Posts by Dana Doughty

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Dana Doughty

Dana Doughty is the Museum Manager at the Bentonville History Museum, where she works to preserve, interpret, and share Bentonville’s local history through community-centered storytelling, exhibits, and public programs.

Yellow flowers bloom in the foreground. A monumental sculpture of two hands holding a large hollow heart rises from a meadow in the background.

Women of Bentonville: Leaders, Educators, and Community Builders

By Dana Doughty on Mar. 12, 2026

Bentonville’s history has been shaped not only by its well-known leaders and institutions, but also by the many women who helped build and sustain the community across generations. Long before women held public office, they were teaching children, running businesses on the Square, managing…

Historic Train Depot front porch, painted gray with red brick patio.

Rabbit and Cinco Dickerson: A Legacy of Community in Bentonville

By Dana Doughty on Jan. 30, 2026

For much of the twentieth century, Arthur “Rabbit” Dickerson was a familiar and welcoming presence on Bentonville’s downtown square. Day after day, he polished shoes, greeted passersby, and offered conversation alongside careful work. His shoeshine stand was more than a business; it was a place…