User:Ruth2jones/sandbox/Arkansas Genealogy Local Resources

Libraries
The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Arkansas Studies Institute 401 President Clinton Ave. Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Phone: (501) 320-5700 The Arkansas Studies Institute is a joint project of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

University of Arkansas Special Collections Mullins Library 365 N. MIlroy Ave. Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Phone: (479) 575-5577 The library houses the university archives and a manuscript collection and offers research assistance.

Arkansas Public Libraries listed by Cities Select also tabs for Colleges, Obituaries, Presidential Libraries, Public Records, US State Libraries
 * Arkansas State Library
 * Genealogy
 * Location
 * Special or Unique Collections (help needed from each branch)

Archives
beta worldcat.org archivegrid identify participating Arkansas Archives and contact information, search their collections

Arkansas History Commission (State Archives) One Capitol Mall Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Phone: (501) 682-6900 (501) 682-6900 

Online collections include 1911 Confederate Veterans Questionnaires, Confederate Pension Records, Land Records, and World War I Discharge Records among others.

National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth) 501 West Felix Street, Building 1 Fort Worth, Texas 76115-3405 Phone: (817) 831-5620 (817) 831-5620    Fax: (817) 551-2034 The National Archives—Southwest Region (Ft. Worth) has records created by federal agencies and courts in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The archives has microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, passenger arrival lists, military records, and other historical resources. Learn more.

Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives 201 Highway 195 S PO Box 134 Washington, Arkansas 71862 Phone: (870) 983-2633 <span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(870) 983-2633 <span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" />   Fax: (870) 983-2636 <div data-uiid="0" data-murl="https://pipe.skype.com/Client/2.0/" data-fp="{09761FE3-911A-4DD4-AA37-EC4C78DA8ECA}" style="display: none;" id="skype_c2c_menu_container" class="skype_c2c_menu_container notranslate"><div class="skype_c2c_menu_click2call">Call <div class="skype_c2c_menu_click2sms">Send SMS <div class="skype_c2c_menu_add2skype">Add to Skype <div class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_info"><span class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_callcredit">You'll need Skype Credit <span class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_free">Free via Skype

Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy. You may search your address for a center near you on the FamilySearch site. These local centers are staffed by volunteers and have varying hours and resources so call to verify their hours in advance. As of July 2014 the Family History Centers in Arkansas are as follows:
 * The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City, Utah, houses a collection of genealogical records that include names of more than three billion deceased people. It’s the largest collection of its kind in the world. Collections include digitized historical records, microfilms and microfiche, books, maps, and much more. Explore at FamilySearch.org.
 * 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