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Join Us in Our Preservation Efforts!

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Picture​Centennial Parade looking east from the Columbia County Courthouse, Magnolia.1953.





















  
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We are always interested in signing up new Museum members and will be happy to process your membership application.  Please print the following membership form, complete and sign, include your form of payment and mail to us at
SOUTH AR HERITAGE MUSEUM
ATTN: MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
P.O. BOX 1067
MAGNOLIA, AR 71754-1067


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How to Become a SAHM Museum Member

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PLEASE NOTE:  As a paying member of the Museum, you are not required to volunteer any of your time.  The only requirement is that you submit your annual dues and advise us of any change of address.  You may always submit your ideas and concerns to us at any time at southarhm@gmail.com.  


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        First Public School in McNeil, AR         (Columbia County)
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Louisiana and Northwest Railroad agent H.F. Greer.
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View to the west from the Columbia County Courthouse Square.  First Methodist Church is visible on the right.  Notice Main Street is a dirt road.  Circa 1900.  


How To Become a SAHM Volunteer

All South Arkansas Heritage Museum volunteers are required to be members of our non-profit museum.  We are in need of all sorts of volunteers and do not have any restrictions as to the amount of time you donate or when you donate it.  We have several opportunities for you to consider when it comes to helping us maintain our location, our artifacts, our fundraisers, and our membership.  All volunteers are also  asked to complete a volunteer application in which we ask where your volunteer interests lie and what your schedule might be. We do ask that you honor your volunteer obligations on an annual basis.    

If you would like to actually to man the museum, we will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and only on Saturdays by appointment.  Volunteer shifts to work in our Ellen's Attic Gift Shop at the museum will be three hours each.

Other volunteer placements will center around Interior Decorating and Maintenance; Yard Maintenance and Landscaping; Artifact Maintenance and Photography; Artifact Restoration and Research; Clerical and Office Administration; Member Recruitment; Fundraiser Planning; Volunteer Coordination; Education and Community Outreach; Advertising and Promotion; Special Event Planning, and Pick-Ups/Deliveries. There
is room for everyone to do SOMETHING!  We are also open to suggestions concerning other tasks you might be willing to perform.  Please see our Volunteer application, below.  You may print and complete it and mail it to SAHM, P.O. Box 1067, Magnolia, AR, 71754-1067 or email it to us at southarhm@gmail.com today!   

​We need volunteers to support all kinds of museum endeavors including clerical and telephone jobs; computer input; preparation of  mailings; making artifact pick ups and deliveries; recruiting members; taking photographs; manning booths at local events; cleaning and restoring antiques; serving on various committees, and lots more!  If you are interested in supporting this project and have a few hours per week to help, please print the following two Volunteer Application pages, complete, sign and submit to us along with your Membership Application and payment to the address above.  

​Note:  All SAHM volunteers are required to be museum members  and are required to sign a Confidentiality Agreement.  
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How to Donate Artifacts or Heirlooms to SAHM  
We accept artifact donations and family heirlooms that support our mission of preserving and protecting historical items of our cultural area.  If you have items that you would like to consider donating to us, we are more than happy to talk with you.  We cannot promise to accept any item without seeing a description and photograph, but do promise to consider almost any gift. 

By law, we are not able to appraise your item or otherwise assign value to it.  We do recommend that you consult a certified antiques appraiser if you need to know your item's value for income tax purposes.  Since we are a legal non-profit, any items you donate to us are fully tax-deductible up to the letter of the law, but talk with your personal tax adviser if you have questions.  All items donated to us become our sole property at the time the Deed of Gift is signed.   Our Terms and Conditions for Artifact Donations are included on each donor form.  You are responsible for delivering your donation to our physical location at 317 W. Main St. in Magnolia after you make an appointment to do so.  We are not set up to accept drop-offs without prior arrangements having been made.  
 
The good news for you and your family is that you will have the comfort and peace of mind knowing that your family's heirlooms will be professionally preserved, protected, and treasured by us and will be shared with all that are interested in our unique history.  We welcome your questions and comments on this topic. If you would like to retain ownership of your donation instead of transferring its ownership to us, we can certainly accept your item as a permanent or temporary loan.  We have documents on file to send to you BEFORE you make any decision regarding the placement of your or your family's precious historical items.  Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding donations of any sort via email at southarhm@gmail.com.  



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