User:Ruth2jones/sandbox/Arkansas Genealogy Local Resources

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

The National Archives at Fort Worthformerly known as 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.

Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives 201 Highway 195 S Washington, Arkansas 71862 Phone: (870)983-2633 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.

Family History Centers

 * The FamilySearch 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.
 * Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the FamilySearch 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:
 * 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

Libraries

 * Arkansas Public Libraries
 * listed by Cities
 * Select also tabs for Public Records, Obituaries, Colleges & Universities


 * Arkansas State Library
 * Genealogy
 * Location
 * Special or Unique Collections (help needed from each branch)

Societies
Arkansas Genealogical Society P.O. Box 26374 Little Rock, Arkansas 72221

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