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Resources for Your Genealogy Research in Arkansas

Where to Look? How to Find It?

Arkansas became part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and of the Arkansas Territory in 1819, finally gaining statehood in 1836.

Arkansas state flag
Arkansas state flag

There are many places to search for answers to your Arkansas genealogy questions. If you know what is available, you can make much better use of your time and effort in finding out all you can about your Arkansas ancestors in the US. Here is where to start some of your searching.

We have gathered together a list of those resources we are aware of for the most common resources, and also some of the less common places to look for information about your family. So, help yourself to the information below, and go hunting.

The State Archives (originally Arkansas History Commission) was created by the General Assembly in 1905 to be responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. Visit their site for more information about what is available there. Most records have not been digitized so the materials are not available online, but there is information about what is available at the Archives.

Another source is Records Project: Arkansas Genealogy Record Information Online which lists information about various types of records available.

Here's the link for the statewide Arkansas Genealogical Society founded in 1962.

Here is the LDS Wiki page for Arkansas genealogy information

The US GenWeb project has specific state projects as part of it. Here is the Arkansas GenWeb site

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