1. Two Sections: One has a smoking pipe collection with over 600 pipes, plain and fancy. The other has a collection of railroad articles.
1a. *Detail narrative of GRDA/Antique Barbed Wire exhibit at Bldg. #99.
2. Mayor's Home: This is the oldest log house we have torn down and rebuilt. The old house was fastened together with wooden pegs. Between the cracks in the logs the builders used thin rocks and red clay. This was known as chinking.
3. Furniture House: Notice the size of the beds in this house. The bedspread with the date 1831 woven into the design was hand woven and is on a solid rosewood handmade bed.
4. Music House: Musical instruments include unusual music boxes, nickelodeons, Belle Starr's piano, a treadle pipe organ, hand organs (accordions), a very rare flat top player piano, all kinds of string instruments and a Spanish Organillo made in Barcelona, Spain in 1895.
5. Print Shop: Hand and foot operated equipment and other old-time print shop items. Part from the Maud Duncan Museum at Winslow, Arkansas and part from the Grove Sun at Grove, Oklahoma. Notice the arrowhead collection.
6. A.J. Kennan Jewelry Store: In this combination shop the early day jeweler not only mastered the art of watch and clock engraving, but learned to fit eye glasses. Please notice the hand carved cathedral clock displayed.
7. Antiques: This is the collection of unusual Early American articles dating back to the 1800's.
8. Hanging Gallows: Replica of the structure used in the early days of Ft. Smith, Arkansas as hanging gallows. Notice the 13 steps, also the hanging rope with 13 twists.
9. Harvey and Bernice Jones Building: Mementos from the lives of Harvey and Bernice Jones, co-founders, Har-Ber Village; exhibit of the original Grand Lake Cherokee Queen; wood carvings; collection of artwork.
10. Jail: This is part of an original jail used many years ago to house lawbreakers of all kinds. Notice bank robber in cell. The jail cell is from early 1900's from Springdale, Arkansas city jail.
11. Courthouse: A typical courthouse of a century ago. The pictures are of Judge Parker, a Federal Judge for many years at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Lumber from an old barn at Springdale, Arkansas was used to make the furnishings. Some of the books were published in the 1800's. The books and other mementos belonged to Federal Judge John Miller who served as Judge of the Court for 40 years, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. You may enjoy viewing the video of Har-Ber Village on display in this building.
12. Furniture House: Furnished completely with antiques, including unusual pieces such as the bird's eye maple dining room table, the bed with the hidden treasure safe, the favorite chair of Alfalfa Bill Murray (former governor of Oklahoma), crystal and Quezal chandeliers, music boxes and also, a 1700's dinner set.
Main Street Gazebo for visitor relaxation and announced season activities.
13. Dining Room: So realistic is the replica of a favorite eating place of a century ago, one can almost smell the food. The large collection of Tea Leaf Lustre Ironstone was made in the 1800's by several firms and collected a few at a time to make this display. Notice the table settings with wooden handled knives and forks. Most cooking utensils are of brass.
14. Stagecoach Inn: The figure of the pianist and the pretty girl beside him, along with the music, take you back to an era of the past. Original and old equipment, including the bar and luggage, were gathered from six states. Notice the steins and bottles.
15. Native American Museum: The artifacts found here were gathered from various states. Note the paintings, arrowheads displayed and many articles used by different tribes of Native Americans. Please read the framed explanation (next to glass window) that explains how the pottery was found and restored. The Native American Art Gallery features exhibits and interpretations focusing on Native American contributions of art and material culture. Exhibits include paintings of Alex Davis, Acee Blue Eagle, Woodrow "Woody" Crumbo and the five world renowned Native American Ballerinas, Moscelyne Larkin, Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, and Maria and Marjorie Tallchief.




