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Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

Oil Park Tour Saturday, February 15, 2025 Starts at 10:00 am In the stillness of the night, the gusher roars like a hurricane,” read the headline from the Arkansas Gazette. This report and many others marked the start of one of the largest petroleum booms in the history of the nation. Discover the stories of […]

Tinker time for kids @ The Museum

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

Tinker Time for Kids:  Dinosaurs or Diatoms:  What’s in the Oil? Saturday, February 15, 2025 Starts at 1:00 pm Microscopic plankton or gigantic dinosaurs? Did oil come from one of these creatures, both, or maybe neither one? Investigate the origins of oil and learn how oil came to be found in south Arkansas. With the […]

Boomtown@ the Museum

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

Boomtown Street Tour Sunday, February 16, 2025 Starts at 2:00 pm Who was the Goat Woman? What was the Roughneck Special? Where was the Horseshoe Café? Join us at the museum and learn about our fascinating local history, as you explore the Boomtown Street gallery with the museum curator. Walk through a reconstruction of Smackover’s main street. […]

SPRINGBREAK FUN @THE MUSEUM

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

Boomtown Street Scavenger Hunt What is a relay and a sounder? What does a Dazey churn look like?  What about Frantz toy or a dobro?  Go on a scavenger hunt to discover the answers to these questions Explore what life was like during the 1920s South Arkansas oil boom, and how the boom changed the […]

SPRINGBREAK FUN@THE MUSEUM

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources 4087 Smackover Hwy, Smackover, AR, United States

Wednesday, March 26 at 1:00 pm Tinker Time for Kids:  Life in the 1920s-Electricity Can you imagine not having air conditioning, television, video games or even electric lights?  What kinds of toys were there for children one hundred years ago?  Come to the museum and explore how daily life during the 1920s South Arkansas oil […]


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