Collections & Research

explore the past at the siloam springs museum

Meet historian Don Warden and executive director Mary Nolan of the Siloam Springs Museum to learn about our history, culture, and heritage that is collected and preserved at the Siloam Springs Museum.

Discussion with Don Warden Series

"Discussion with Don Warden: The Silver Strike Jubilee - Siloam Springs, Arkansas"

"Discussion with Don Warden: The Silver Strike Jubilee - Siloam Springs, Arkansas" was recorded in collaboration between the Siloam Springs Museum and the department of History at John Brown University. The interviewer and content editor is Preston Jones. The technical editor is Kim Johnson of JBU's Office for Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship.

Discussion with Don Warden: History & the Healing Waters of Siloam Springs

"Discussion with Don Warden: History & the Healing Waters of Siloam Springs" was recorded in collaboration between the Siloam Springs Museum and the department of History at John Brown University. The interviewer and content editor is Preston Jones. The technical editor is Kim Johnson of JBU's Office for Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship. Visit siloamspringsmuseum.com for more information!

Discussion with Don Warden: Chautauqua in Siloam Springs

"Discussion with Don Warden: Chautauqua in Siloam Springs" was recorded in collaboration between the Siloam Springs Museum and the department of History at John Brown University. The interviewer and content editor is Preston Jones. The technical editor is Kim Johnson of JBU's Office for Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship. Visit siloamspringsmuseum.com for more information!

Discussion with Don Warden: Hico, Arkansas 1845-1889

"Discussion with Don Warden: Hico, Arkansas 1845-1889" was recorded in collaboration between the Siloam Springs Museum and the department of History at John Brown University. The interviewer and content editor is Preston Jones. The technical editor is Kim Johnson of JBU's Office for Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship. Visit siloamspringsmuseum.com for more information!

Additional Resources

Found in the Archives Blog

Found in the Archives was founded by the Siloam Springs Museum to highlight photographs, documents, and other interesting tidbits found in our archives. Check out the blog posts here.

Images of America : Siloam Springs by Don Warden

Don Warden, our Director of Collections and Research, worked with Arcadia Publishing to create the book. In the book, he draws upon the museum's extensive collection of photographs and documents to illustrate the history of Siloam Springs. You can purchase your own copy here, on Amazon, or in person at the Siloam Springs Museum!

Encyclopedia of Arkansas - Siloam Springs

The Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a project created by the Central Arkansas Library System and is “free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas”. You can view the article about the history of Siloam Springs here.

Hico - A Heritage : Siloam Springs History by Maggie Smith

Author Maggie Smith compiled a number of published news, stories of the past, hundreds of pictures, a large quantity of historical material, reproductions of personal papers, along with family and genealogical records to produce a fascinating account of Siloam Springs from its earliest beginnings, when Simon Sager settled at Hico, to 1976 (publication date of the book).

Siloam Springs Museum Facebook Page

The museum will occasionally post information and photographs about Siloam Springs history on our Facebook page. Feel free to scroll through our Facebook posts here.

Visit the Archives in Person!

Are you interested in researching in our physical archives? Contact the museum to set up a time!

  • 112 N. Maxwell Street, Siloam Springs, AR, 72712

  • Phone: (479) 524-4011

    Email: don@siloamspringsmuseum.com