Genealogy researchers on a quest for information will find thousands of documents at the Bentonville Public Library, once it opens because of a “significant donation” from Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society. The documents, now housed in a room at Compton Gardens, will move to the new library on Main Street when the building opens in October, said Library Director Cindy Suter. The donation doesn’t come as a surprise. Suter and society members have worked for years to transfer the collection into librarians’ hands. The Enfield room in the 38,000-square-foot library was specifically designed to house the documents and collection.
From the April 11, 2006 edition of The Morning News.
