Historical Society Seeks Larger Building for Collection
The museum has no room to display its entire collection in the trailer located at Ferd. B. Lang Park.
It’s time for the Arnold Historical Society’s museum to have a space of its own in a more centrally located part of the city, said Bernie Wilde, president of the society. Located in Ferd B. Lang Park on Old Lemay Ferry Road, south of Church Road, the organization’s museum has a variety of rare artifacts. The museum shares space with the Arnold Chamber of Commerce but has outgrown its current quarters, Wilde said. “We’re in a 40-year-old house trailer, and we only have 825 square feet of space,” Wilde said. “We need 3,000 square feet. We need a larger and a more well-traveled space. We need a building where we can display what we have.” Some of the organization’s donated items come from current and former Arnold residents. The items include…
