. Thanks to a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and National Endowment for the Humanities, the museum recently obtained the photographic equipment necessary to capture and digitize these oversized historic records! Once captured, the museum’s plan is to make these valuable documents available for public viewing via its website.

“We can’t wait to share what may be the only surviving copies of many of these newspapers,” said Jeff Danos, the museum’s director of operations. “They offer an incredible firsthand look at the people and events of early Eureka Springs, and are a treasure trove for genealogists, students, historians, authors and other research professionals.”

This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the