Arkansas Genealogy Local Resources

Genealogy records for Arkansas are created by organizations, private enterprise, and civil authorities. Archives, libraries, societies, and other local resources create indexes, post images to the internet, copy, and otherwise preserve these valuable records of our heritage.

 Arkansas home page

 Online resources

 Archives and local resources

Records are being posted online at an amazing pace. Yet online records are a fraction of the records available through archives and the local resources listed below.

See also Arkansas Genealogy Websites

Archives
Archives for Arkansas include:
 * Worldcat archivegrid
 * Identify participating Arkansas Archives with contact information, search their collections
 * Select Arkansas


 * Arkansas Digital Archives - Online collections include:
 * Military records - World War I Discharge Records, and others
 * Confederate military records - 1911 Confederate Veterans Questionnaires, Confederate Pension Records, and others
 * Land Records - 1822-1986
 * Searchable by name
 * Land Donation Applications, Swamp Land Applications, Swamp Land Patents, Proof of Internal Improvement Papers, Proof of Loss Documents, Forfeited Deeds, Relinquishment Papers, and other legal documents


 * The National Archives at Fort Worth (formerly known as "National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)"
 * Has records created by federal agencies and courts in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
 * Has microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, passenger arrival lists, military records, and other historical resources.


 * Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is a branch of the Arkansas History Commission (State Archives). Its mission is to serve the twelve counties in southwest Arkansas formed from the original Hempstead County.

Libraries
Most libraries have online catalogs and resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to help you locate information about Illinois. Local libraries often have manuscript or published collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies.

Libraries located near state boundaries usually collect records relating to the adjacent states.

Library Directories
 * Arkansas Public Libraries
 * listed by Cities
 * Also use tabs for Public Records, Obituaries, Colleges & Universities

Significant Libraries
 * Arkansas State Library
 * Genealogy
 * Location

Major Online Library Catalogs

FamilySearch Centers
As of July 2014 the FamilySearch Centers in Arkansas are as follows:
 * Jacksonville Arkansas Family History Center in Jacksonville
 * Quitman Arkansas Family History Center in Quitman
 * North Little Rock Arkansas Family History Center in North Little Rock

Museums
In addition to artifacts that allow us to envision what life was like for our ancestors, museums often have records. They may have merchant ledgers with names of people and what they purchased, a doctor's log of patients, and any number of valuable items for research and interest.

Wikipedia List of museums in Arkansas

Social Networking Groups
Share findings, scan through comments, ask questions. Let's learn from one another!

Societies

 * Arkansas Genealogical Society


 * Arkansas Genealogy and Historical Societies''' at ArkansasGenealogy.
 * a list of Arkansas Societies with links to their websites