Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

New curator hired for Depot Museum

The Nevada County Depot and Museum has named Peggy S. Lloyd as the new curator and director.

Lloyd and her husband, John, live in Hope. He works at Lowe's in Texarkana.

Ms. Lloyd recently obtained her second master's degree in history from the University of Arkansas, where she was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society and taught Western Civilization and U.S. History survey courses. She has worked on several archeological digs and does historical consulting with the Arkansas Archeological Survey.

After obtaining her bachelor's degree from Southern State College and first master's degree from Southern Illinois University, Lloyd joined the Peace Corps and served in Malaysia training teachers. She taught English in Germany, France and England and at the U.S. Army Language School and has taught English as a Second Language at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Lloyd has an extensive background in courthouse research, including real estate title searches, oil and gas lease searches, and map making.

One of Lloyd's works, "The Howard County Race Riot of 1883", has been

published in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly.

Lloyd begins work at the newly renovated Depot and Museum by returning many artifacts and holdings to the building.

The Depot and Museum should be open within a few weeks, perhaps by late March.

One of Lloyd's biggest challenges is to apply modern preservation techniques to the artifacts so they will last longer. The Depot and Museum has hundreds of historical items, mostly from Nevada County, along with thousands of pages of documents, newspapers, and photographs.

Lloyd will also train and coordinate the volunteers who will work with the museum in the many projects planned. Some volunteers are needed to help with displays and preservation, several for meeting visitors and conducting tours, and others who have interest in historical research for the continuation of the "History of Nevada County" project. Persons interested in volunteering their time are encouraged to contact the Depot and Museum.

Membership drives and fund-raising projects are planned to help raise money to purchase the preservation supplies and to fund the operations of the Depot and Museum.

Lloyd is only the second curator for the museum.

Health reasons necessitated John Teeter retire after serving for 25 years. Quoting the web site at depotmuseum.org, "No one can replace Mr. John, but the work continues."