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Arkansas State Library

Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Dedicated to exploring, preserving & interpreting the history of Arkansas.

Family History Centers in Arkansas

From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.

Family History Library Catalog

From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.

FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Arkansas

A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.

LIBCAT: US - Arkansas

A directory of library resources on the Internet.

LibDex - The Library Index - Arkansas

A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).

National Archives and Records Administration

Newberry Library - Arkansas Genealogy

Online Schools - Libraries in Arkansas

Arkansas libraries have many great genealogy research tools. Newbury and Johnson County Libraries are a good place to start when looking for genealogy information. This tool helps you locate other libraries in Arkansas and provides other information like phone number, website, and address. The library information is integrated with Google maps so you can easily find directions to the libraries.

PublicLibraries.com - Arkansas

Repositories of Primary Sources: Arkansas

A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.

Riley-Hickingbotham Library

Arkadelphia. From Ouachita Baptist University.

Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives

Washington. Serving Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Polk, Sevier & Union counties.

Talbot Library & Museum

Colcord, Oklahoma. Research library specializing in Northeast Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, and Cherokee Territory genealogy research & history.

The Arkansas History Commission and State Archives

United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives

List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.

University of Arkansas Libraries

WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog

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