A lifelong Arlington resident, Geraldine Nash Mills has served her community in many roles for more than 60 years. She attended Southside Elementary School, graduated with the Arlington High School Class of 1959, and studied geology at Arlington State College, now the University of Texas at Arlington. After marrying James Mills in 1959, she helped raise four children in Arlington while volunteering with Parent-Teacher Associations, coaching cheerleading and softball, and supporting many school activities. In 1996, she began volunteering for the Arlington Historical Society, rose from volunteer to president, and since 2000 has served as director of the Arlington Historical Society and the Fielder Museum. She has worked relentlessly to preserve Arlington artifacts, encouraged residents to donate items for display, and advised citizens on the importance of preserving community history. Her community service has also included leading the Arlington Garden Club, serving as president of the Arlington Historical Society from 1998 to 2000, joining the City's Futures 2025 Committee in 2003, and serving on the Landmark Preservation Commission from 2015 to 2019 and from 2021 to 2023. Her many honors include the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Woman of the Year in 2000, the Webb Community Builders Award in 2009, the William Jary Award from the Tarrant County Historical Commission in 2010, the Arlington High School Distinguished Colt Alumni Award in 2011, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Community Award in 2020, and service as Grand Marshal of the City of Arlington's Fourth of July Parade in 2014.