The History of Goshen
“History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveller.” Henry Glassie, US historian
The Goshen Historical Society meets quarterly with dates varying depending on availability. Please check the Goshen FB page for more information.
Articles
The History of The Goshen Community Building
by Russell Gayer
BF Little: The Reconstruction Sherriff of
Washington County
by Russell Gayer
Brief History of Goshen Cemetery
by Russell Gayer
by Russel P Baker
Pictures
History is the window to the past, and the door to the future.
Vol Walker with Moses Dutton
Courtesy Shiloh Museum of Ozark History/ Washington County Historical Society collection (P-2298)
Goshen Land Grant
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Lilly Swift, Wife of Dr. Charles Swift, one of three Goshen, AR doctors in the area.
See their home circa 1900
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/swift-house-18441/
James Knott Polk Tisdale, born in Indiana came to Goshen, AR and married Mary Ann Thompson of Madison Co., AR in 1871.
Byrd Family at the Goshen Spring Circa 1895. Just a short time before eldest daughter Ella Helen Lydia Byrd married Lewis Washington Tisdale, second eldest son of JPK Tisdale August 4, 1901.
Photo courtesy of James W. Tisdale, grandson of Lewis Washington Tisdale
JKP Tisdale sons circa 1905.
Back row right to left:
Henry Madison Tisdale
Lewis Washington Tisdale
James Marvin (Marv) Tisdale
Andrew Virgil (Virg) Tisdale
Thomas Haley Tisdale
Front row left to right:
Ben Harrison Tisdale
William (Bill) Tisdale
Dewey Tisdale (*who was killed by Oliver Hulsizer over a game of horseshoes as the story goes)
Photo courtesy of James W. Tisdale, grandson of Lewis Washington Tisdale
Lewis Washington Tisdale (Circa 1894) lived just outside of today's Goshen city limits.
Photo courtesy of James W Tisdale
Ben Little at old Homeplace Cir 1892
Click here to find out the history of the courthouse. Find out how it started as a cabin in the location of the Historical Post Office on the Square, and how it's related to events in Goshen.
Mollie Mary Ann Tisdale Gayer, married Sam Gayer October 6, 1901.
Photo courtesy of James W Tisdale
Goshen Historical Society
The Historical Society aims to research, discover and discuss not only the City of Goshen's history but also the history of surrounding areas to ensure proper story telling.